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 chalking his cue at the World Snooker Championship.Ryan Day was recently in action at the CrucibleRyan Day of Wales celebrates winning a snooker trophy with his family.Day, 45, poses with his family after winning the British Open in 2022

The 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 – 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.