It is the night before Christmas & you're just about to snuggle up into bed for one last sleep before the big day...
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During snooker's heyday in the 1980s, Willie Thorne was one of the game's best-known & well-liked players. He won 14 major titles &, at the height of the game's popularity, famously appeared in the classic Chaz 'n' Dave video for ' Snooker Loopy'. But behind the happy-go-lucky smile lurked a dark secret. Willie was a gambling addict & by the end of his career he'd blown ?1.5 million. Desperation & depression took hold, culminating in a suicide attempt. In Taking a Punt on My Life, Willie bares his soul, talking openly & frankly about his life
- good & bad.