Darts starlet Luke Littler has confirmed he will star on Bullseye.
Littler, 17, will star alongside host Freddie Flintoff for a Christmas special of the iconic show - which is set for a return to screens on ITV. The 17-year-old will appear as a special guest on the show, with the Runcorn-born star sharing the news on social media.
The star's rapid rise to fame after his fairytale run to the Paddy Power PDC World Championship final in January convinced ITV bosses to revive the program.
And a TV insider told The Sun: "Luke wasn’t even born when Bullseye was on our screens with original host, Jim Bowen. But Luke knows this is a plum role to have landed.
“As he steps up to the Bullseye oche he knows he’s following in the footsteps of legends including Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson who all threw darts on the programme in its 1980s heyday.
"It’s also a coup for the makers of the new Bullseye as Luke is now one of Britain’s best-known players. Producers moved swiftly to sign him shortly after the programme was recommissioned by ITV.”
In the original version of the show, pro players were regulars at the oche - where they tried to score as many points as possible to bag money for charities chosen by the competing pairs of amateur players.
Littler is also set for another appearance on the silver screen with bosses at Sky earmarking him for their own darting show - Darts. Littler looks set to feature heavily in the first two episodes of the documentary that has reportedly already been confirmed for a second season.
And all of this comes head of Littler's return to the World Championship after his first full year on the tour.
