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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Luke Littler celebrates making darts history - and £200k payday - on stage with his girlfriend... after confirming relationship with subtle gesture on live TV
Luke Littler capped off a sensational night at Blackpool 's Winter Gardens by confirming his relationship with his fun-loving beautician girlfriend after clinching the 2025 World Matchplay title. The 18-year-old secured £200,000 in prize money and became the youngest player ever to complete darts' prestigious Triple Crown, by defeating James Wade 18-13. His haul was just the latest milestone in a year where he bagged £500,000 for the World Championship and earned in excess of £500,000 from Premier League success, propelling his career earnings to over £1.5 million. In a breathtaking display on the night, Littler logged a 107.24 three-dart average, a 42 per cent checkout rate, and no less than 17 180s. In front of the cameras on Friday, the world champion shared a passionate kiss with Faith Millar, 19, prior to his quarter-final clash with Andrew Gilding. And after his triumph on Sunday, Littler finally confirmed that the pair are an item, after months of insisting they were merely friends. A reporter said to the teenage sensation in an interview: 'Your family and girlfriend are here', to which Littler nodded his head. The gesture was all but a verbal admission that he and Faith have gone official. The pair were first pictured together in May when Littler shared a photo of them together to his 1.9million followers on Instagram. Mail Sport had exclusively revealed in March that the duo had bonded, though a source insisted they were just pals. A source said at the time: 'Faith and Luke have become firm friends and enjoy one another's company a lot. 'Faith and Luke met a few weeks ago. They just clicked and since then have spent quite a bit of time with each other. 'They live quite close to each other so it's been easy to meet up. 'Faith has met Luke's mum and dad and some of the friends he grew up with and she's been round to his mansion a few times. Both Luke and Faith were keen to play down their relationship for months and insist that they were just friends 'Faith was with him at a BoohooMan event on Monday. 'But despite trying to stay in the background, she's been pestered quite a bit by his fans who are keen to know who she was. 'But there's no bit story there - she's a very ordinary, very sweet, normal girl. ''She works as an eyelash technician in Wigan but realises the fact that she hangs around with Luke, who is really famous, means that people will show her a bit of interest as well, she realises that. 'Faith is a very sweet girl, very bubbly and kind. It's no surprise that she and Luke get on so well.' Faith declined to comment about the friendship when approached outside her family home. But a spokesman for Littler confirmed that he and Faith had struck up a friendship but said: 'That's as far as it goes, they are just good friends for now. Nothing more. 'Luke doesn't want a girlfriend at the moment, he's focusing on his darts and is too busy travelling around the country to start up a relationship.' Millar comes from Wigan, just 15 miles from Luke's home in Warrington, Cheshire. Littler previously dated beauty consultant Eloise Milburn, who watched on at the 2024 World Darts Championship as an unknown Littler became an instant sensation by reaching the final. However, Littler reportedly ended the relationship in July of last year after his hectic schedule made it difficult for the pair to spend time together. Sunday night's win has placed Littler in rarefied air. He is now just the fifth man ever - alongside Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, and Luke Humphries - to complete Triple Crown. This includes winning the PDC World Championship, Premier League, and World Matchplay titles. Littler achieved the monumental milestone after just one and a half years as a professional.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Luke Littler, 18, kisses girlfriend Faith, 19, during walk-on for nail-biting World Matchplay Darts quarter-final win
LUKE LITTLER planted a kiss on new girlfriend Faith as the darts star continued his quest to become the youngest ever Triple Crown holder. The world champion, 18, later beat Andrew Gilding 16-14 in the quarter-finals at Winter Gardens in Blackpool on Friday night. 