Snooker legend Stephen Hendry opened up on his divorce from spouse Mandy after nearly 20 years of marriage and falling for Lauren Thundow.
Stephen Hendry along with his girlfriend Lauren Thundow. (Picture: Getty)
The Masters closing has arrived for snooker fanatics, with the distinguished event reaching its thrilling conclusion on Sunday. The occasion has witnessed the game’s elite opponents battling it out for the £350,000 prize cash. Six-time champion Stephen Hendry is well-versed in what it takes to triumph at this event, having claimed 5 straight titles between 1989 and 1993, adopted by one other in 1996.
While Hendry understands the pressures of competing on the highest degree, the Scottish legend has additionally encountered controversy away from the desk. Like several sporting icon, their personal affairs appeal to intense scrutiny as admirers search insights into their favorite gamers’ lives. One broadly reported side of his private circumstances is his cut up from Mandy greater than a decade in the past, after practically 20 years of marriage.
Hendry, 57, subsequently began a relationship with Lauren, a youngsters’s entertainer and actress, who’s 20 years his junior.
Discussing this matter in his 2018 autobiography Me and the Desk, Hendry disclosed the substantial monetary settlement he encountered: “The three years between my leaving and the divorce itself are essentially the most hectic of my life. The authorized invoice from the divorce involves a hefty six-figure sum. Mandy will proceed to reside in the home in Scotland with the boys.
“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 improper. She assumes it is money-related. I inform her it is not. Then she tells me to cease the automobile, 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 nicely sufficient to know that different ladies have by no means been my factor. We drive dwelling 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 desires 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 present it one other go. I am riddled with guilt about the entire thing, however I am additionally in love with another person.”
He added: “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. Step by step, we begin to say, “hello” and share a little bit of small speak.
Stephen Hendry and his ex-wife Mandy (Picture: Getty)
“I might by no means be one to go striding over to any lady who caught my eye – in spite of everything, I am the one that bought to know my spouse’s dad and mom earlier than I plucked up the braveness to speak to her. As time goes on, we chat extra usually. It is changing into clear we’ve got a connection. The Legends occasions journey to every venue with the identical help workers. Over the subsequent few months Lauren and I change into pleasant.
“After some time we realise we’re falling in love. That is very unsettling. I’m married to the girl I have been with for nearly 30 years. We have now two superb boys and an excellent life-style.”
Hendry continued by saying he had no need to trigger ache to his spouse, Mandy, however was unable to regulate his feelings. A 2013 break to Portugal was organized to strengthen the household unit, however discussions about their marriage continued.
Following quite a few conversations, the pair concluded that separation was the precise determination, and the time had come to tell his sons, Blaine and Carter.
“That is the toughest factor I’ve ever finished and can in all probability ever need to do,” revealed Hendry. “I attempt to be as mild as potential, telling them I’ve emotions for another person. However nonetheless you attempt to clarify issues to youngsters, there’s going to be upset and harm. Carter is upset; Blaine turns into very quiet, identical to I did after I discovered about my dad and mom splitting up. It is horrible, and I really feel just like the worst individual on the planet.”
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Hendry and Thundow have been collectively for practically 12 years, with Hendry nonetheless concerned within the snooker scene regardless of not taking part in on the prime degree.
His YouTube channel ‘Stephen Hendry’s Cue Suggestions’ has garnered immense reputation, boasting near half one million subscribers. Moreover, Hendry contributes his experience as a pundit for the BBC.
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