LITTLER LAUGHS OFF YOUTUBE CAREER TALK

LUKE LITTLER has laughed off suggestions that he’s ready to quit darts to be a YouTube star.

The double world champion shared behind-the-scenes footage with girlfriend Faith on the eve of his fifth Premier League night win in Aberdeen.

It was rare filming of The Nuke being playful, dancing in the car, putting on some Louis Vuitton aftershave and opening Panini sticker packs. 

Finally, along with Faith, he tried on a penguin bucket hat, famously worn by wacky oche buddy Justin Hood.

There’s been a narrative for a year now in the sport that Littler might just quit to become a YouTube star like pals Angry Ginge and Jaackmaate.

But Littler, who went top of the Premier League on Thursday night, dismissed any thoughts of him walking away from the oche. 

On talk that he would give up the arrows for online, he just smiled and said: “No one has ever really seen what does Luke Littler get up to. Obviously they’ve probably seen the Stephen Bunting YouTube channel. 

“That’s more him practising, trying out darts, trying out loads of other stuff. 

“It’s been good. Faith was having a hard time at work, so maybe a month or two, sort out, get a camera, sort the money out and all that stuff. 

“We are both loving it, both getting used to recording each other and just being natural.

“It is funny when we are recording stuff. There’s a lot of re-takes on what we do. Plenty of more videos to go.

“I don’t think it’s for the YouTube side. I don’t think I’ll create a YouTube account. It’s more for TikTok, Instagram , I’ve never had control of Twitter. 

“It’s just Luke Littler behind the scenes, what does he do day-to-day stuff.”

The Nuke is in a far more relaxed state of mind again after a rocky few weeks in the Premier League following the stage spat with Gian van Veen in Manchester.

He looked in a difficult place getting heavily booed by fans in Brighton but came back in some style to win in Liverpool and Aberdeen. 

After the win in the Granite City, Littler added: “I think I was just comfortable. Practice was going well, and I’m glad to bring it onto the stage.”

Littler is now aiming to equal his record of six night wins in the Prem season in Leeds on Thursday night. He starts with a clash against Michael van Gerwen. 

IMAGE by Taylor Lanning.