Darts icon Luke Littler: Net worth, 6k-a-month pad and mystery girlfriend

Luke Littler may only be 17, but he's already lived a extraordinary life and has been dubbed one of the greatest darts players on the globe.

The teenager, who will celebrate his 18th birthday on January 21, wil in what will be his second World Darts Championship final.

Fans of Warrington-born Luke's unbelievable career will be tuning into tonight's nerve-wracking showdown, signifying yet another exciting chapter in the dart superstar's career - plus a potential fortune in his pocket.

Here, we take a look at the teenage dart star's life away from the dart board, from his stunning Cheshire mansion he shares with his parents to his new 'mystery girlfriend'.

Rising net worth

While many people his age potentially just choosing their career path, talented Luke took his prize winnings past the £1million mark in under one year, and he'd only just began. Having racked up £618,500 worth of prize money in major winnings alone, Luke has garnered a mammoth £1,013,500 when taking into account all his other career earnings.

Now, the current World No.4 could see his pockets lined even more, by yet another enormous sum, with a cool £500,000 on the table for tonight's Ally Pally victor. This could exceed the star's biggest cash prize yet - the whopping £395,000 he raked in after his Premier League Darts triumph.

Luke already has huge 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.”

Millionaire's Row mansion

Following his rise to fame and fortune, family-orientated Luke relocated his family from their plush £180,000 home in Warrington to a £6,000 per month pad in the town's Millionaire's Row. According to reports, Luke's impressive home boasts an indoor pool, plus a huge garden, home cinema and six bathrooms. It's believed that the rent invludes a gardener and pool maintenance. And if Luke's victorious streak continues, he could purchase the property outright in cash, with plenty left over.

The stunning home 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".

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."

Age gap relationship

Luke's age-gap relationship with his then-girlfriend, Eloise Milburn, also came under fire 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 loverbirds met a matter of months before Luke secured the 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 face online 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 split back in July, with the Liverpool Echo claiming he ended things via text - a "brutal" decision that reportedly "came out of the blue" and caught Eloise off-guard. However, the darts ace 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."

Mystery new girlfriend

Hawk-eyed fans will be examining the stands as tonight's World Championship final kicks off in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Luke's supposed new mystery love interest. The gossip was in full swing back in October, after following a telling gaming live stream Luke held with popular YouTuber Angry Ginge, real name Morgan Burtwistle.

As the pair 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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