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Throughout his remarkably successful snooker career, Steve Davis was given the ironic nickname of the "most boring player in the world". Following his breakthrough onto the professional scene in the late 1970s, the London-born champion proceeded to rule the sport for years, making it to eight World Championship finals and claiming six world titles, whilst maintaining his position as world number one for seven straight seasons. In sharp contrast to the more colourful personalities of snooker's golden era, such as Jimmy White , Davis secured tremendous success through his methodical approach, simply focusing on matches and systematically breaking down rivals at the table. His understated manner even resulted in him being mockingly dubbed 'Interesting' on the satirical puppet programme Spitting Image, though this became an image he started to embrace towards the end of his snooker journey, and since stepping away in 2016, he has pursued a lifestyle quite removed from the persona he was portrayed as having. Currently a well-regarded television analyst covering major snooker competitions globally, there remains much more to the 67-year-old than initially apparent, with an unexpected new profession emerging three decades after he left audiences shocked with disclosures about an affair with a 19-year-old, reports Wales Online . Here's what you need to know: Following his retirement, Davis has exchanged the snooker table for the turntables and carved out a name for himself as a accomplished DJ and musician, playing at venues nationwide. Shortly after putting away his cue, the progressive rock fan - who has built up a collection of over 10,000 vinyl records - created an electro outfit called the Utopia Strong alongside musician Kavus Torabi and produced two albums with them. He has subsequently delivered techno performances at Glastonbury Festival , supported Blur at Wembley Stadium and undertaken production duties for various other musical projects. Most recently, he organised the line-up for the 2025 Simple Things Festival in Bristol, leaving festival-goers who were oblivious to the six-time snooker world champion's fresh endeavours completely bewildered. Responding to a promotional video for the festival, which showcased Davis, one follower commented: "Is this actually Steve Davis or an AI video? I hope it's real because it's pretty cool lol." Another responded: "The first thing I've seen and thought 'that's AI' that has turned out to be mind-boggling factual," whilst a third commented: "I did not expect this at all - respect to Steve Davis." Meanwhile, one admirer captured it all by commenting: "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." Naturally, Davis' DJ career isn't his initial foray into music. He launched a soul and rock show on Brentwood's Phoenix FM in 1996. He also notably joined forces 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. Outside snooker, the 67-year-old has also showcased his varied abilities over the years, competing in the World Pool League and serving as president of the British Chess Federation from 1996 to 2001. Davis wed former Concorde air hostess Judy Greig in 1990, and the pair welcomed two sons, Greg and Jack. Nevertheless, following a 15-year marriage, they separated in 2005, with the snooker legend disclosing that his spouse had "met someone else". "Perhaps I was giving the table a bit too much attention," he later admitted 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 breakdown occurred 10 years after a British tabloid newspaper paid 19-year-old dancer Cheree Palla £30,000 to publish her allegations that she engaged in a brief fling with Davis, who was 39 at the time. Palla, who now works as a beauty therapist, claimed that they had sex seven times a night and later branded 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 remarked. "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". Whilst his wife forgave him, they divorced 10 years later, with Davis then beginning a long-term relationship with accounts worker Jeannie Nash, who was 16 years his junior. As one of the most accomplished snooker players of all time, it's hardly shocking that Davis is also amongst the wealthiest. During his career, he accumulated over €6.4 million in prize money, whilst profitable endorsement deals arranged 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 indicate that Davis' net worth has seen a significant boost since his transition into commentary and other ventures post-retirement, with his current net worth estimated to be an impressive €30 million.
