SNOOKER star Ryan Day got the “mick taken out of him”; for “marrying his auntie”; in 2008.
Day, 45, is a stalwart on the circuit and has been in action at the .
Ryan Day was recently in action at the Crucible
Day, 45, poses with his family after winning the British Open in 2022The Welshman was beaten in round one at the Crucible by 2023 champion .
Day has been on the snooker circuit since the late 1990s.
In 2008 he married his partner Lynsey... the sister of his dad’s second-wife Paula.
At the time, Day’s wife told Wales on Sunday : “Some people like to keep family at arm’s length, but we’re all very close â obviously.
“Poor Ryan got a bit of stick from the lads at first, but he can cope with it.
“I know some will see it as a source of amusement that he’s married his auntie, as it were. But I can see the funny side.
“When he went on his stag weekend to Malaga the guys all wore T-shirts printed with a saucy slogan about us.
“What can you do but laugh? We’re all used to it now and we have a fantastic family life together.”;
Day’s dad Kevin added: “Lynsey is a very beautiful girl. It’s not like he’s married his wicked old step auntie.
“We now have the same father- in-law, but we all get on fine and it’s not an issue.”;
Day comes from a talented sporting family.
His brother Rhys came through Manchester City’s academy.
A defender by trade, the 42-year-old played professionally for Mansfield, Blackpool, Aldershot and Oxford.
Ryan, meanwhile, has been as high as No6 in the world and has earned more than £2million in prize money from professional snooker.
