Apologetic Rob Cross admits it wasn鈥檛 the proudest moment of his life to be found not to have paid his tax bill. But the former World Champion is adamant he鈥檚 working hard to correct the situation and hopes it doesn鈥檛 always linger over him. Last month, Cross was disqualified from acting as a company director for five years after his business failed to pay more than 拢450,000 in tax. The 34-year-old set about making it right and has entered into an Individual Voluntary Arrangement to repay the cash. Alongside the likes of Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen in New York for the US Darts Masters, Cross opened up on the situation for the first time and told Online Darts: 鈥淚 think, look, I鈥檝e got to talk about it to a certain degree, I think it鈥檚 fair, it鈥檚 not my proudest moment of my life. “I鈥檝e done wrong and I hold my hands up to it and going down this route, obviously the IVA route to pay the money back, means that I鈥檓 not running and I鈥檓 going to pay that money back. Look, you make mistakes in life and I鈥檓 willing to sort of correct, well, say correct them, it鈥檚 going to tarnish me, but I鈥檓 going to correct them, do the right thing. “Headspace? It鈥檚 been going on for two years. It鈥檚 took two years to try and get to sort of something of a resolve, it鈥檚 cost me a load of money to get there, needs to be paid back the money, but at the same time, two years, so this isn鈥檛 like new news for me. 鈥淚 think two years ago, I was probably suffering more with it at certain times trying to sort of get everything sorted, getting your eggs into one line, so you know where you鈥檙e going with it and I have to admit, it鈥檚 the only thing that I am happy with now is it is sorted. It鈥檚 there now, it鈥檚 out, I can just sort of carry on working, I can pay it back and I can move forward. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 surprised, I knew obviously that was coming out. Obviously me personally to blame, no one else around me, but at the same time, I knew it was going to come out, I was probably more surprised that it took the best part of two years to come out, so it was a long way, but there was so many complicated things trying to set stuff up and as the UK government didn鈥檛 want me to go bankrupt, which is rightfully so, and I don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e needed to. It鈥檚 just getting a plan in and getting that paid, so it just gives me a bit more time. 鈥淚 think the difference was, if that would have come out when that was going on, two years ago, I think I would have suffered mentally with it, but where it鈥檚 been going on in the background for two years. Copenhagen, I think a lot of people sort of expected me maybe to pull out, not play because it come out. I think I鈥檝e never had so many texts and I think people have texted me and made sure I鈥檓 alright and it was more like I should be more suicidal, to be honest. But I鈥檓 fine with it, I know what I鈥檝e done wrong and I know what I鈥檝e got to do to correct it. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not like it鈥檚 just breaking in my head, it鈥檚 breaking in front of everyone else and look, I鈥檓 sorry to let all my fans down and other stuff, but I will get it sorted, I will get myself back up on my feet and, hopefully, it won鈥檛 always linger over me for the rest of my life. If it does, then so be it, we still work.鈥 Cross is defending the title in New York and said: 鈥淎bsolutely amazing. I was buzzing walking in. Such an iconic arena. I鈥檝e been here twice. It鈥檚 been my third time this year. I loved it from day one, but winning it last year was very, very special. I鈥檝e had some new darts and I have to admit, I鈥檓 not going to lie, I鈥檝e had a massive rest. I鈥檝e rested up and sort of tried to build the batteries, that was the aim. Even basing it off Copenhagen, I thought I played steady and I was consistent and I never really practised there much, so I鈥檓 good. I鈥檓 mentally good and that鈥檚 where I need to be.鈥