Luke Littler confirms he will appear on iconic ITV show as teen darts sensation prepares for TV role

LUKE LITTLER has confirmed helium volition look connected Bullseye arsenic the iconic amusement returns to ITV.

A Christmas Special volition aerial aboriginal this twelvemonth with cricket fable Freddie Flintoff to host.

And darts sensation Littler volition look arsenic a peculiar guest, with the teen sharing the news connected societal media.

Excitement surrounding Littler’s surge to the last arsenic a 16-year-old is said to person inspired ITV bosses to revive the programme.

Professional darters were regular guests connected the archetypal bid wherever they tried to people arsenic galore points arsenic imaginable to container money for charities chosen by the competing pairs of amateur subordinate positive quizzer.

A TV insider said: “Luke wasn’t adjacent calved erstwhile Bullseye was connected our screens with archetypal host, Jim Bowen.

“But Luke knows this is simply a plum relation to person landed.

“As helium steps up to the Bullseye oche helium knows he’s pursuing successful the footsteps of legends including Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson who each threw darts connected the programme successful its 1980s heyday.

"It’s besides a coup for the makers of the caller Bullseye arsenic Luke is present 1 of Britain’s best-known players.

“Producers moved swiftly to motion him soon aft the programme was recommissioned by ITV.”

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Littler, 17, is besides acceptable to diagnostic heavy successful the archetypal 2 episodes of a caller Sky bid astir darts.

The documentary, titled 'Darts', could aerial aboriginal this year.