Luke Littler's mum calls the Ally Pally crowd 'vile t**ts' in tirade against the booing of her son - after he lashed out at fans who 'pay my prize money'
The defending champion saw off his opponent 4-2 in a tricky last-16 clash and then bullishly thanked those who had jeered him for 'paying for my prize money'.
By TAMARA PRENN, SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER
Published: 15:22 GMT, 30 December 2025 | Updated: 19:26 GMT, 30 December 2025
Luke Littler's mother Lisa has hit out at 'vile t**ts' in the crowd at the Alexandra Palace after her son was booed by some sections during his World Darts Championship victory against Rob Cross.
The defending champion saw off his opponent 4-2 in a tricky last-16 clash and then bullishly thanked those who had jeered him for 'paying for my prize money'.
Littler dubbed the atmosphere at the historic venue 'hostile', but his mother had far stronger words on social media as she rushed to the defence of her son as scores of fans denigrated his behaviour.
One commenter had wondered aloud why he wasn't allowed to 'call (Littler) a little pudding because he's 18' since he was able to 'financially ridicule a whole audience who've paid their hard earned money'.
Lisa responded: 'So they buy tickets with there (sic) hard earned money to sit there like t**ts and boo (thumbs up emoji)'.
Another social media user had noted that 'the more I watch Luke Littler, the more I hate him' - prompting his mother to respond teasingly: 'Aww gutted for ya nottt (sic) (two laugh-crying emojis)'.
Luke Littler stirred up a 'hostile' crowd at the Alexandra Palace on Monday evening after the defending champion was booed
But his mother Lisa had stronger words for fans on social media as she dubbed the crowd 'vile'
LITTLER'S RISE TO THE TOP
By Angus Coulson
Luke Littler first came to widespread attention as a young talent from Warrington, winning the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship before rapidly progressing to the full Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) circuit.
Littler’s breakthrough year was at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He started off as an outsider with 66/1 odds, but ended up reaching the final, defeating former world champion Rob Cross 6-2 in the semi-final.
At 16 years and 347 days old, Littler became the youngest player to reach the PDC World Championship final. The record was previously held by Kirk Shepherd, who reached the 2008 final aged 21.
In the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship he became the youngest world champion in darts history. At just 17 years and 347 days, he defeated three-time champion Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final.
During his 2025 title run Littler set a new mark for a highest three-dart average in a single World Championship set with a staggering 140.91 in the deciding set.