Laila Rouass looked chic in an autumnal floral dress as she attended the Bags of Ethics x British Fashion Council Diwali party amid an on-off romance with Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The British actress, 53, who is reportedly engaged to the athlete, looked incredible as she stepped out in a Johanna Ortiz Between Daydreams botanical print maxi dress worth £1,254.
She added inches to her statuesque figure as she slipped into a pair of black heels for Tuesday’s celebration.
Accessorizing, Laila kept it simple with her black smartwatch, a gold bracelet, and two necklaces.
For the outing, Laila’s engagement ring was missing, leaving fans guessing if the relationship is still up in the air.
Laila Rouass looked chic in a floral autumn dress while attending the Bags of Ethics x British Fashion Council Diwali party amidst a romance with Ronnie O’Sullivan.
The British actress, 53, who is reportedly engaged to the athlete, looked incredible as she stepped out in a long botanical-print cutout dress by Johanna Ortiz Between Daydreams.
Reports of their split were published in The Sun and claimed work had driven a wedge between them earlier this year.
A friend said at the time: “They’ve gone in different directions.”
“Ronnie and Laila really got back into their relationship after breaking up a couple of years ago,” the source said.
‘I kept posting pictures of them together at home and saying romantic things on special occasions, but that all stopped.
‘They’ve tried so hard but they just can’t make it work. “There is a lot of love between them, but they have gone in different directions and admitted that it is all over.”
Ronnie, who was eliminated from the BetVictor English Open on Tuesday, is said to have spent little time with his fiancée recently.
Last month, Footballers’ Wives star Laila was spotted without her engagement ring during an appearance on This Morning.
When news of their split was revealed, a somber-looking Ronnie was pictured outside Woodford station in north-east London, looking dejected as he got into his car.
To accessorize, Laila (pictured with Smruti Sriram) kept it simple with her black smartwatch, gold bracelet and two necklaces.
The event had a very colorful display as it saw a group of talented dancers show off their cultural dance skills in pink, blue and orange costumes.
Meanwhile, Laila, who was also not wearing her engagement ring, was seen smiling and laughing on the phone during a trip to the supermarket.
Their relationship blossomed in 2011 after Ronnie called Laila to see her house which recently went up for sale and her father Ronnie O’Sullivan Sr. gave him a tour.
“It happened by accident,” he previously said. ‘His father showed me Ronnie’s house and told his son that he had met me. Ronnie called the real estate agent, a friend of mine, and asked me out through her.
“When he said he was a pool player, I said, ‘Yes, but what does he do?’ I had never heard of it because sport doesn’t interest me at all, although Ronnie convinced me to play pool.
It was then that their whirlwind romance began and they got engaged the following year.
Speaking about their long engagement, Laila told the Mirror in 2019: “I would have to prepare a lot for a wedding.” “At the moment we’ve put it on the back burner and are enjoying our time, so there’s no rush.”
But the couple split after a decade and Laila made the announcement to shocked fans.
‘After almost ten years of love and memories, Ronnie and I have parted ways,’ she wrote on Instagram in February 2022. ‘Peace and love to you all. Laila X.’
However, the split didn’t last long and in April Laila was seen wearing her engagement ring once again.
At a different event in London to celebrate Diwali, Sophie Hermann attended By Rotation’s fifth birthday party.
In May, after a month full of rumors and speculation, the couple confirmed their reconciliation before going on vacation.
The actress said last year that open communication brought them back together after their split.
‘We found our way back, we just figured it out. When I announced it, we hadn’t been together for almost eight months at that point.
‘Talking is very underrated. If you can sit down and say how you feel and what you want when you’re older, it will be a lot easier to say it too.’