- Littler is giving up takeaways after his manager warned him to look after himself
Luke Littler has announced he is giving up late night kebabs in a new health kick after he surprised fans with a potential retirement announcement.
Littler, 17, only entered the public eye recently when he became the youngest player to reach the the World Darts Championship final. However, he has become equally famous for his love of kebabs.
Hot Spot, Littler’s local takeaway in Warrington even offered him free kebabs for life and, after he reached the final of the WDC, where he lost to world number one Luke Humphries, the owners named a kebab after him – the Luke the Nuke Special.
However, Littler has now announced he is ditching the takeaways in a bid to look after his health. Speaking to The Sun, Littler said: ‘It’s not seen as a good thing.
‘Darts players get what we want really.’
Luke Littler, 17, has become almost equally famous for his love of kebabs as he for his darts playing
![Hot Spot in Warrington is a popular takeaway with Luke Littler and offered him free kebabs for life and named a kebab after him- the Luke the Nuke Special.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/25/01/81682643-13122683-image-a-18_1708824050413.jpg)
Hot Spot in Warrington is a popular takeaway with Luke Littler and offered him free kebabs for life and named a kebab after him- the Luke the Nuke Special.
![Luke Littler has revealed the shock age at which he might retire - and it could come as some relief to his rivals!](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/25/00/81662517-13120715-Luke_Littler_has_revealed_the_shock_age_at_which_he_might_retire-a-39_1708822578681.jpg)
Luke Littler has revealed the shock age at which he might retire – and it could come as some relief to his rivals!
![The 17-year-old said he might retire in 10 or 15 years, meaning he could stop at the age of 27](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/25/00/81662525-13120715-The_17_year_old_said_he_might_retire_in_10_or_15_years_meaning_h-a-40_1708822578784.jpg)
The 17-year-old said he might retire in 10 or 15 years, meaning he could stop at the age of 27
He says his manager has warned him to look after himself and eat before his matches to avoid the temptation of late night fast food.
Littler said: ‘Even if I stay up till whenever. I just won’t eat. This is my new way of living.’
The new healthy lifestyle was not Littler’s only announcement this week as he revealed he could down tools as early as the age of 27, he told The Times.
‘I’ve been playing a long time in the juniors, in the old British Darts Federation,’ he said.
‘I might just do ten or fifteen years and retire, if I’ve had enough.’
Since reaching the PDC World Darts Championship final – which was watched by a record 4.8million viewers – it has been a whirlwind 2024.
He has been inducted into the eight-man Darts Premier League, where he has had good success.
Currently he sits fourth in the table, which Michael van Gerwen leads after winning three of the four nights so far.
He has met some of his Manchester United heroes, including Sir Alex Ferguson, Harry Maguire, and Erik ten Hag.
There was even a contest against Maguire and Christian Eriksen at Carrington, where he threw a 180 at the first attempt to beat their nine-dart scores.
At the start of this month, he was announced as a representative with clothes retailer BoohooMAN, quilling a lucrative modelling deal.
![It has been a whirlwind year for Littler, who came agonisingly close to winning the World Darts Championship](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/24/09/81662503-0-image-a-8_1708768388228.jpg)
It has been a whirlwind year for Littler, who came agonisingly close to winning the World Darts Championship
Earlier this week it was reported that he has penned a ‘multi-million pound’ first professional darts contract and has launched a new range of darting merchandis bearing his name.
This year already, he has won £252,000 in prize money.
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