He’s not quite at the pipe and slippers stage but it looks like The Rocket’s turbo boosters have been turned down a few notches.
For years, snooker speed king Ronnie O’Sullivan grabbed the headlines for his booze and drug antics as well as his wizardry at the table.
But at 45, a father of three – and even a grandad – the current world champion really does have a more philosophical approach to life.
And he can thank fiancée Laila Rouass for that. The Holby City actress has been researching the teachings and methods of the Buddha and Greek philosophers as part of her studies in wellbeing.
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