Peter Wright Reveals How Eddie Hearn’s Father Allowed The Scot To Create ‘Snakebite’ Character 104v3h

Peter Wright has revealed that his decision to become ‘Snakebite’ with the colourful hair and outfits came through Eddie Hearn’s father.

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Peter Wright is renowned for his bright colourful hair, eye-catching outfits and of course his ability on the oche – with the Scotsman claiming he will stick with the bright choices indefinitely.

Since becoming a major name in the world of darts and the PDC roster, Snakebite has rocked a multitude of different hair colours and outfits.

This comes during every TV event, as his wife Jo is a hairdresser by trade and sets her husband up with a new look for every event.

However, the Scotsman has also revealed that his idea to create a new persona named ‘Snakebite’ was not originally taken too by the powers that be at the PDC.

Wright said: “It’s like Jekyll and Hyde — like Snakebite’s my outer person. I’d like to be a confident, crazy guy. But people who know me off the dartboard know I’m pretty shy, don’t really talk to anyone and just keep to myself.

“But that person up there, that’s like putting war paint on and going to battle. I asked Matt Porter if we can wear crazy tros and stuff like that. He said no.”

The two-time World Champion then confirmed that it was actually Barry Hearn, who is the father of Matchroom Boxing chairman, Eddie Hearn, who is a huge figure in the world of British sports.

Snakebite said: “But Barry Hearn said yes! And that created Snakebite. I think the first time, because of my daughter, she coloured the hair.

“And I just wanted to be different from all the other guys, to stand out a bit. We’ve created a monster. Now I’ve got to keep doing it until my hair falls out!”