Snooker legend Stephen Hendry opened up about his divorce from spouse Mandy after almost 20 years of marriage and the hefty authorized prices that adopted
The Masters remaining, a must-watch occasion for snooker followers, is about to succeed in its dramatic conclusion this Sunday. The esteemed match kicked off on January 11 and has featured the game’s elite gamers competing for the £350,000 prime prize.
Stephen Hendry, a six-time champion of the competitors, is aware of precisely what’s required to succeed on the Masters, having secured 5 consecutive victories from 1989 to 1993, plus one other in 1996. While Hendry is accustomed to the pressure-cooker atmosphere of top-level sport, the snooker legend has additionally skilled his share of non-public turbulence away from the desk.
As with all sporting celeb, their personal lives incessantly face intense public curiosity, with supporters eager to find extra about their beloved figures. One chapter of Hendry’s life that has attracted vital media consideration is his divorce from Mandy greater than a decade in the past, following nearly 20 years of marriage.
Hendry, now 57, later started a relationship with Lauren, a kids’s entertainer and actress, who’s 20 years youthful than him, stories the Mirror.
In his 2018 memoir ‘Me and the Desk’, Hendry revealed particulars in regards to the appreciable monetary settlement he encountered: “The three years between my leaving and the divorce itself are probably the most irritating of my life. The authorized invoice from the divorce involves a hefty six-figure sum. Mandy will proceed to stay in the home in Scotland with the boys.”
Hendry candidly shared the second his emotions modified, revealing: “Folks speak about mid-life disaster. However I met another person and it knocked me for six. Driving again from a buying journey, my spouse Mandy asks me what’s mistaken. She assumes it is money-related. I inform her it is not. Then she tells me to cease the automotive, saying that we’re not going an inch additional till I inform her what is going on on.
“So I do. I inform her that I’ve emotions for another person. She is shocked and devastated. It is the very last thing she anticipated me to say. She is aware of me properly sufficient to know that different girls have by no means been my factor. We drive house in a fog of bewilderment, however we do not inform the youngsters. There are tears and conversations late into the night. Mandy informs me she needs me to maneuver out till we have sorted issues.
“I stick with family and friends whereas Mandy and I try and patch up our marriage. We agree to offer it one other go. I am riddled with guilt about the entire thing, however I am additionally in love with another person.”
He continued: “I first met Lauren when she was promoting merchandise after a Legends snooker exhibition. She’s enticing and we smile at one another, however I feel nothing of it. Progressively, we begin to say, “hello” and share a little bit of small speak.
“I might by no means be one to go striding over to any lady who caught my eye – in any case, I am the one who received to know my spouse’s mother and father earlier than I plucked up the braveness to speak to her. As time goes on, we chat extra usually. It is turning into clear we now have a connection. The Legends occasions journey to every venue with the identical assist workers. Over the following few months Lauren and I turn out to be pleasant.
“After some time we realise we’re falling in love. That is very unsettling. I’m married to the lady I have been with for nearly 30 years. We now have two superb boys and a fantastic life-style.”
Hendry went on to disclose that regardless of having no intention of injuring his spouse Mandy, he discovered himself powerless in opposition to his emotions. In 2013, a household getaway to Portugal was organised in a bid to salvage their marriage, but conversations about their future continued to dominate.
After in depth talks, the couple agreed that parting methods was the very best plan of action, and the time had come to interrupt the information to their sons, Blaine and Carter.
“That is the toughest factor I’ve ever finished and can most likely ever need to do,” Hendry admitted. “I attempt to be as light as potential, telling them I’ve emotions for another person. However nonetheless you attempt to clarify issues to kids, there may be going to be upset and harm. Carter is upset; Blaine turns into very quiet, identical to I did once I came upon about my mother and father splitting up. It is horrible, and I really feel just like the worst particular person on the planet.”
Hendry and Thundow have been collectively for almost 12 years, with Hendry sustaining his presence within the snooker world regardless of not competing on the highest stage.
His YouTube channel ‘Stephen Hendry’s Cue Suggestions’ has garnered a considerable following, boasting almost half 1,000,000 subscribers. Along with this, Hendry additionally engages in punditry work.
