Luke Littler’s value to do I’m A Celebrity and observe mate Angry Ginge onto ITV present
Luke Littler has been watching I’m A Celebrity this year and the darts sensation says he’s been “physically” put off entering the jungle – unless £50m was put on the table
Luke Littler has joked that he would “maybe” consider participating in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! But only if a staggering £50MILLION was offered – even though watching this year’s series has somewhat deterred him.
The 18-year-old darts sensation has been tuning into this year’s instalment of the show to support his close friend, Angry Ginge. The streamer’s participation in this year’s line-up for the popular ITV programme sparked rumours about a potential appearance from ‘The Nuke’, with Littler confessing he would contemplate it if the price was right.
“Maybe, if they come around for the right price. I might go over for a couple weeks,” Littler suggested earlier this month, when asked about the possibility of following in Ginge’s footsteps.
However, while Littler has now provided more insight into what the “right price” might be, he doesn’t seem as enthusiastic about the prospect of joining Ant and Dec in the jungle.
In a recent interview with talkSPORT, Littler said: “I said I’d go in if the money was right but after watching all these challenges, I actually couldn’t go in! I physically couldn’t go in.”
When asked if he’d reconsider for £10million, Littler responded with a no. However, when the interviewer increased the offer to a whopping £50m, Littler changed his response to a “maybe”.
“It’s just like being around snakes and all that stuff,” he elaborated on his hesitance to enter the jungle. He then quipped: “You never know, I might be flying over… No I’m not!”
While pal Angry Ginge is preparing for his next bushtucker trial, Littler is gearing up to defend his title at the PDC World Darts Championship next month.
Back in January, he made history by becoming the youngest world champion in darts, and he returns to the iconic venue as the newly crowned world No.1.
Littler, aiming to follow in the footsteps of Gary Anderson by being the first player in a decade to retain the Sid Waddell trophy, begins his defence with a first-round match against Darius Labanauskas on 11 December.
Reacting to drawing Lithuanian no.1 Labanauskas, Littler said: “He’s not the quickest player but it’s all about getting past that first round.
“Gary Anderson was the last player to go back to back (champion in 2015 and 2016) so I’m looking forward to trying to do that.”