2 As the packed arena roared, and the tension built for his crucial clash, the camera panned to Littler making his grand entrance. And his partner Faith Millar, 19, looked every inch the proud girlfriend. Just before stepping onto the oche, Littler leaned in and gave Faith a tender smooch right there in front of thousands of screaming fans and millions watching live on TV. It was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment of affection that immediately sent social media into a frenzy, with fans cooing over the couple's cute display. And the kiss brought Littler good luck in the end, as he narrowly beat world No.28 Gilding. Gilding, 54, made it close, going within one leg of Littler, before the darts prodigy hit a perfect 11-darter to win it. Littler hit EIGHTEEEN 180s, with an average of 103 as he booked a place in the semi-final against either Gerwyn Price and Josh Rock. Littler said: "That last leg I just had to stay focused and get over the line. "He won a few on the bounce when I was sat on 15 legs but I just had to do a professional job in the end. "I didn't really panic. Andrew started to win a few legs, but that last leg against the darts as well, I just had to get over the line. Luke Littler stuns World Matchplay Darts with one of his greatest ever comebacks against Jermaine Wattimena "Andrews does what he does. He never goes out of rhythm. It's the same throw by throw and try and match him." Littler and girlfriend Faith were first pictured together in March. The 19-year-old is a beautician who met Littler in February. The couple jetted off with Littler's family to Spain last month. Littler previously dated Eloise Milburn, who cheered him on at his World Darts Championship debut in 2023. But the pair split after just 10 months in July 2024 after struggling to make time for each other. 2 The World No.2 picked up a Premier League title back in 2024 and followed it up by becoming the youngest ever world champion in January. 'The Nuke' now needs to win the iconic major at the Winter Gardens to add his name to another list of icons. Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, and most recently Luke Humphries are the only four players to have completed the prestigious feat. Taylor, 16-times world champion, is still the only player to have completed the 'Triple Crown' in a singular darting season. List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
Daily Mail
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Littler takes next step with new 'female friend' as she jets with him to New York for US Darts Masters
Luke Littler has been joined in New York by his female friend Faith Millar as he prepares for the US Darts Masters. The 18-year-old darts sensation could be spotted cosying up to his friend in an Instagram post ahead of the tournament kicking off at Madison Square Gardens on Friday. The picture, posted by Millar and later shared by Littler, shows the pair close together, with the 19-year-old wrapping her arm around the darts star, who is wearing sunglasses and a blue top. Millar accompanying Littler abroad represents a next step in their relationship, with the beauty specialist already having attended a number of the world No 2's events. They were seen leaving the Utilita Arena together in Newcastle after the Nuke won the eighth night of the Premier League and she was also at a Q&A session organised by his darts sponsors BoohooMan in Manchester in March. Littler is enduring a challenging period at the oche, falling to a disappointing defeat in the Premier League final last month when he lost against rival Luke Humphries before crashing out of the World Cup in the first round. He then partnered World No 1 Humphries at the competition in Frankfurt, but was targeted by the crowd from the first dart and suffered a shock defeat against home favourites Germany. But the 19-year-old is enjoying life outside of darts, having signed a brand deal with McDonald's and appearing on Gogglebox. The US trip comes just a week after he was seen in Spain celebrating his mother's birthday with Millar. He shared another snap featuring his female friend, as well as eight other people as they appeared to celebrate Lisa Littler's birthday in Spain. Littler shared the post on social media, captioning it: 'Happy birthday mum,' with a love heart emoji, Spanish flag emoji and a sunglasses emoji. Meanwhile, in May, Littler swapped his darts for drinks as he hit the town with Millar and pals, sharing a picture of the group at a table full of beverages in a pink-lit booth in a mystery location, his arm draped around her. She was also seen cheering him on at the O2 Arena at the end of last month as he missed out on a stunning £275,000 prize pot in the Premier League final. Mail Sport revealed that Littler met Faith in February and that the pair were understood to have become almost inseparable since. However, both have been keen to play down the significance of their friendship - insisting emphatically that they are not dating or in a relationship. Millar comes from Wigan, just 15 miles from Luke's home in Warrington, Cheshire. Eyelash beauty specialist Millar is also believed to have met Littler's parents while visiting the 18-year-old at his mansion. A source told MailOnline: 'Faith and Luke have become firm friends and enjoy one another's company a lot. The blossoming friendship comes nine months after the world number two split from his previous girlfriend 22-year-old Eloise Milburn last June. At 19, Millar is closer to Luke's own age than Milburn, who was in her twenties when she began dating him while he was just 17. They split before last year's World Championship, though, and Littler has not said he has had a relationship since.
