‘It started off very bad’ – Luke Littler and girlfriend Eloise Milburn speak out on dealing with social media abuse over their relationship | 1U7350M | 2024-01-27 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 | 1U7350M | 2024-01-27 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 overnight sensation with a string of world class performances.
The then-16-year-old missed out on turning into the youngest world champion in historical past after a remarkable run through the competition ended in defeat at the final.
His girlfriend Milburn, an newbie darts player herself, cheered on her companion at Alexandra Palace alongside his mother and father and sister all through the competition.
In the course of 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 the place he left off at Ally Pally, winning the Bahrain Masters on his World Series of Darts debut.
Reflecting on a few of the abuse he and Milburn have been pressured to cope with throughout that World Championship run, Littler admitted it started off 'very dangerous' but believes it's now 'virtually forgotten', with a social media workforce now helping him manage 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.
'As the weeks go on [the abuse of Milburn on social media] has been virtually forgotten. We've been talking for a number of months now.
'I've brung her along to the worlds, acquired to the ultimate 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 acquired guys doing my Instagram now they usually delete it earlier than 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 primary day I let it get to me lots.
'But you study that so long as the pair of you're glad, that's all that matters. The those that matter most are supportive of us.'
Littler is presently in action on the Dutch Masters this weekend.
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