Ronnie O'Sullivan's girlfriend tells Ali Carter to 'hush your mouth' as snooker row continues

But the Rocket unleashed a blistering attack on his opponent after being accused of 'snotting all over the floor' at Alexandra Palace.

O'Sullivan told Carter to 'sort his f*****g life out' and is under investigation from snooker bosses for his X-rated rant.

And Rouass has now weighed in, saying Carter should 'hush his mouth' while siding with her boyfriend.

"Ali Carter said four or five years ago that Ronnie doesn’t have another World Championship win in him. What did he go and do? He went and won," she said.

"That didn't age well, did it Ali Carter?

"Now hush your mouth and be a good boy. Concentrate on your snooker."

O'Sullivan was clearly aggrieved by Carter's snot comments, having battled with illness during his Masters triumph.

The 48-year-old said: "[Carter] needs to sort his f*****g life out.

"I'm not going to skirt around it anymore, tip-toeing on eggshells around someone like that. He's a f*****g nightmare.

"Playing snooker against someone like that is a nightmare.

"He's not a nice person. It's not a nice vibe he leaves around the table.

"I've said my piece, I don't give a s**t. I've said it now, done. You know what he's like, everybody knows what he's like.

"He's got issues. F*****g why has he got issues with me? I'm not having it.

"I don't care, grow some balls. I don't give a f**k about any of these snooker players, any of them.

"The more he brings it on, the more I f*****g punish him every time.

"He's just digging a grave for himself. I don't give a f**k. That's it, I've said my piece."

Carter then responded by saying: "Yeah Ronnie's entitled to his opinion of me.

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"I just said what it is and how it was and I talk facts."

He proceeded to question O'Sullivan's state of mind, saying: "Angry about what? No. Yeah, it makes no difference to me what he says.

"He says different things on different days, I don't think he even knows what's going to come out of his mouth at certain times.

"I actually feel a bit sorry for him, I don't think he's that well, mentally.

"We move forward and we go again this week."

Snooker chiefs at the WST are looking into O'Sullivan's comments.

And Mark Williams has admitted he's 'sick' of the controversies surrounding the veteran.

"It's a shame," he said. “I'm sick of seeing stuff in the papers. I just wish everyone could get together, sit in a room and thrash out their differences behind closed doors and see if it can be resolved.

“There's no point going back and forward in the press and having bad press all the time, it's no good for the game really.

"I think it's going to come to a head pretty soon, I don't know what will happen. Who knows?”