United Kingdom, Nov. 16 -- Ronnie O'Sullivan says moving to Dubai, ditching social media and changing his phone number has offered him a "clean start" with his life.

The snooker legend swapped life in Essex, England, for the lush United Arab Emirates city after he and 54-year-old actress Laila Rouass' London wedding in June.

And Ronnie - who turns 50 on December 5 - has also waved goodbye to social media, messaging, news apps, the internet on his phone, and has changed his number so only his closest family and friends can contact him.

The sportsman told The Sunday Times newspaper: "It's sort of a clean start.

"I wish I'd done it before. I might do it every six months. I'm not looking to progress my career through networking and that s...