Stephen Hendry: Personal Life, Controversies & Net Worth

The Scottish snooker beast Stephen Hendry is a prestigious name in the field of snooker. In his career, he has won seven World Championships and nine seasons.

His fans popularly know him as “The Golden Boy” and “The King of the Crucible.” 

Hendry has managed to mark his name in the snooker history with around 75 professional century titles and 776-century breaks.

Moreover, in 1990, he set a record for being the youngest player ever to won the World Champion at age 21. The record still remains his.

Furthermore, he holds the record for most century breaks achieved in one match and one tournament.

Also, he managed to achieve remarkable titles in the Triple Crown Events.

Hendry has won five UK Championships and six Masters titles under his name.

Moreover, he ranked world number one in approximately eight consecutive seasons, a huge achievement.

He has been awarded many awards like the BBC Sports Personality of the Year & WPBSA Youngest Player award.

Now, let’s explore more about his personal life and journey.

Quick Facts

Here are some quick facts about Stephen Hendry:

Full Name	Stephen Gordan Hendry
Nickname	The Golden Boy, Golden Bairn, The king of The Crucible, The King of the Crucible, The Ice Man, The Great One
Date of birth	13th of January, 1969
Place of birth	South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland
Current Residence	UK, London
Age	55 Years Old
Father’s name	Gordon Hendry
Mother’s name	Irene Hendry
Siblings	One Brother
Height	6 feet 1 inch
Weight	180 lbs
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Black
Skin color	Fair
Body type	Athletic
Gender	Male
Sexuality	Straight
Nationality	Scottish
Religion	Christian
Ethnicity	Not Available
Zodiac	Capricorn
Birthstone	Garnet
Hobbies	Football, Poker
Marital Status	Divorced
Spouse	Mandy Tart (1995-2014)
Children	Sons: Blaine Hendry & Carter Hendry
Education	Inverkeithing High School, Queensferry High School
Profession	Professional Snooker Player
Current Ranking	124
World Champion	1990, 1992-1996, 1999
Career Winnings	£8.97 million
Century Breaks	776
Highest Break	147 (11 times)
Years active	1982 – 2012
Net Worth	$16.5 million
Social Media	Instagram, Twitter
Merch	Remember My Name: The Authorized Biography, Snooker Masterclass, Signed Snooker Ball
Last Update	April, 2024

Stephen Hendry: Early Life and Education

Stephen Hendry was born on the 13th January of 1969 in Scotland.

Despite being born in South Queensferry, West Lothian, he spent his childhood in Edinburgh and Dalgety Bay, Fife.

Hendry did most of his schooling at Inverkeithing High School, located in Fife.

Then, at the age of 14, he exchanged his school after moving to Kirkliston, Edinburgh, where he attended Queensferry High School.

He resided in South Queensferry during the start of his career as a snooker player.

However, it was in 1981 when he first tested his hand in snooker at age 12.

His father had gifted him a small snooker table for Christmas, leading him to start playing the sport.

Hendry began competing in competitions at age 14 and won the U-16 Scottish Championship.

Similarly, in 1985 after making his name in the Scottish Amateur Championship, he officially became professional.

He was the youngest snooker player ever to turn professional at age 16. Further, he chose entrepreneur Ian Doyle as his manager.

Currently, he is managed by Gary.

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Stephen Hendry: Career

Cueman Hendry is professionally a snooker player, TV Commentator, and entrepreneur.

During his massive career as a snooker player, he managed to mark his name in history.

Snooker surely is one of the beloved sports of today. Hendry’s achievement of seven World Championships and nine seasons as world number one is to boast about.

Besides, he has his Merchandise of clothes and a cocktail brand under his merchandise name, Cue tips. The Cue Tips Cocktail Club is a collaboration between him and Spritzstudio.

He also holds live exclusive cue tips snooker events where ten friends can play snooker on Hendry’s snooker table.

Also, people can join fun challenges and have good food & cocktails. They can have a conversation with the one and only Stephen Hendry and hear about his journey.

