Darts champ Luke Littler’s rocketing net worth, £6k-a-month mansion and mystery girlfriend
As Luke Littler steps into his second World Darts Championship final, the Mirror takes a look at the teenage dart star’s life away from the sport, which has changed beyond recognition over the past couple of years.
Although he’s not yet 18, Luke Littler has already lived a truly extraordinary life and is regarded as one of the greatest darts players on the planet.
The 17-year-old, who will celebrate his 18th birthday on January 21, will tonight (January 3) face off opponent Michael van Gerwen at London’s Alexandra Palace in what will be his second World Darts Championship final. Fans who have followed Warrington-born Luke’s incredible career will be tuning in for tonight’s nail-biting showdown, signifying yet another exciting chapter in the darts marvel’s career - plus a potential whopper of a payday.
17-year-old Luke could be even wealthier after tonight
While many teens his age will still be working minimum-wage Saturday jobs, talented Luke took his prize winnings past the £1 million mark in under one year, and he’d only just gotten started. Having racked up £618,500 worth of prize money in major winnings alone, Luke has amassed a mammoth £1,013,500 when taking into account all his other career earnings.Now the current World No.4 could see his fortune rise by yet an enormous sum, with a cool £500,000 on the table for tonight’s Ally Pally victor. This would exceed Luke’s biggest cash prize yet - the eyewatering £395,000 he raked in after his Premier League Darts triumph.Luke already boasts partnerships with huge companies such as Xbox, boohooMAN, and KP Nuts, and it’s believed such opportunities will only expand further once he turns 18. Praising Luke on The Love the Darts podcast, Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn remarked: “This guy is now signing major deals with huge companies like boohooMAN, which is great for darts and brings a new audience to the sport.”
After rising to fame and fortune, family-orientated Luke moved his family from their modest £180,000 home in Warrington to a £6,000 per month pad in the town’s Millionaire’s Row. According to reports, Luke’s plush pad boasts an indoor pool, plus a sizeable garden, home cinema and six bathrooms, and it’s understood that the rent includes a gardener and pool maintenance. If Luke’s victorious streak continues, he could well buy the property outright in cash, with plenty left over.
The impressive house is described by estate agents as being "finished to an uncompromising standard, with intelligent design, impressive technology, top of the range fixtures and fittings and superb leisure facilities", having been "carefully and cleverly redesigned to optimise and enhance space, creating a perfect balance of luxury finish and ease of living".
The dreamy property boasts an indoor swimming pool
Back in October, the deputy manager of Luke’s new local pub, The Cat and Lion, told the Mirror that Luke would be more than welcome to join them for a pint and a game. Lauren Gilchrist said: "He’d be more than welcome in the pub any time. We get a lot of young people coming in now wanting to play darts because of Luke’s success and sometimes we get other professional dart players coming in too.
"It’d be an interesting match to see Luke take some of them on in the pub, but I think most of the punters would be scared to play against him. Even though we don’t know him personally, he only lives down the road, and Warrington always comes together to support one of their own."
Eloise faced online abuse from cruel trolls
Luke’s age-gap relationship with his then-girlfriend, Eloise Milburn, also came under scrutiny at the time of his victory. Eloise, an amateur darts player who represents the Surrey women’s darts side, is 21 - four years Luke’s senior.
The former lovebirds met a matter of months before Luke’s PDC World Darts Championship debut after friends introduced them during a game of FIFA on Xbox, and she was seen cheering Luke on from the sidelines. At the time, Eloise had to contend with plenty of trolling in regards to their age difference, so much so that her mother Amanda Milburn felt she had no choice but to step in.
Speaking previously with the MailOnline, protective Amanda, 56, shared: "There’s been a lot of horrible stuff being posted online about my daughter and my husband Phil and I are very angry about it. Eloise has been accused of all sorts and that she’s only with Luke because of his money and fame. But that’s a total pack of lies and disgusting. She’s not with him for any of these reasons."
Luke and Eloise reportedly parted ways back in July, with the Liverpool Echo claiming that Luke ended things via text - a "brutal" decision that reportedly "came out of the blue" and caught Eloise off-guard. However, the darts champ has remained loyal to his ex - even defending her after a post-split onslaught by cruel trolls. Taking to Instagram in July, Luke wrote: "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."
Eagle-eyed fans may well be looking to the stands as tonight’s World Championship final kicks off in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Luke’s supposed new mystery girlfriend. The gossip mill went into full swing back in October, following a telling gaming live stream Luke held with popular YouTuber Angry Ginge, real name Morgan Burtwistle
As the duo played a boxing game together on the live stream, an as-of-yet unidentified female voice was overheard speaking to Luke, telling him: "I’m gonna try and get some sleep because I’m so tired."
Teasing Luke, who is a member of his viral EA FC 24 Pro Clubs team, Angry Ginge probed: "Who the f*** is that? Who’s that, Luke? Who’s that, Luke? He’s had a rotter there! Luke’s had a rotter". Luke replied: "F***’s sake," as the ribbing continued while the intrigued comments poured in. from fans. AngryGinge joked: "Let her get to bed, Luke, come on."
Seeing the funny side, Luke, who has neither confirmed nor denied rumours of a new romance, replied: "Your chat is going mad, F*** off. If someone has screen-recorded that, it’s in the papers in the morning. Yep, well played. Why’s the volume all the way up, you f***ing idiot? "
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