‘It started off very bad’ – Luke Littler and girlfriend Eloise Milburn speak out on dealing with social media abuse over their relationship | FS2AZP6 | 2024-01-31 16:08:01
'It started off very bad' – Luke Littler and girlfriend Eloise Milburn speak out on dealing with social media abuse over their relationship | FS2AZP6 | 2024-01-31 16:08:01
Darts star Luke Littler says he and girlfriend Eloise Milburn won't let vile social media abuse have an effect on 'their mental power.'
Littler enjoyed an extraordinary rise to prominence at the World Darts Championship in London over December and January, turning into an in a single day sensation with a string of world class performances.
The then-16-year-old missed out on turning into the youngest world champion in history after a remarkable run through the competition ended in defeat at the final.
His girlfriend Milburn, an newbie darts participant herself, cheered on her companion at Alexandra Palace alongside his mother and father and sister all through the competitors.
Through the event, 21-year-old Milburn was targeted by online trolls over the age gap between herself and Littler.
The teenager, who turned 17 final week, has picked up from where he left off at Ally Pally, winning the Bahrain Masters on his World Series of Darts debut.
Reflecting on a number of the abuse he and Milburn have been pressured to cope with during that World Championship run, Littler admitted it started off 'very dangerous' but believes it's now 'virtually forgotten', with a social media staff now helping him handle his accounts.
'We knew individuals would find out [about their relationship] however it started off very dangerous,' Littler stated in an interview with The Guardian.
'Because the weeks go on [the abuse of Milburn on social media] has been virtually forgotten. We've been speaking for a couple of months now.
'I've brung her along to the worlds, received to the final and no matter individuals say, they will say it. It's not going to have an effect on me or my mental power. I've received guys doing my Instagram now they usually delete it before I see it.'
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Milburn, a part of the interview alongside her associate added: 'It was robust to start out with. The first day I let it get to me rather a lot.
'However you study that so long as the pair of you're pleased, that's all that issues. The people who matter most are supportive of us.'
Littler is at present in action on the Dutch Masters this weekend.
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