Asides from competing in championships, Hendry is also a commentator for the ITV and BBC based in London. There he is seen giving live commentary on snooker and other things.

While he was taking a break from snooker, he also appeared in the 2017 Celebrity Masterchef show but unfortunately was eliminated shortly.

Due to his lack of cooking skills, he became the first one to leave the show.

Snooker Championships

Debuting in 1982, Hendry has taken part in hundreds of championships and won many huge titles.

In addition, he has around 69 non-ranking titles, of which 25 are runner-up titles.

During his time with the Scottish snooker team, they managed to win the 2001 Coalite Nations Cup and the 1996 Castrol Honda World Cup.

He has competed with fellow snooker players Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Kyren Wilson, Neil Robertson, etc.

It was in the 1989/90 championship season when Hendry dominated the snooker world.

Moreover, he won Scottish Masters, Asian Open, The Masters, 1989 UK Championship & Dubai Classic.

In 1990, he won his first-ever world championship, where he outshined fellow player Jimmy White with scores 18-12.

Unfortunately, Hendry performed rather badly in the 2000/01 season and was defeated in many competitions.

As a result, he didn’t manage to win any ranking titles that season. 

Meanwhile, later in 2005, he won the Malta Cup, and the following year landed in the finals of the UK Championship.

Similarly, in 2009 he was named the oldest player at age 40 to have gained the maximum point in a ranking tournament.

Also, he became the second player during the Crucible to have 147 maximum points.

Unfortunately, the 2009/10 season was not good for the snooker legend as he couldn’t reach the quarter-final despite winning opening matches at the ranking tournaments.

However, Hendry managed to achieve remarkable titles in the Triple Crown Events.

He has 18 triple crown titles losing by only 2 points to fellow snooker player Ronnie O’ Sullivan who has 20.

In total, he has around 36 ranking titles achieved from several championships. Thus, he holds the record for many achievements. 

Retirement

The world went to shock when suddenly, in May 2012, Hendry announced his retirement from the snooker games.

He went on to explain that he was suffering from YIPS which means his skills were disappearing.

Hendry started losing his motor skills and was having difficulty in making decisions. He further explained that he wasn’t satisfied with his gameplay.

Also, he couldn’t balance his professional & personal life properly.

As this affected his physical and mental health, he decided it was time to retire and focus on his health.

It is said that he firstly suffered from yips symptom in 2000.

After receiving an invitational tour card, he decided to play for two seasons on the 2020 World Snooker Tour.

But it was in 2021, he returned to the professional snooker field, making his re-entry in March at the Gibraltar Open happening in England.

Despite making a century break during the game, he lost the first round to Matthew Selt.

In the first round qualifiers games for World Championship, he lost and won one game each. So, unfortunately, he didn’t make it to the qualifiers.

Stephen Hendry: Achievement and Titles

Hendry received The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) award in 1994 for his excellent contributions in the snooker field. 

Also, in 1987 & 1996, he was presented with BBC Scotland’s Sports Personality of the Year award. 

Further, in 1995, he was handed WPBSA Outstanding Performance and WPBSA Player of the year.

Stephen Hendry: Controversy

During the 2021 Snooker Masters Champion, Hendry made a rather stereotypical remark about the young Chinese player Yan Bingtao.

While commentating on the live match, he foolishly said that the Chinese players’ mistakes make look like a system failure.

However, Bingtao had made a mistake that seemed clumsy to Hendry.

Further, he said it’s interesting to see the Chinese Players play, but they don’t know how to function when they make errors.

He referred to them as robots which were unacceptable to the masses.

He received a lot of criticism, and people told him to apologize to the player. For his insensible remarks, even most of his fans were disappointed by him. 

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Stephen Hendry: Personal Life

Hendry was formerly married to showjumper Mandy Tart for 19 years before they decided to separate. The estranged couple first met at a young age at a holiday camp.

They had known each other for 30 years as they met during their teenage years.

Moreover, Hendry was 16 at that time, and later in 1995, they decided to tie the nod.

After their marriage, they decided to reside in Auchterarder, Scotland.

