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Abbie Meehan & Charlotte McLaughlin

Edinburgh's Stephen Hendry fined over Masked Singer appearance by snooker bosses

Edinburgh's Stephen Hendry has admitted that he faced fines from snooker bosses after he pulled out of events to film for ITV's The Masked Singer.

The 54-year-old, who is a former world champion in the sport, was uncovered as the character Rubbish on the ITV programme on Saturday night. After being "outed", the Scottish snooker player has revealed the lengths he had to go to in order to keep his link to the show a secret.

This included pulling out of a number of official events that left him being hit with numerous fines.

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