TEENAGE darts sensation Luke Littler is lining up a big-money deal to star in the new Bullseye series — in a “dream double” with 6ft 4in Freddie Flintoff.
Luke, who faces Michael van Gerwen in the World Darts Championship final tonight, impressed ITV bosses when he appeared with the cricket hero in a one-off Christmas show.
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Luke Littler is lining up a big money deal to star in the new series of Bullseye with Freddie Flintoff Credit: ITV
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Luke celebrates at the World Darts ChampionshipCredit: AP
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The reboot of the iconic game show attracted almost 7 million viewers Credit: ITV
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A TV insider said: “Luke will be approached from all sides but ITV is confident he will be tempted. This deal could turn him from a darts star into a bona fide TV star.”
Bullseye was one of ITV’s biggest festive hits.
It peaked with 3.3 million viewers on December 22, and the replay on Christmas Day got another 2.6 million.
An extra 700,000 caught up on ITVX and a repeat was hastily added to the schedules yesterday afternoon.
Television critics and viewers commented on the relationship between 17-year-old Luke and Freddie (47).
And the Ashes legend joked that beating the star marksman in a game of darts on the show was his greatest sporting achievement.
However, show bosses still face the challenge of convincing Freddie to sign a full-time deal as he is expected to devote more time to coaching cricket and already has two TV shows.
A spokeswoman for Bullseye declined to comment.
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Ahead of the final, Barry Hearn, whose Matchroom Sport owns a majority stake in championship organizer Professional Darts Corporation, was asked if Littler was one of the greatest talents of the last 50 years.
He said: “The first views are very optimistic. He might have the biggest impact in darts that we’ve ever seen.”
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