We were really proud of him.”“He became like a kid, he refused to even have a cup of tea. He and his girlfriend, Jo Langley deduced to split in the year 2008. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/ronnie-o-sullivan-wife-laila-17130993 “He’s a good male role model for Inez, She sees him in that way, but they’re also good friends.
I calmed him down in that way.”Modest Laila, 48, is not taking all the credit for changing Ronnie from a party animal who loved wild nights out to a more settled man who likes quiet evenings in with a glass of wine.“It’s taken me nearly a year to put it together – I want it to be a success. His mother left when he was 16; his father, also named Ronnie, served 18 years behind bars for murder. I come from a big family and I was never completely on my own.Born in Tower Hamlets, East London, Laila was one of seven children and raised a Muslim, but says: “I’m wouldn’t say I am practising Muslim – I don’t go to the mosque or anything, but it’s part of my identity. They have been engaged since 2012.She said: “In my year there was a couple and you thought, ‘we know something’s going on’ but when you’re with someone for six or seven days a week and you’re that close to them, it’s not surprising.Laila said: “When I met him he was changing already.
But Ronnie was like, ‘Oh it stinks, I’m not going to eat in the house.’“It’s easy to support somebody when you know what they’re going through. You know what you should and shouldn’t say – it’s about creating that kind of security and safety-net around them.”Laila embraces being a step-mum to Ronnie’s children, Ronnie Jnr, eight, and Lily, seven, from his previous relationship with Jo Langley.She says: “It was difficult, but I’m one of those people who is very practical and I get on with it and do it.The former Strictly and Footballers Wives star met the snooker legend in 2012 when she was house-hunting and they've been engaged since 2013Laila, 43, says: “He calls it his snooker depression. He doesn’t drink at all really, he might have a glass of red wine once every couple of weeks but nothing regular.“I’m a grounded person and Ronnie is so emotional, he wears his heart on his sleeve. — Laila Rouass (@lailarouass) August 17, 2017 R ouass, 46, starred in Footballers' Wives.from 2004-2006, and played Sahira Shah in Holby City for … I really believe in it, I’ve invested my own money and I’m doing it alone.”“Tickets are £5.50 for brand new bag or £3.50 for the shoes, and there’s a skill-based question you have to answer.Inspired by her glam role as Amber Gates in hit ITV series Footballers’ Wives, Laila has started a competition-based website where customers have the chance to win designer bags and shoes.They have no plans to marry in the near future although Laila thinks they “will at some point”.But now the former badboy of snooker just needs to see his girlfriend rooting for him in the audience and his anxiety disappears.And the ex Holby City and Footballer’s Wives star has also given him a big break from his erratic private life, characterised by weekly booze and drugs benders.Laila, who has a north African background and six siblings, said her mum would invite everyone.