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Luke Littler's new female 'friend' is spotted cheering on darts sensation, 18, as he loses out on £275,000 prize pot in Premier League final
Luke Littler 's new female 'friend' was seen cheering on the darts sensation at the O2 Arena, as he narrowly missed out on a stunning £275,000 prize pot. Littler fell to a narrow defeat against rival Luke Humphries in the final night of Premier League Darts on Thursday - with the latter clinching the final match 11-8. It marked a reverse outcome from when the two darts stars met in the same event last year, where Littler announced his arrival onto the scene in stunning fashion. It wasn't to be this time round for Littler, who was supported by his parents and new female 'friend' Faith Millar at the O2 Arena. The trio were spotted on Sky Sports' broadcast during the event - with Millar looking particularly focused as Littler battled to get back into the match. It comes shortly after Littler swapped his darts for drinks as he hit the town with his new female friend and pals at the weekend. The darts dynamo shared a picture of the group at a table full of beverages in a pink-lit booth in a mystery location, his arm draped around the young lady. It comes after the 18-year-old went public with his 'fun-loving' beautician 'friend' Faith Millar earlier this month. 'The Nuke' shared a snap of them cosying up on a seat in a back garden. Mail Sport revealed that Littler, nicknamed The Nuke, met Faith Millar in February and that the pair were understood to have become almost inseparable since. However, both have been keen to play down the significance of their friendship - insisting emphatically that they are not dating or in a relationship. Millar, 19, comes from Wigan, just 15 miles from Luke's home in Warrington, Cheshire. She has already accompanied the PDC World Champion to public events including a Q&A session organised by his darts sponsors BoohooMan in Manchester in March. Eyelash beauty specialist Millar is also believed to have already met Littler's parents while visiting the 18-year-old at his mansion. A source told MailOnline: 'Faith and Luke have become firm friends and enjoy one another's company a lot.' The blossoming friendship comes nine months after the world number two split from his previous girlfriend 22-year-old Eloise Milburn last June. At 19, Millar is closer to Luke's own age than Milburn, who was in her twenties when she began dating him while he was just 17 - which saw her face hostility from some online fans, something known to upset both her and Luke. Littler has since been much more guarded about making his love life a public spectacle than he was when he very publicly dated Milburn at the same time as he was becoming a public figure thanks to his darts heroics at Ally Pally in December 2023.
The Sun
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Luke Littler's rumoured girlfriend Faith Millar spotted supporting teen prodigy during Premer League Darts final
LUKE LITTLER'S rumoured girlfriend was spotted supporting him at the Premier League Darts final. Littler, 18, missed out on defending his title in London. 7 7 7 7 Luke Humphries secured an 11-8 victory in the final at a packed-out O2 Arena. It was disappointment for Littler, who was cheered on by Faith Millar in the VIP section. Faith, 19, is a beautician from Wigan, just 15 miles from Littler's home town of Warrington. The duo struck up a friendship after meeting in February. pictured in public for the first time in March. Littler and Faith left the Utilita Arena in Newcastle together after the darts star won night eight of this year's Premier League. And in May, they went public with a photo of Littler having his arm around Faith put on Instagram. The Nuke had not been in a relationship since splitting from ex-girlfriend Eloise Milburn in July last year. But during the final defeat to Humphries on Thursday night, the TV cameras cut briefly to the Littler support clan. And among them was Faith, cheering on her rumoured boyfriend in a red sleeveless top alongside Littler's dad Anthony Buckley and mum Lisa Littler. Luke Littler narrowly avoids being hit by object thrown onto O2 stage during Premier League Darts finals The darts superstar came from behind to edge past Gerwyn Price in the semi-finals, winning 10-7 against the Ice Man. But his dreams of repeating his heroic exploits of 12 months ago were dashed by a red-hot Humphries. 7 7