Meanwhile, the estranged couple gave birth to their first child the following year, a baby boy named Blaine Hendry.

Later in 2004, their second son Carter Hendry was born.  However, the couple decided to part ways in 2014 and got divorced after 19 years of togetherness.

Further, Hendry dated actress & children’s entertainer Lauren Thundow and moved to England to live with her.

He confessed that he started to have feelings for the actress, and that’s how his marriage fell apart.

Hendry and Thundow had previously met before his divorce during a snooker event. They slowly became friendly and gradually started to have feelings for each other.

Autobiography

Stephen Hendry has an autobiography named “Me and the Table.”

In addition, he has shared interesting details of his professional career and personal life.

In his autobiography, he even wrote about his personal love life with actress Lauren Thundow. 

He had written how he fell for her after being friendly with her.

Hendry confessed that he didn’t know what to do with his newfound feelings and felt guilt towards his then-wife.

Both Hendry and Thundow felt the same sparklers, and their connection became stronger daily.

Then, at last, they decided to give their love a chance, and Hendry separated from his then-wife Mandy Tart in 2014.

Stephen Hendry: Net Worth

Snooker beast Hendry is a prestigious name in the snooker field. Debuting from his teenage years, he surely has made a huge net worth under his name.

 Stephen Hendry is estimated to have a whopping net worth of $16.5 million.

In his massive career as a professional snooker player, he earned a winning of £8.97 million. He has achieved many huge titles and bagged prize money from the competition.

He earned a massive $40,790 in 2012 from Welsh Open, German Masters, World Championships, etc.

Similarly, in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011, he earned $184000, $122,000, $109,000 & $129,000 respectively from tournaments.

From his commentator job for the ITV and BBC in London, he surely takes a handsome salary, adding to his net worth.

Besides, he has his Merchandise of clothes, including unisex T-shirts and Hoodies ranging from £23 to £40.

He also has a tequila brand under his name, Cue tips. So surely, he earns good money from his clothing and tequila brand.

Properties

Being in the sports industry for 15 years, Hendry surely has added some luxurious properties under his name.

The King of the Crucible has a lavish collection of cars. He has a Tivoli XLV price at $35,530, a posh Ferrari 348 costing $55,503 & a Rexton 2.2 worth £27,500.

In Auchterarder, Perthshire, he had a Plush Home worth £1.2 million.

However, the house is no longer his as it was given to his ex-wife Mandy Tart as a divorce settlement. 

Hendry lives a luxurious life and is currently residing in England. Professional players and athletes surely earn a lot of money from competing in championships.

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Stephen Hendry: Body Measurement

Hendry has an athletic body type with a tall height of 6 feet 1 inch. He has short black hair with blue eyes and a fair appearance.

However, his weight and other body measurement are not available.

As an athlete, he surely follows a healthy lifestyle consuming nutritious foods and a balanced diet.

Stephen Hendry: Social Media

Hendry is active on Instagram with around 109k followers. On Instagram, he has over 1.4k posts and shares photos & videos of his daily life.

Also, he is seen promoting his clothing and cocktail club.

Furthermore, he has another Instagram for his business, @cuetipsofficial, with 1,712 followers from where he gives updates about his merchandise.

Hendry is also active on Twitter with over 94.9k followers, which he joined in February 2010.

Stephen Hendry: Hobbies and Interests

Snooker player Hendry is highly interested in watching football games. He supports the Scottish team Heart of Midlothian Football Club, also known as Hearts.

As for the other championships, he is a big supporter of the English team Chelsea Football Club.

FAQs

Will Stephen Hendry come back to his post-retirement form?

As Stephen is a snooker legend, he amazed the world during his professional years. So yes, he can surely come back to his form again.

Which snooker player has the highest net worth?

It is England-based snooker player Steve Davis with $33.7 million estimated net worth. He earns $18,000 weekly/$936,000 yearly salary from Rangers.

Who is the no. 1 ranked snooker player?

Currently, Judd Trump holds the crown as a no. 1 ranked player worldwide. The English professional player owns 22 ranking and six non-ranking titles, respectively.