'still early days'
Luke Littler’s girlfriend’s mum reveals romance with darts star is ‘not serious’ – but could be in future
Eloise has not wanted her parents to meet the darts sensation
THE mum of Luke Littler's girlfriend has said the romance is "not serious" just yet - but it could be in the future.
The 16-year-old sensation lit up the PDC World Darts Championship with his underdog story.
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Amazingly, he has gone from 164th ranked to the top ten in the world as an unlikely beaten finalist at Ally Pally.
Cheering him on all the way was girlfriend Eloise Milburn, 21, with whom he is believed to have met while playing Xbox.
The couple only met six weeks before the tournament, so Eloise did not even want mum Amanda and dad Phil to meet her darts star boyfriend.
Speaking at the time, Amanda told the : “They’re in a growing relationship, not a very serious one – although that might come later.
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"I asked her for tickets because me and Phil would love to see Luke in action, but Eloise just says, ‘Mum, please, I don’t want you meeting him just yet, it’s too soon.’
"I’ve never been to the World Darts Championship and you would have thought that I’d be able to get a ticket now my daughter is dating Luke, but sadly that’s not the case.”
Eloise and her parents are both big darts fans and Amanda is optimistic about the young couple's future together.
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She said: “We are a darts family, we love playing this sport and are all very dedicated to it.
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"It’s quite ironic that I met my husband through darts and Eloise might have met hers in the same way.
"It’s still early days for them and she’ll kill me if I bring up talk of marriage.”
Eloise, from Hersham in Surrey is a darts fan herself but unlike Manchester United fan Littler, she supports Crystal Palace.
In her spare time, when she's not singing or working for Avon as a sales rep, the cute blonde plays at amateur level herself.
Boyfriend Littler eventually lost in the final to World No 1 Luke Humphries.
Littler pocketed £200,000 after his sensational run to the final.
And how would the teenage kebab and video game loving legend spend his winnings?
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He told the. “I always treat myself to some Under Armour tracksuits.
“And just get myself a new coat and get myself some Fifa points for my Xbox. That's pretty much it.”
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