{"id":143644,"date":"2023-11-15T14:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143644"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:18:26","slug":"darts-legend-peter-wright-unrecognisable-before-famous-mohawk-in-incredible-transformation-for-pdc-star-the-sun-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/sport\/darts-legend-peter-wright-unrecognisable-before-famous-mohawk-in-incredible-transformation-for-pdc-star-the-sun-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Darts legend Peter Wright unrecognisable before famous mohawk in incredible transformation for PDC star \u2013 The Sun | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
DARTS superstar Peter Wright is renowned for multi-coloured mohawks, wacky outfits and face paint – but he hasn't always stood out from the crowd.<\/p>\n
The 53-year-old beat James Wade 11-6 to land the European Championship title in Dortmund last month.<\/p>\n
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Wright, who is famous for sporting a different coloured mohawk during almost every game that he plays in, was able to show off a new hairdo – a shocking pink and purple mohawk.<\/p>\n
His hair has been yellow, blue, red, green orange and bleached blonde through the years.<\/p>\n
And on New Year's Day in 2020, he sported a purple mohawk as he claimed his first world title.<\/p>\n
The Scot normally also has a snake painted on the side of his head in honour of his favourite drink and nickname – Snakebite – and even wore an elf costume as he beat Noel Malicdem.<\/p>\n
But there was a time when he preferred to keep a low profile.<\/p>\n
During his one and only appearance at BDO Worlds Darts Championship in 1995, Wright kept it simple with short black hair and no face paint.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>AGENT HELD <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>COPENHAGEN 4 MAN UTD 3 <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>Copenhagen 4 Utd 3 <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BOWLED OVER <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n But when he returned in 2010, he decided to go for a new look.<\/p>\n He told The Telegraph: "If I was playing again I did not want to be that typical European player, looking grumpy, playing and going home. "I think the players who whinge about me are jealous.<\/p>\n "Phil Taylor said to me, 'I wished I'd thought of that years ago – it's brilliant'."<\/p>\n Wright's wife Jo – who is a hairdresser – is responsible for making sure every inch of his hair in place before he steps on stage.<\/p>\n He added: "The other players who complain about why I'm allowed to wear this and have my hair done like that have got it easy.<\/p>\n <\/picture>AGENT HELD <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>COPENHAGEN 4 MAN UTD 3 <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BOWLED OVER <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>FAN FEARS <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "When we go to the World Series and there's press and radio and sponsors' meet-and-greets, they will all get up 15 minutes before they leave.<\/p>\n "I get up around 5am to get ready."<\/p>\nMarcus Rashford’s football agent brother arrested on domestic violence charge<\/h3>\n
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