What Peter Wright really looks like when he doesn't have colourful ...

Peter Wright is known for his iconic mohawk and wild outfit choices when he takes to the stage, but away from the dartboard, the two-time world champion looks very different

Two-time world champion Peter Wright is known for his show-stopping performances - and that's not just with a dart in his hand.

The 54-year-old, with his appearance enhanced by his wife Joanne, has been thrilling audiences for years, leading to his winning of the Sid Waddell trophy in 2020 and 2022.

Snakebite makes his entrance to Pitbull's popular dance track 'Don't Stop the Party'. As part of his now-famous routine, he smoothly moves across the stage, encouraging those chanting his name and singing along.

During these events, Wright is usually seen sporting his iconic mohawk, often dyed to match his outfit and paired with a gemstone-encrusted image of a snake's head - a tribute to his nickname. However, his off-stage look is quite different.

To keep his much-loved mohawk, Wright does have to maintain the hairstyle even when he's not playing, though it stays its natural grey colour. Unsurprisingly, there are no sequins or jewels adorning his hair away from the limelight.

In fact, Wright presented a very different, more serious prospect during his early darts career. In 1995, at the BDO World Darts Championship - long before he would win a PDC world title - Wright went up against eventual winner Richie Burnett, sporting a completely different look.

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Appearing as a rather nonchalant player, Wright would take a hiatus from the sport, returning nearly a decade on to mount his assault on the PDC, aided by his new groove.

"It takes about two hours every day after practice in my chilling out time. I sit there chilling, and my wife Jo does my hair," Wright revealed to the Daily Mail in 2013.

"It's down to my daughter because she's the one who has all different colour hair and I thought, 'I'll try that'. No other dart players have tried it and it just stuck. I class it as going to war with my war paint on, ready for battle."

Heading into this year's PDC World Darts Championship, the 54-year-old finds himself in a challenging position, having slipped to World No. 17 after failing to defend his ranking money from previous victories at Ally Pally.

Wright, who has been struggling - recently losing all of his Grand Slam group games and finishing at the bottom of the Premier League in May - is set to face Wesley Plaisier on Tuesday (17 December). Plaisier advanced through his first-round tie to meet Snakebite.

If the Scottish representative manages to advance, he will be up against a tougher opponent in Jermaine Wattimena. He's also been drawn in the same quarter as reigning world champion Luke Humphries.