Ronnie O’Sullivan cosied up to fiancée Laila Rouass at the premiere of his new Prime Video documentary The Edge of Everything in London on Tuesday evening.
The snooker star, 47, and Footballer’s Wives actress, 51, looked more loved up than ever as they cuddled on the star-studded red carpet.
Laila cut a stylish figure in a white printed dress which she cinched at her svelte waist with a chunky belt.
The stunner completed the look with a black motorcycle jacket and slipped her feet into a pair of ankle boots.
Meanwhile Ronnie kept things casual in a dark sweater and jeans as he was also supported at the event alongside the likes of David Beckham and Ronnie Wood.
Cute: Ronnie O’Sullivan, 47, cosied up to fiancée Laila Rouass, 51, at the premiere of his new Prime Video documentary The Edge of Everything in London on Tuesday evening
PDA: The snooker star and Footballer’s Wives actress looked more loved up than ever as they cuddled on the star-studded red carpet
In the documentary Laila opens up about how ‘soul destroying’ it was to watch her fiancé struggle with his mental health.
She revealed that the snooker legend is extremely hard on himself due to having ‘a lot of time on his own to think’.
In the film the couple sat down together following his 6-4 loss to Neil Robertson at the Masters last year to discuss his battles.
During the heart to heart, Laila tried to make Ronnie see that the game was affecting his mental health.
She said: ‘I want you to do what makes you to be happy. I don’t tell you to stop or to carry on. I would never put you in a situation like that. I am OK with it.’
She continued: ‘I just think it’s about management. There’s so much self-criticism involved and a lot of time on your own to think.’
Refusing to take on what his partner was saying, Ronnie jumped in: ‘But I think I am much more comfortable with it now than I have ever been.
‘If I didn’t stop before, when I was really uncomfortable, why would I stop now if I feel more comfortable with it? It is as if I have overcome my demons in a way.’
Glam: Laila cut a stylish figure in a white printed dress which she cinched at her svelte waist with a chunky belt
Pose: The stunner completed the look with a black motorcycle jacket and slipped her feet into a pair of boots
Beauty: She accessorised her features with make-up and toted her essentials in a teal bag
Family: Ronnie was also supported by children Ronnie O’Sullivan Jr, 16, and Lily O’Sullivan, 17 (pictured with Laila)
Laila added: ‘I think that’s your mood today. When you see it in a romantic way. But the reality is it’s hard to watch somebody go through that emotionally.
‘That’s when the questions come in. “Jesus, why is he doing this? Why does he put himself through it?” It’s like so soul-destroying. But that’s because I think you do love it, as much as you maybe hate to admit it.’
In a trailer for the documentary, Ronnie opened up about his own mental health and said he ‘never wants to go to the dark places’.
He said: ‘People could see I was imploding I wasn’t very good at having all this stuff locked inside of me. I never want to go to those dark places.’
Ronnie also acknowledged that the release of his dad, Ronnie O’Sullivan Snr, from prison had a positive impact on him.
He was just 16 when his father murdered Bruce Bryan – the driver of Charlie Kray, brother of notorious gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie – in a Chelsea nightclub.
Mental health: In the documentary Laila opens up about how ‘soul destroying’ it was to watch her fiancé struggle with his mental health
Opening up: There is also an acknowledgement that the release of his dad, Ronnie O’Sullivan Snr, from prison had a positive impact on him
Jail: Ronnie was just 16 when his father murdered Bruce Bryan – the driver of Charlie Kray, brother of notorious gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie – in a Chelsea nightclub (Ronnie and his father are pictured)
Speaking also off camera, Maria said: ‘I couldn’t tell Ronnie. He was due to go to Thailand about three days after. I thought that if he goes there three days earlier, he won’t know what’s going on, his dad will come back out, it will be a mistake, and he won’t know any different.
‘This guy John takes him to Thailand but Barry Hearn (his manager) said, “Maria, you’ve got to tell him because it will be in all the papers tomorrow”. So I phone up and I said, “Ron, your dad is in prison, they’ve done him for murder”.
‘I heard him screaming down the phone. He just collapsed in the hotel room. I shouldn’t have sent him.’
Her voice cracking, she continued: ‘My regret now is that I should have told him straight away but I thought I’d protect him. It was wrong and I don’t think he ever forgave me for that.’
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