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Steve Davis's 1980s snooker dominance remains unmatched

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  • Steve Davis dominated 1980s snooker, was world No.1 for seven seasons, won 15 Triple Crown events.
  • Known as 'Mr Boring', he now works as a pundit and has a music career with The Utopia Strong.
  • Had an affair with Cheree Palla when he was 39 and she was 19; later married Judy Greig and then had a relationship with Jeannie Nash.

He earned the nickname 'Mr Boring' due to his lack of emotional outbursts, and was ironically called 'interesting' on the satirical show Spitting Image. Now 68, Davis works as a pundit at the World Snooker Championship, according to reports. In an interview with Daily Express - Sport, Davis said he did not lose much sleep over the label, noting that he was not a politician but a snooker player.

In his personal life, Davis had an affair with Cheree Palla when he was 39 and she was 19. Palla shared details in a British tabloid, claiming they had sex seven times a night, and described Davis as 'king of the bedroom', according to Daily Express - Sport. Davis married Judy Greig in 1990 and later began a long-term relationship with Jeannie Nash, who is 16 years younger.

Beyond snooker, Davis co-founded the electro group The Utopia Strong, which has released four albums, and has played techno DJ sets at Glastonbury Festival and supported Blur at Wembley Stadium. The exact timing of the affair is not publicly known.

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