World darts champion Luke Littler as soon as made a promise to his ex-girlfriend.
Luke Littler was in a relationship with Eloise Milburn throughout the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship (Picture: Justin Setterfield, Getty Photos)
Luke Littler ended his relationship with former girlfriend Eloise Milburn only a few months after vowing to assist her enhance her darts expertise. ‘The Nuke’ shot to stardom following his extraordinary journey to the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship remaining on the tender age of 16.
Littler has since graced the final three world finals, demonstrating that his preliminary success was not a one-off. The younger prodigy clinched his second world title with a powerful 7-1 conquer Gian van Veen at Alexandra Palace on Saturday evening. After conceding the primary set, the 18-year-old took management of the match to efficiently retain his crown. Regardless of his unwavering focus on the oche, Littler was visibly moved and fell to his knees in celebration of his victory. It has been a rare journey for the darts prodigy, who was initially supported by ex-girlfriend Eloise throughout his debut run at Ally Pally. Shortly after ending as runner-up two years in the past, Littler made a pledge to his then 21-year-old associate on stay TV, just for their relationship to finish six months later.
In January 2024, Littler featured on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, the place he acquired congratulations from hosts Ben Shephard and Susanna Reid for making it to the ultimate. The dialog quickly turned to Littler’s then-girlfriend, Eloise.
A fellow darts participant, the duo had first crossed paths on the event tour in 2023, with Littler promising to assist enhance Eloise’s sport. Talking on Good Morning Britain, he stated: “Yeah, clearly I’ve simply performed in that one, so hopefully I can practise with Eloise and try to get her to the place I’m.”
Nevertheless, six months later, it was revealed that they’d parted methods after 10 months as a pair. The separation was reportedly attributable to Littler’s busy schedule, which made it difficult for the pair to seek out high quality time collectively.
In a social media assertion on the time, Littler wrote: “Everybody must cease sending hate in direction of Eloise saying it is her fault this and that, I actually break up up with Eloise and everybody simply wants give us a while, no want for everybody to message her and provides her grief.”
Littler was photographed together with his new associate Religion Millar, who’s a 19-year-old beautician from Wigan, in March 2025. Religion has subsequently accompanied him to a number of tournaments, together with the latest world remaining.
She grew to become emotional after witnessing Littler’s victory over Van Veen and celebrated with him on stage. The world No.1 mentioned Religion all through final yr and revealed the steering he had supplied his girlfriend about dealing with fame.
After travelling to the Australian Darts Masters collectively in August, Littler stated: “She’s a stunning woman, Religion. I believe it is form of what I wanted. I knew my mum and pop weren’t going to return. And as quickly as I requested the query, she was like, ‘Yeah, I do not assume I am going to ever get the prospect’. So, I stated, ‘You’ll be able to include me.’
Religion Millar supported Littler all through a lot of final yr (Picture: Lewis Storey/Getty Photos) Keep up-to-date with the most recent Darts information Be part of us on WhatsApp
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“Clearly, firstly of final yr, I used to be at all times wanting on the feedback. And she or he’s been taking a look [at the] negativity. However I simply stated, ‘They’re jealous. They wanna smash us.’ I simply stated, ‘Simply do not have a look at it and simply concentrate on what we have’.”
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Whereas he’ll relish turning into a two-time world champion and claiming this yr’s £1million grand prize, Littler has already revealed how he intends to spend a few of his downtime after defending his crown at Ally Pally. Final yr, {the teenager} lamented his packed schedule stopping him from taking a break – a scenario he goals to repair in 2026.
“That comes with profitable the Worlds – extra to do, extra folks to speak to. However in 2026, there’ll undoubtedly be a number of holidays for me,” he advised Darts Information in September. “I am going to take the time to go away with my girlfriend and household, with out even fascinated by darts.”
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