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During his hugely successful snooker career, Steve Davis earned the tongue-in-cheek moniker of the "most boring player in the world". After bursting onto the professional circuit in the late 1970s, the London-born star went on to dominate the sport for years, reaching eight World Championship finals and winning six world titles, while holding onto the world number one spot for seven consecutive seasons. In stark contrast to the more flamboyant characters of that era of snooker, including the likes of Jimmy White, Davis achieved a huge amount of success through his no-nonsense approach, simply getting on with matches and systematically dismantling opponents at the table. His straightforward style even led to him being sarcastically nicknamed 'Interesting' on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image, but it is an image he began to play on as he reached the tail end of his snooker career, and since retiring in 2016, he has gone on to live a life quite different to that of the character he was made out to be. Now a popular TV pundit covering major snooker tournaments around the world, there is still far more to the 67-year-old than meets the eye, with a shock new career coming 30 years after he left people stunned with revelations of an affair with a 19-year-old. Here's what you need to know. Following his retirement, Davis has swapped the snooker table for the turntables and established himself as a successful DJ and musician, performing at venues across the country. Shortly after hanging up his cue, the progressive rock enthusiast - who has amassed a collection of more than 10,000 vinyl records - formed an electro group called the Utopia Strong with musician Kavus Torabi and recorded two albums with them. He has since performed techno sets at Glastonbury Festival, supported Blur at Wembley Stadium and taken on production work for various other musical ventures. Most recently, he curated the line-up for the 2025 Simple Things Festival in Bristol, leaving festival-goers who were unaware of the six-time snooker world champions' new pursuits baffled. In response to a promotional video for the festival, which featured Davis, one follower wrote: "Is this actually Steve Davis or an AI video? I hope it's real because it's pretty cool lol." Another replied: "The first thing I’ve seen and thought 'that’s AI' that has turned out to be mind-boggling factual," while a third wrote: "I did not expect this at all - respect to Steve Davis." Meanwhile, one fan summed it all up by writing: "Incredible. This guy has so much talent it makes my head spin. And he’s funny and charismatic. Who’d have thought he was this guy 35 years ago? I love it!!" In an interview with the Mirror, Davis acknowledged his unexpected career path was "ridiculous", saying: "I didn't know my life would turn out like this. You haven't got a clue. My life seems to have gone in reverse. "I started off as a snooker player -practising for eight hours a day in a dark room, and I ended up at Glastonbury DJing. You just don't know what is going to happen." Reflecting on his appearance at the iconic festival, he continued: "I come from another world. The snooker world is not that way so it passed me by. Music is my drug of choice." Of course, Davis' DJ career isn't his first venture into music. He began hosting a soul and rock programme on Brentwood's Phoenix FM in 1996. He also famously teamed up with Chas and Dave on 'Snooker Loopy' as part of 'The Matchroom Mob,' which also featured Terry Griffiths, Tony Meo, Dennis Taylor, and Willie Thorne. Beyond snooker, the 67-year-old has also demonstrated his diverse talents throughout the years, participating in the World Pool League and holding the position of president of the British Chess Federation from 1996 to 2001. Davis married former Concorde flight attendant Judy Greig in 1990, and the couple had two sons together, Greg and Jack. However, after a 15-year marriage, they divorced in 2005, with the snooker star revealing that his wife had "met someone else". "Perhaps I was giving the table a bit too much attention," he later confessed to MailOnline. "I was difficult to live with. But so are all sports people - horrible. We're all 'Me, me, me!' And so selfish!". The split came 10 years after a British tabloid newspaper paid 19-year-old dancer Cheree Palla £30,000 to publish her claims that she embarked on a brief affair with Davis, who was 39 at the time. Palla, who now works as a beauty therapist, alleged that they had sex seven times a night and later dubbed Davis "king of the bedroom". "I wasn't a politician, I was a snooker player - I was only an ambassador of that sport," Davis later commented. "So I didn't lose much sleep over it in the end really. It's not like I had people all over the place. I think my street cred went up quite a lot actually". While his wife forgave him, they divorced 10 years later, with Davis then entering a long-term relationship with accounts worker Jeannie Nash, who was 16 years his junior. As one of the most successful snooker players of all time, it's hardly surprising that Davis is also among the wealthiest. Throughout his career, he amassed over £5.6 million in winnings, while lucrative endorsements deals set up for him by his manager Barry Hearn led him to become the UK's highest paid sportsperson in the latter half of the 1980s. However, reports suggest that Davis' net worth has significantly increased since his move into commentary and other ventures post-retirement, with his net worth today estimated to be a staggering £26.5 million.
