SNOOKER star Ryan Day got the “mick taken out of him”; for “marrying his auntie”; in 2008.
Day, 45, is a stalwart on the circuit and has been in action at the .
The Welshman was beaten in round one at the Crucible by 2023 champion .
Day has been on the snooker circuit since the late 1990s.
In 2008 he married his partner Lynsey... the sister of his dad’s second-wife Paula.
At the time, Day’s wife told Wales on Sunday: “Some people like to keep family at arm’s length, but we’re all very close – obviously.
“Poor Ryan got a bit of stick from the lads at first, but he can cope with it.
“I know some will see it as a source of amusement that he’s married his auntie, as it were. But I can see the funny side.
“When he went on his stag weekend to Malaga the guys all wore T-shirts printed with a saucy slogan about us.
“What can you do but laugh? We’re all used to it now and we have a fantastic family life together.”;
Day’s dad Kevin added: “Lynsey is a very beautiful girl. It’s not like he’s married his wicked old step auntie.
“We now have the same father- in-law, but we all get on fine and it’s not an issue.”;
Day comes from a talented sporting family.
His brother Rhys came through Manchester City’s academy.
A defender by trade, the 42-year-old played professionally for Mansfield, Blackpool, Aldershot and Oxford.
Ryan, meanwhile, has been as high as No6 in the world and has earned more than £2million in prize money from professional snooker.
