Jimmy White, the legendary snooker player known as "The Whirlwind", has built a life as colourful off the table as his playing style was on it.
Despite never clinching the World Snooker Championship after six Crucible finals, White has amassed an impressive fortune throughout his career.
The 62-year-old has accumulated a net worth of approximately £6.7 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
His wealth comes from winning 37 ranking and non-ranking titles during his playing days, as well as recent media work.
Jimmy White has had an incredible life on and off the snooker table
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White currently serves as a pundit on TNT Sports for the World Snooker Championship.
While substantial, his fortune is modest compared to some contemporaries, with Ronnie O'Sullivan reportedly worth around £20 million.
Beyond his professional achievements, White's personal life has been marked by significant struggles and triumphs.
White's battle with addiction was laid bare in his autobiography, "Second Wind", where he revealed his use of crack cocaine.
"Sounds far-fetched, doesn't it? But for about three crazy months it was true," he wrote about smoking the drug with fellow player Kirk Stevens.
The snooker legend admitted the habit quickly drained his finances.
"I had one sneaky account with NatWest. I started dipping into this every now and then to fund my crack habit. I did the lot in less than three months," he confessed.
Quitting brought severe withdrawal symptoms that left him bedridden.
"I barely moved, lying in bed, crying, shivering, paranoid, angry and covered in cold sweats," he said. "I felt like I was dying, but I knew I had to stick with it."
His motivation to overcome addiction was clear: "I was a father. I was a husband. I had this snooker gift that I was smoking away."
White's life outside snooker has included some extraordinary incidents, including the kidnapping of his beloved bull terrier, Splinter.
"When my dog went missing, I put these posters out everywhere because he used to go missing a lot," White told Colin Murray in 2017.
After three days of searching with his distraught children, White received a ransom demand.
Jade Slusarczyk is 39, 24 years younger than partner Jimmy White
He described meeting the dog's captors at "the clock tower at midnight, a rainy night in the winter."
The handover took an unexpected turn when the man recognised him: "Jimmy White!"
Despite offering the full £300 reward rather than the £150 the man requested, the exchange nearly went awry.
"They've opened the back door, taken the dog out and gone to drive off. My dog is so dopey that he's gone to jump back in the f****** van," White recalled.
White's personal life also includes a relationship with Jade Slusarczyk, a former darts walk-on girl for Sky Sports.
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GETTYThe couple met in 2018, seven years after Slusarczyk had been crowned Miss Blackpool.
Their relationship has attracted attention due to the significant age gap between them.
White, now 62, is 24 years older than his 39-year-old partner.
The snooker legend appears unfazed by their age difference, once remarking: "It's a miracle she fancies me."
He added: "But she doesn't care about the age difference, so why should I? She's my girlfriend, and she's fit, so I'm happy."
Slusarczyk later revealed that White hadn't been entirely forthcoming about his age when they first met.
"He told me he was 35. I didn't even know who he was or that he was famous," she explained.
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