Luke Littler, 17, breaks silence after split from girlfriend Eloise Milburn, 21, and asks ‘please give us some time’ – The Sun

LUKE Littler has broken his silence and hit back at haters who slammed his ex-girlfriend with “hate”.

The 17-year-old darts sensation took to social media and defended his ex Eloise Milburn, 21, after it was revealed yesterday that the couple had ended their 10-month relationship.

In his Instagram story, Luke “The Nuke” wrote a message that read: “Everyone needs to stop sending hate towards Eloise saying it’s her fault, this and that.

“I broke up with Eloise myself and everyone just needs to give us some time, no need for everyone to text her and hurt her.”

Friends said Luke and Eloise ended their ten-month relationship after struggling to find time for each other.

A source said: “Luke and Eloise have broken up and it’s still very painful.

“He is naturally very upset but they have agreed to remain friends.

“Luke and Eloise have done their best to make their relationship work, but with his darts schedule and constant travelling it has become increasingly difficult for them to spend quality time together.

“He is so focused on his sport and it takes up a lot of his time.

“Ending their relationship seemed like the only solution.

“There are no hard feelings between them and Eloise is fully supportive of Luke’s career.”

Born in Warrington, Luke and Eloise met in August last year while on a development tour in Leicester.

Their friendship blossomed into romance and Eloise became a fixture at Luke’s darts matches across the country.

She was seen cheering him on at the PDC World Darts Championships early in their relationship and more recently Eloise jetted off to New York to watch Luke at the US Darts Masters last month.

Luke’s life changed overnight when he reached the Championship final in January.

He became famous overnight and said the tournament changed his life: “It’s one of those events that has a huge following and a huge following. It’s definitely changed my life.”

Speaking to GQ, Luke added: “I think it’s because I’m so young that I’m beating all these professionals who have been on the tour for 20, 30 years.

“Maybe people look up to me, because if I can do that, surely if someone practices for three or four years, then hopefully they can do what I did.”

On Monday, Luke was beaten 10-6 by Michael van Gerwen in their World Matchplay first round clash.

It was a blow for Luke, who had won the Premier League in May after beating world number one Luke Humphries 11-7 in the final.

Luke will then compete in The Players Championship in Milton Keynes before heading to Australia for the Australian Darts Masters next month.