The intruder at World Snooker Championship final has revealed themselves to be an OnlyFans star, who claimed she was prepared to take her top off before being halted by security staff.
The opening session of the final at the Crucible was interrupted on Sunday with a shout from the crowd about the £180-a-year TV licence fee.
The outburst came in the third frame with Wu Yize preparing to take a shot when leading 67-31 against Shaun Murphy.
‘Who f***ing pays their TV licence anyway,’ a woman appeared to shout, prompting groans in the crowd.
Referee Rob Spencer, a former police officer, quickly ran over to prevent her from approaching the players.
‘Nobody pays their TV licence,’ the woman added, as security intervened to remove her.
A protester briefly halted the World Snooker Championship final by shouting about the TV licence
Sasha Swan, an OnlyFans content creator, has revealed she was responsible and had been planning to take her top off before being stopped
Swan had climbed over barriers as she shouted ‘Who f***ing pays their TV licence anyway’
Sasha Swan, an OnlyFans content creator, has since shared an expletive laden rant as she confirmed she was responsible and had planned to take her top off.
‘Yeah it was me, I did streak the snooker with my team,’ Swan said.
‘I didn’t manage to get them out because they kicked me out quickly.
‘But who the f*** does pay their TV licence? Nobody pays their TV licence.
‘I don’t care. F*** the BBC, f*** the snooker, f*** everybody.
‘Get on my Twitter right now and you’ll see me and Ronnie O’Sullivan. I wish he was there. Big up to Ronnie O’Sullivan.’
The BBC did not show footage of Swan being led out of the Crucible, but commentator John Parrott apologised to viewers following the disruption.
‘Sorry for that minor disturbance, it’s all sorted,’ Parrott said, after applause had died down after the protester had been removed.
Swan had been led out the Crucible by security staff after she had disrupted the final
A spectator, pictured standing up, had also been thrown out for a bizarre shout about the Epstein Files during a semi-final at the venue on Saturday
Chinese star Wu Yize established a 10-7 lead on the opening day of the final in Sheffield
Play quickly resumed after the brief interruption.
Wu established a 10-7 lead over Shaun Murphy at the end of the first day of the World Championship final.
The final disruption was the second incident in as many days at the World Snooker Championships.
The closing stages of Wu’s semi-final with Mark Allen were also interrupted by a bizarre outburst from the crowd.
Wu was about to take a shot when a cry of ‘never forget the Epstein Files’ came from the crowd – a reference to the millions of documents detailing the activities of the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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The fan, who has been pictured but not identified, proceeded to call out again before referee Marcel Eckardt ordered they be removed, with the interruption audible on the BBC coverage of the match.
‘Can you get this person out please, now please,’ Eckardt said.
Fans in the arena had told the spectator to shut up and there seemed to be a surprise reaction after it became clear what they had been shouting.
Three years ago, the World Championships in Sheffield were hit by protests from the group ‘Just Stop Oil’.
One protester had jumped onto a snooker table and covered it in orange powder, while another had attempted to damage another table in the venue.
The pair were sentenced to community orders following the incident.
