Luke Littler has taken the world of darts by storm after becoming the youngest ever reigning World Champion – but it’s his microphone mishap revealing a potential new love that has fans talking
Luke Littler
Luke’s former relationship with Eloise was plagued by trolls commenting on their five year age gap(INSTAGRAM)
By Amy Jones, Nikki Onafuye, Alison Graves, Dylan James
11:09, 5 Jan 2025Updated11:17, 5 Jan 2025
Luke Littler, the 17 year old darts champion from Warrington, became an overnight star last year with his stunning performance at the World Darts Championship, pocketing a cool £100K and boosting his profile significantly. This weekend though, Luke has taken his career to the next level with his biggest success yet, becoming the youngest reigning World Champion after winning the 2025 World Championship and walking away with £500,000. He thrashed German competitor Michael van Gerwen 7-3, rounding off the best 12 months of his incredible career yet.
He was also crowned the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year at the end of 2024, just losing out to 800m gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. At the Bahrain Masters on Friday, 19 January, Luke also left spectators gobsmacked by nailing a nine-darter in the match’s first leg. Luke’s journey away from sports was always closely followed by his former girlfriend, 21 year old Eloise Milburn, who was a constant pillar of support until their split this summer. Despite their breakup over text, which reportedly left Luke “upset”, they’ve decided to remain friends.
Luke split with Eloise last summer but had to defend her against trolls who blamed her for the relationship ending(INSTAGRAM)
Eloise, also a darts player, was often seen cheering ‘The Nuke’ on after his matches, and met Luke while playing computer football game FIFA. Their relationship often came under fire for the significant age gap – Eloise was 21 and Luke just 16 at the time.
Luke rushed to social media at the time to defend Eloise after fans blamed her for the relationship breakdown. He said: “Everyone needs to stop sending hate towards Eloise saying it’s her fault, this and that. I myself split up with Eloise and everyone just needs to give us some time, no need for everyone to message her and give her grief.”
Luke’s current love life is grabbing attention as much as his darts skills though, with a new rumoured girlfriend on the scene after appearing to reveal her during a livestream. During a video game boxing match with popular YouTuber Morgan Burtwhistle, known as AngryGinge, a girl’s voice was heard from his mic., and said: “I’m gonna try and get some sleep because I’m so tired,” leading fans to jump to new love life conclusions.
Quick-witted AngryGinge jumped at the opportunity to tease the darts player about the mystery voice. “Who the f*** is that? Who’s that Luke? Who’s that Luke? He’s had a rotter there! Luke’s had a rotter,” he jested, as other streamers joined in the laughter at Luker’s expense. The darts whizz simply retorted: “F***’s sake,” while laughing.
Joking, AngryGinge added: “Let her get to bed, Luke, come on.”
Meanwhile, Luke’s family ties are strong with his sister Caitlin, 22, running a fan club for her brother that’s amassed thousands of Instagram and TikTok fans. Alongside updates about her life with boyfriend Jack, Caitlin is a dedicated promoter of Luke’s career, sharing everything from photos to videos with her substantial online following.
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