Luke Littler sends fans into a frenzy as darts star poses with singer ahead of Premier League night three
Luke Littler has sent fans into a frenzy after posing for a picture with American rapper and singer Pitbull ahead of tonight’s Premier League action.
The 18-year-old will be hoping to build on last week’s victory in Glasgow, where he overcame Luke Humphries to reign supreme.
Littler initially struggled on week one, crashing to defeat against Michael van Gerwen in Dublin.
But the teenager is back in form and will be eager to lay down another marker when the tournament resumes tonight.
Ahead of the matches, Littler has posed for a picture with Pitbull.
And fans were sent into a frenzy, with many excited by the unexpected link-up.
One user wrote: “We got Luke Littler x Pitbull before GTA 6.”
A second stated: “Crazy how this has happened in Ireland somehow.”
Another wrote: “If ever there was a picture that was meant to happen, it was this one!”
A fourth said: “I wish I could like this twice.”
And a fifth expressed their delight by saying: “What a duo.”
Littler and Pitbull’s link-up isn’t too surprising, however, The darts star usually walks out to Greenlight from the rapper, with that song released in 2016.
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Some have criticised the youngster for his choice of music.
But Littler, speaking on the JaaackMaate Happy Hour podcast last year, explained hiimself by saying: “[I use it] because me and my dad went to Wrestlemania.
“Went to Wrestlemania 33 seven years ago now and it was in Florida, Orlando, it was my first time being there and it was just a good song.
“I was singing my head off as a 10-year-old and whenever if I did make it, I was still playing football at the time, that’s going to be my walk-on.”
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Meanwhile, there was controversy in the Premier League when whistling fans targeted Humphries during his final defeat to Littler.
A week on and Littler admits that players must get on with the job in hand, despite rowdy supporters causing problems.
Reflecting on his triumph in Scotland, he said: “It has given me massive confidence.
“Not only the win, that comeback against Rob Cross to get my first win of the Premier League season, kickstart getting points on the board and then just to go on and win it was the biggest thing.
“We [players] know week in, week out there’s going to be tens of thousands [of fans]. The atmosphere is always going to be loud, there’s always going to be fans there, pretty much sold out every week.
“We’ve just got to get on with our job and if the fans are whistling against our opponents then it’ll certainly help us.”
He continued: “Obviously it’s not a good thing for any fans to be whistling, whether it’s me or my opponent.
“For example, Rob Cross when he missed two at double 18, they whistled, he missed. You can say it was the crowd’s fault that he missed those doubles because you never see Rob Cross miss double 18.”