Ronnie O’Sullivan and Laila Rouass’ friends make feelings clear on couple reconciling with romance back on
Friends of Ronnie O’Sullivan and Laila Rouass are reportedly delighted the pair have got back together, nine months after they called off their engagement and went their separate ways.
It emerged late last night that their romance was back on, with the couple planning to start a new life in Dubai.
The duo first met back in 2012, when O’Sullivan was selling a property.
After 12 years of being on and off, their relationship appeared to be over last September – with reports claiming they had ‘been going in different directions’.
Now, however, they’ve resolved their differences and are looking forward to starting a new life together in the Middle East.
According to The Sun, those close to the couple are delighted they’ve patched things up and decided to give things another go.
A source is quoted as saying: “They have had their issues in the past but Ronnie and Laila have worked through it and seem really happy again.
“The people who know them think they make a great couple and just want them to live a happy, quiet life.”
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They added: “They’ve been on and off before but Ronnie really wants to make it work with Laila.”
O’Sullivan has, over the past year or so, struggled when it comes to his snooker career.
He’s admitted to struggling with anxiety, with the 49-year-old also battling to find the right cue as he looks to rediscover his mojo.
O’Sullivan previously said he was looking to move to the Middle East after losing at the World Snooker Championships back in May.
The Rocket stated: “I think I am going to be moving out of the UK this year.
“I’ll be moving away to the Middle East. We’ll see how it goes — I might be back in six months.
“A new life somewhere else. I don’t know how that is going to pan out.
“I will still try to play snooker but I don’t know what the future looks like for me really.
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“It is a big part of my life but I have to try and figure out what my future looks like, whether it’s playing or not.”
O’Sullivan has also revealed that he’s willing to give himself two years to decide on whether he wants to continue playing or not.
He explained: “I said I wanted to at least do two proper years.
“Put everything I was doing on the back burner. I don’t feel like I have that luxury anymore to do other things and try and compete.
“I think I owe it to my career to focus just on playing for the next two years, at least, and just see if I can rediscover some decent form.
“Try and finish my carer on a good note and not how it’s felt for the last three or four years. That’s my main goal.
“If it doesn’t go great here, at least I’ve got another three months to go back to the practice table and really try and start next season, build some momentum and rebuild, find some sort of game that can at least give me some enjoyment.”