RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has said he wants to make amends with his estranged daughter in a candid interview.
, 49, has been estranged from his eldest child, Taylor-Ann Magnus, for about a decade.
Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed he wants to make amends with his eldest child, Taylor-Ann MagnusCredit: Getty
Taylor-Ann Magnus previously said the Rocket wasn’t fit to be called a ‘dad’Credit: John McLellan
It is not clear why the Rocket and Taylor-Ann, child of the star and ex-girlfriend Sally Magnus, fell out.
However, in an the 27-year-old said O’Sullivan had never met his granddaughter, Zarah-Ann.
Taylor-Ann had said: “He might be world champion to some, but he’s not fit to be called ‘Dad’ let alone ‘Grandad’ as far as I’m concerned.
“Zarah-Ann will grow up never knowing who he is. He’s made so many promises but what he says and does is so different.
“Having a really s*** parent like you has shown me what is important in life.”
Then, in a 2022 interview with the Mirror after O’Sullivan equalled on seven Crucible titles, she made it clear in no uncertain terms she did not want her father in her life.
Taylor-Ann had said: “He’s not part of my life. I wouldn’t want someone like that around me and my child. I was 17 or 18 last time I saw him.”
But in an interview with The Times , in which he also revealed why he is loving life after moving to Dubai , he admitted he wants to make “some sort of amends”.
He said: “Is the estrangement permanent? I hope not.
“I think I’ve got to make some sort of amends.
“I don’t know how it’s going to work out.
“Hopefully, at some point, it might sort itself out.
“Who knows? I don’t know.”
O’Sullivan has three children in all and maintains a good relationship with his two youngest children, 19-year-old Lily and 18-year-old Ronnie Jr, whom he had with another ex-partner, Jo Langley, in the mid-2000s.
And they have been supportive of his decision to move to the with wife Laila Rouass, whom he married in June.
He said: “They just want me to be happy.
“I see more of my daughter than I ever used to.
“She’s quite laid-back, very chilled.”
O’Sullivan maintains a good relationship with son Ronnie and daughter LilyCredit: AFP List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
and share the record for the , with seven each.
- 1969 – John Spencer
- 1970 –
- 1971 – John Spencer
- 1972 – Alex Higgins
- 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
- 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
- 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
- 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
- 1977 – John Spencer (2)
- 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
- 1979 – Terry Griffiths
- 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
- 1981 –
- 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
- 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
- 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
- 1985 –
- 1986 – Joe Johnson
- 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
- 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
- 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
- 1990 –
- 1991 –
- 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
- 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
- 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
- 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
- 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
- 1997 –
- 1998 –
- 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
- 2000 –
- 2001 –
- 2002 –
- 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
- 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
- 2005 –
- 2006 – Graeme Dott
- 2007 – John Higgins (2)
- 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
- 2009 – John Higgins (3)
- 2010 – Neil Robertson
- 2011 – John Higgins (4)
- 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
- 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
- 2014 –
- 2015 –
- 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
- 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
- 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
- 2019 –
- 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
- 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
- 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
- 2023 –
- 2024 –
- 2025 –
Most World Titles (modern era)
- 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
- 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
- 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
- 2 – Alex Higgins
