John Virgo — pictured at home in Cobham, Surrey — wasn’t laughing after spending £20,000 on a racehorse called Jokist that didn’t win for 18 months TOM STOCKILLThe former professional snooker player John Virgo won the UK championship in 1979 — but earned just £4,500 in prize money. He later became a staple of Saturday night television with his trick shots and impersonations on the BBC game show Big Break. The series, which Virgo co-presented with the comedian Jim Davidson, ran from 1991 to 2002. Virgo, 72, lives in Cobham, Surrey, with his wife, Rosie. He has a son, Gary, 47, and a daughter, Brook-Leah, 32, from two previous marriages.

Source: The Times December 09, 2018 00:12 UTC