Former darts walk-on woman Charlotte Wood continues to be in love with the game – 5 years after being axed by the PDC.
Charlotte and her beautiful colleagues had been a mainstay of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship for a few years, delighting followers by chaperoning the gamers onto the stage. But that each one got here to a sudden finish in January 2018 when the ladies had been dropped out of the blue after stress from broadcasters and a vocal minority of followers.
Charlotte misplaced 80% of her earnings in a single day following the shock choice, which went down like a cup of chilly sick with actual darts followers. Over 50,000 individuals signed a petition to reinstate the ladies, with five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld even tweeting his assist on the time.
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But, over half-a-decade on from the unpopular choice, Charlotte – who additionally works as a mannequin for Castore – finds herself simply as in-demand as ever. The blonde mannequin just lately launched her 2024 calendar with former walk-on woman pal Daniella Allfree, which just about offered out within the first week.
“We’ve been doing the calendar for eight years now,” Charlotte stated. “We just try and mix it up really and we’ve always had a really good response from the fans! It’s very overwhelming. They always sell so well and that’s such a boost for both of us. It’s really nice.”
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Despite being away from mainstream darts for such a very long time, Charlotte reveals that she nonetheless speaks to a number of the gamers – and their different halves.
“We’re still in contact with a lot of the players and do the exhibitions now and again. They’ve died down a little bit, but we still get bookings in for them where we catch up with the players. We’ve still got the players’ wives on Facebook and things like that so it’s lovely to still be involved in that way.”
Times have modified since 2015, and whereas Michael van Gerwen continues to be the person to beat, there’s quite a bit harder competitors for majors. Charlotte is an enormous fan of the number of winners and has her eye on one identify, particularly, who has been tipped for an prolonged run at Ally Pally.
“When Daniella and I had been doing the darts, Michael was profitable every thing. It was really easy to foretell who was going to win. The normal now’s so excessive, so it’s anybody’s sport actually! There are much more gamers within the operating for it.
“Luke Humphries is one who could be up there. There are so many that could win it, and I’ve found a lot of the time now you just don’t expect who’s going to win.”
Just like the remainder of us, Charlotte might be watching on from residence because the Paddy Power World Darts Championship takes its rightful place within the festive TV schedules. And she will’t wait.
“I’ll absolutely be watching the worlds. It’s my favourite tournament of the year. I love it when It means so much to all of the players and it’s lovely.”