Stephen Hendry was revealed because the character Rubbish on the celeb singing competitors on Saturday; he has stated snooker bosses fined him however he couldn’t inform them why he missed occasions.
By Amar Mehta
Last Updated: 23/01/23 4:19pm
Stephen Hendry is a seven-time world snooker champion
Stephen Hendry was fined by snooker’s governing physique after he pulled out of occasions as a consequence of his look on The Masked Singer.
The seven-time world champion was revealed because the character Rubbish on the celeb singing present on Saturday.
When requested what he informed individuals he was doing whereas preserving his id a secret, the previous world No 1 informed the Press Association: “I do have wildcards to play in some snooker occasions and I really pulled out of a few occasions and acquired fined by the WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) for doing it.
“And I could not inform them why as a result of this recording was happening and I could not clearly say why I pulled out… I simply stated ‘Look, I am unable to play the event’.
“So, yeah, it was, very, very, very unusual… you are dying to inform individuals what you are doing however you’ll be able to’t.”
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The WPBSA, whose industrial arm is the World Snooker Tour, manages the foundations overseeing snooker tournaments.
Hendry agreed to participate within the ITV present as a result of he “loves” it and he can be nameless throughout performances.
The 54-year-old stated: “I’ve been requested to do the opposite actuality exhibits, however the factor that appealed to me about this one, clearly, was the truth that you’re in a fancy dress. Nobody can see you.
“And clearly (there isn’t any) stress – this isn’t a singing competitors, it is only a present that you just simply go on this costume and have enjoyable.”
