Darts star, 50, claims his wife has cost him thousands by rejecting walk-on song and rival has taken advantage

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24-06-2025

LOOK ON THE BRIGHTSIDE Darts star, 50, claims his wife has cost him thousands by rejecting walk-on song and rival has taken advantage
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DARTS star Jonny Clayton has joked his wife has cost him thousands of pounds during his career.
The Ferret is ranked No5 in the world and he has won four majors.
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Jonny Clayton joked his wife has cost him thousands of pounds
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Nathan Aspinall uses the walk-on song Clayton always wanted
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He reached the World Cup final this month alongside Gerwyn Price for Wales, yet has been overlooked for Premier League Darts in the last two years.
Clayton, 50, joked it is because he chose the wrong walk-on song thanks to some questionable advice from his wife Ellen.
He said on the Tops and Tales podcast: 'Well, right, you could believe this or not, but I think Ellen, my wife, has cost me thousands in the Premier League because the walk-on song I wanted was Mr. Brightside.
'Serious to God. So I blame Ellen. Yeah, it was Mr Brightside, and she said, 'No, I think something else. I don't think that would be good.'
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'So it's her fault. So yeah, that's true. Mr Brightside.'
The song has instead been adopted by Clayton's rival, Nathan Aspinall.
It has proved immensely popular at venues around Europe with some players claiming it has helped him get picked for the Premier League.
Clayton revealed he has spoken about the song with Aspinall, saying: 'I have told Nathan. Yeah, he just laughs. He goes, 'Thank you, Ellen.''
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Darts stars Dave Chisnall and Mike De Decker were vocal in their criticism of this year's Premier League Darts selection.
De Decker shared a post which read: "Mike De Decker becomes the first player in the 20-year history of the Premier League to win a major televised on Sky Sports and not be selected. Sickening."
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Chisnall did not hold back either, making it clear that he felt some players may have been picked for more than just their results at the oche.
He said: "The Premier League line-up was hardly surprising this week, but you'd have to be gutted if you were someone like a Mike de Decker or Damon Heta.
"I never expected to get a phone call – despite being World No.6 – because of how poor I've been on TV this year.
"But Mike can feel let down after his great run at The Grand Prix. Maybe being No.24 in the world counted against him.
"Nathan and Gerwyn can both feel a bit lucky in my opinion to be involved this year.
"Gezzy has had a lot going and struggled in 2024, whilst Nathan has done similarly.
"His run to the quarter-finals of the Worlds probably got him involved, that and everyone loving his Mr Brightside theme song.
"It's a great entrance, but it should be about the darts, and not your walk-on that gets you involved in these big competitions.
"Nothing against them personally, as both great lads and get on well with, but it should be about your actions on the dartboard, not on a song and a dance.
"Damo [Heta] is another who I think can feel unlucky, whilst it's good to see Chris Dobey and Steven Bunting rewarded with a spot.
"It seems like something of a changing of the guard with no Michael Smith and no Peter Wright."