Inside down-to-earth Luke Littler’s 17th birthday celebrations as darts sensation reveals next milestone

LUKE LITTLER has revealed the next target he plans to topple after turning 17 years old.

The darts sensation became a worldwide phenomenon after his fairytale run to the World Darts Final less than a month ago.

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Luke Littler has revealed his next big target after turning 17[/caption]

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The darts star, pictured with his girlfriend Eloise Milburn, enjoyed a Chinese for his birthday[/caption]

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The teenager also shocked youngsters by returning to a place he honed his skills[/caption]

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Luke Littler will get a shot at revenge against Luke Humphries next month[/caption]

Littler attracted a record-breaking TV audience as he lit up Ally Pally.

The Warrington wonderkid’s whirlwind rise then saw him win the Bahrain Masters last week.

“Luke the Nuke” picked up £200,000 after losing the PDC World Darts Championship final to Luke Humphries.

His success in the Middle East led to him pocketing another £20,000 for beating Michael van Gerwen in the final last Friday.

However, despite his bank balance swelling, he kept things low-key as he returned home to Warrington to celebrate his 17th last Sunday.

He told the BBC: “I just chilled out and had a nice Chinese with my family.

“No one can get me anything because I can get it myself.”

However, he did reveal the main thing that he now hopes to achieve – learning to drive.

Littler said: “It’s going to be a big thing, it saves my agent and my dad driving me.

“They can put their feet up on the dashboard rather than me doing it.”

Littler’s girlfriend Eloise Milburn led the birthday messages on Sunday with a loved-up post on social media.

The couple attended the Misfits influencer boxing event in Leeds last Saturday and mixed with the stars, posing for snaps with KSI and Apollonia Llewellyn.

Then Eloise, 21, posted a special birthday message to her partner with several photos of them together on Instagram and captioned them with: “Happiest of birthdays to this one! Have the best day, love you.”

Two-time world champ Peter Wright also wished him a happy birthday.

Littler returned to the St Helens Darts Academy yesterday – the place he first started playing aged ten – to surprise 87 young darts players.

He said: “It’s great to come here to see so many kids. When I came in, their faces lit up and I signed a lot of things.

“Hopefully I can win titles and inspire these kids.”

Meanwhile, Littler will have the chance to gain revenge on Luke Humphries on the opening night of the 2024 Premier League Darts.

Humphries beat the teenage darts sensation 7-4 on January 3 to claim his first world title and scoop the £500,000 prize pot.

The pair will now meet again in Cardiff on Thursday 1 February after the fixtures for the Premier League were announced.

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Littler signs goodies for his young fans[/caption]

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The rising star goes back to where it all began[/caption]