Snooker ace Ronnie O'Sullivan is keen to mend fences with his estranged daughter after she publicly criticised him as 'not fit to be a dad'. The snooker superstar has three children, the youngest two being from his relationship with Jo Langley.

His second daughter, Lily, was born in 2006 and his only son, Ronnie Jr, arrived a year later in 2007. His eldest daughter, Taylor-Ann, was born in 1996 during his two-year relationship with Sally Magnus.

However, she no longer maintains contact with her famous father, with the pair not speaking to each other. Five years ago, she made the claim that O'Sullivan had never once taken the time to meet his granddaughter, despite initially expressing excitement about the prospect.

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In an interview with The Sun, Taylor-Ann said: "He might be world champion to some but he's not fit to be called 'Dad' let alone 'Grandad' as far as I'm concerned.

"Zarah-Ann will grow up never knowing who he is. He's made so many promises, but what he says and what he does are so different.

"Having a really s*** parent like you has shown me what is important in life. I have learnt from your mistakes and I know what actually matters. I am grateful for that. It's the only valuable thing you've ever given me."

When asked about his strained relationship with Taylor-Ann in a recent interview with The Times, O'Sullivan expressed his desire to reconcile, although he admitted uncertainty over whether they would ever be on good terms.

When asked whether he believed their estrangement would be permanent, he said: "I hope not. I think I've got to make some sort of amends.

"I don't know how it's going to work out. Hopefully, at some point, it might sort itself out. Who knows? I don't know."

O'Sullivan remains close to his two youngest children and will welcome Lily to his new Dubai home over the Christmas period.

"I see more of my daughter than I ever used to," he added. "She's quite laid-back, very chilled."

When asked what his children thought about him relocating to Dubai, he replied: "They just want me to be happy."

O'Sullivan is enjoying his new life in the Middle East but isn't concerned about making new friends and has no intention of learning Arabic because he's not interested in talking to people.

He added: "We're not there for a bouji sort of lifestyle. I just like the simplicity of it there. The weather is great.

"One of the beauties of not knowing the language is I don't really want to talk to everyone that I come in contact with. I know it sounds terrible but we just smile at each other, hello, and it's good."