Stephen Hendry

Stephen Hendry has revealed he was fined by snooker chiefs for missing events while he participated in The Masked Singer on ITV.

Hendry's return to the sport has been a more difficult watch. I can't believe you've done that'. I love it. "And I couldn't tell them why because this recording was going on and I couldn't obviously say why I pulled out. I just said 'Look, I can't play the tournament'. World Grand Prix

The former world champion said he competed because he 'loves' the singing show and he would not be seen during the performances.

Hendry said: “(Mark) just brought this out of me, which I didn’t know was in there, so it was really incredible and surprising to find that… “The main theme was ‘I can’t believe you did that. I can’t believe you’ve done that’. I just said ‘Look, I can’t play the tournament’. I love it. Stephen Hendry said he was “fined” by snooker bosses after he had to “pull out” of events due to his appearance on The Masked Singer.

The seven-time world champion, 54, was revealed as the character Rubbish on the ITV celebrity singing show on Saturday.

The seven-time world champion was revealed as the character Rubbish on the Saturday show I just said, “Look, I can’t play”. Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry reveals he was FINED by snooker bosses after pulling out of tournaments due to his appearance on ITV's The Masked Singer

Stephen Henry more recently known as Rubbish admitted it was a 'very, very, very strange' time. | ITV National News.

It was one of the biggest news stories of our time - and it's still not over. Hendry said: “(Mark) just brought this out of me, which I didn’t know was in there, so it was really incredible and surprising to find that… “The main theme was ‘I can’t believe you did that. With fresh revelations from our Number 10 sources, in their own words, listen to the inside story... I just said ‘Look, I can’t play the tournament’. I can’t believe you’ve done that’.

The Masked Singer has revealed its latest mystery as snooker star Stephen Hendry was unveiled as Rubbish.

However, fellow world champion [Mark Williams was one to hit back at Hendry's claims](/sport/othersport/1693876/Ronnie-O-Sullivan-Stephen-Hendry-Judd-Trump-snooker-news). Hendry, who returned to the professional tour in 2021 but thus far failed to make an impact, said his phone went ballistic in the immediate moments after the show: “The main theme was ‘I can’t believe you did that. The Scot was revealed following his performance of My Old Man’s A Dustman by Lonnie Donegan and Kaiser Chiefs’ classic track Ruby.

Stephen Hendry said he was “fined” by snooker bosses after he had to “pull out” of events due to his appearance on The Masked Singer.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Hendry said: “(Mark) just brought this out of me, which I didn’t know was in there, so it was really incredible and surprising to find that… “The main theme was ‘I can’t believe you did that. I can’t believe you’ve done that’. I love it. I just said ‘Look, I can’t play the tournament’.

Stephen Hendry has admitted he doesn't want Ronnie O'Sullivan to break his record of seven Snooker World Championship titles.

But I'm not going to lie and say I did want him to equal that because I didn't.” “It almost took the pressure off me kind of thing, not that I'm under pressure to do anything. Maybe not that night, because there's still a little bit of sadness that he equalled my record. He initially stated his goal was to make a return to the Crucible. He's an absolutely wonderful snooker player.” “I can't explain it.

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“But it was also a relief. He has taken the game to a new level and he is a wonderful snooker player. But when I got serious about the game, it was all about Steve. He added: “I’m not going to lie, I didn’t want Ronnie to equal my record, and I don’t want him to beat it. Defending the standard of play in the 1990s, Hendry said: “I was playing with Ali Carter in Brazil a few years ago, and he asked ‘what are you doing, potting all these balls?’ I told him I can play a bit! “I wouldn’t call it an obsession, but it was all about beating Steve Davis’s records,” Hendry recalls.

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‘My ambition for it, coming back, was to hopefully play a match at the Crucible again. His next available event will be the World Championship qualifiers in April. ‘Some people keep insisting it is and the haters on Twitter, they know who they are, keep saying when I withdraw…my TV commitments now are more important than playing [snooker](https://metro.co.uk/tag/snooker/?ico=auto_link_sport_P5_LNK1). ‘Safety play is one thing that’s improved so much since I was playing. The 54-year-old is prioritising his punditry and commentary work, withdrawing from some events to focus on those commitments. [Stephen Hendry](https://metro.co.uk/tag/stephen-hendry/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) says he has felt lost at the table during his return to professional snooker, but still insists it is not a comeback and any suggestion otherwise really annoys him.

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"'I can’t believe you did that and I can’t believe you kept it quiet'. I can’t believe you’ve done that." I just said ‘Look, I can’t play the tournament’. "Nobody can see you. On the reaction to his shock unveiling on the show, Hendry added: "The main theme was ‘I can’t believe you did that'. “I do have wildcards to play in some snooker events and I actually pulled out of a couple of events and got fined by the WPBSA for doing it," Hendry told the PA news agency.

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"My ambition for it, coming back, was to hopefully play a match at the Crucible again," he said. But it’s not a comeback, that word really annoys me." [The seven-time world champion](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/stephen-hendry) retired back in 2012 but excited snooker fans when he accepted a wildcard to return to the pro tour in 2020. "It’s not a comeback, it never was a comeback," Hendry told the Hendry dreamed of a return to the World Championship at the Crucible to feel the buzz of walking out at the the iconic Sheffield theatre once more. Stephen Hendry claims he has not made a snooker "comeback" - hitting back at the 'haters' who have criticised the manner of his return to the sport.