Ronnie O'Sullivan ‘finally' signs up for lucrative side hustle as snooker legend tells fans ‘stay tuned'
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Ronnie O'Sullivan has announced he has joined YouTube
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The seven-time world champion released a video to go with the launch
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But now the Rocket will be able to spread that joy even more after announcing his latest venture as a YouTuber under the username:
The seven-time world champion published his first video on the platform on Wednesday afternoon.
Announcing the move on social media, he said: "Finally gone and got a YouTube page…
"I will be uploading all sorts here from some of my favourite shots and matches to me cooking to me meeting and chatting to some interesting people.
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"Hope you guys enjoy it!!"
In the 25-second shorts video, backed by the song Dreams by Izabel & Waverly, O'Sullivan did not say a word.
Instead, it showed him in hitting a 147 in practice while in
The channel had previously shown a clip of him making his 1000th professional century at the 2019 Players Championship final.
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However, that clip was seemingly swiftly removed.
Regardless, the solo video on the channel proved popular with fans as it was watched 4.7k times.
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The video was also liked more than 500 times on its first day, and has already served to connect his fan base around the globe.
Fans were also very supportive of the move, with one saying: "Love you so much Ronnie. I am one of your biggest fans. Welcome to YouTube Legendary Snooker Lord. Greetings and sending lots of love to you from Turkey."
A second said: "Watched you in Manchester two years ago and was amazing, you will do so well on YouTube and hopefully keeps you going!!!"
A third said: "About time you set a page. Keep it up."
Another said: "Congrats Ronnie. Greetings from Moldova."
A fifth said: "Hello Ronnie! Loved watching you since I was a kid. All the best for the future of the channel!"
O'Sullivan made it to the semi-finals of the most recent Snooker World Championship.
There, he suffered a crushing 17-7 defeat to eventual first-time
The Rocket has already invested in programs for the next generation, including a snooker academy in his name in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking about his future, the snooker icon said: "I think I'm going to be moving out of the UK this year. A new life somewhere else.
"I'll still try and play snooker but I don't know what the future looks like for me really.
"I'm moving away soon so I'll just see how it goes. There's a lot of more important things in life to worry about than a game of snooker.
"For me, it's a big part of my life, but I've got to try and figure out what my future looks like, whether it's playing or not.
"I'll be moving away to the Middle East but we'll see how it goes. I might be back in six months, who knows?"
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