Ronnie O’Sullivan rekindles romance with Laila Rouass as couple make £2m decision

Ronnie O’Sullivan is set to quit the UK for the Middle East after a series of snooker struggles over the past few months but his partner Laila Rouass looks set to join him after the pair got back together

Snooker legend star Ronnie O’Sullivan has reportedly rekindled his relationship with former fiancee Laila Rouass just nine months after they separated. The Rocket announced his split from the Strictly Come Dancing star last year following 13 years together.

And that split coincided with what was arguably O’Sullivan’s most difficult spell on the snooker table. He had barely played in 2025 heading into this year’s world championship.

But it now appears that he has reconciled with Rouass, with reports suggesting that the pair are now together. According to The Sun, the couple are now back together and have plans to move to Dubai together.

They have apparently put their £2million Epping Forest home up for sale ahead of the move. A source said: “They have been back together for a while. The time apart gave them time to think about what they want and what is important to them — and that is being together.

“Ronnie is moving to the Middle East and Laila is going with him. They’ve talked about living in Dubai, which is just a two-hour flight from where Ronnie has his snooker academy in Saudi Arabia.

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“He has spoken to people on his snooker circuit about the move and is excited about a clean break from the UK for him and Laila. 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.”

“They’ve been on and off before but Ronnie really wants to make it work with Laila,” they added. “She will be joining him in the Middle East and they’ll see how it goes.”

The news of the couple’s reunion comes after Rouass broke her silence on their original separation back in March. Taking to Instagram, she said: “Break ups can strip you down to your essence,’ she wrote. ‘I got through mine by using pain as fuel to take control because no matter what, we will lose parts of ourselves in relationships. It’s normal, don’t beat yourself up.

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“One thing I’m conscious of not doing is trying to get back where I was. No, I’m discovering who I’ve become. I’ve gone through various emotions… hurt, pain, anger but what I’ve realised about anger is that it’s bottomless.”

O’Sullivan only reached the World Championship semi-finals in May and was eventually defeated by eventual champion Zhao Xintong at the Crucible.

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