Ronnie O’Sullivan splits from actress fiancee Laila Rouass after 12 years together

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Ronnie O'Sullivan and Laila Rouass have split.Picture: Alamy

By Asher McShane

@ashermcs

Snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan has split from his fiancee Laila Rouass after 12 years together.

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Ronnie, 48, is understood to have split from the actress as they were spending more time apart - with the couple calling off their engagement as they are ‘going in different directions.’

Last month, Footballers’ Wives star Ms Rouass was spotted without her wedding ring.

A friend of the couple told the Sun: “They have been going in different directions.

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Friends say the couple had been 'going in different directions'.Picture: Alamy

“They’ve tried so hard but they just can’t make it work."

Ronnie proposed to Laila in 2013, a year after the couple got together.

“There is a lot of love between them but they have been going in different directions and conceded it is over.”

Ronnie crashed out of the English Open this week after a shock first-round defeat to China’s He Guoqiang.

Representatives for Ronnie and Laila declined to comment.