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Ronnie O'Sullivan's wife opens up on 'soul destroying' pain of watching him battle his 'demons' over a rollercoaster career - as snooker star claims his dad getting out of prison after a murder charge 'helped' get him back on track

Ronnie O'Sullivan's wife has opened up on the 'soul destroying' reality of watching 'demons' dictate the mood of her husband throughout a tumultuous snooker career.

O'Sullivan is one of the finest sportsmen of his generation, and yet in his upcoming Amazon Prime documentary, Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything, the snooker star sits down in one scene with his wife Laila Rouass to talk about his struggles away from the baize.

Sitting down together after O'Sullivan lost 6-4 to Neil Robertson at the Masters in 2022, Rouass explains how 'hard' it has been to see her husband go on an emotional rollercoaster.