SKY SPORTS Darts commentator Wayne Mardle was left blushing after comedian Rob Beckett revealed their blossoming “bromance”.
The 8 out of 10 Cats star was attending the Premier League Darts finale at the O2.
Ahead of the historic final between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, Sky cameras caught up with Beckett.
After describing the experience as “unbelievable” and “amazing to watch”, Beckett was quizzed about getting some darts lessons from Mardle.
The 38-year-old nodded his head before saying: “Me and Wayne we’re striking up the bromance actually.”
He then explained: “Me and Romesh (Ranganathan) are doing a show about darts for our show on Sky and we’ve caught up with Wayne.
“We went up with Luke Littler and did some training and catching up with him. So yeah it’s been brilliant.”
Following the interview, Mardle was asked about “his new mate”.
He replied: “I just make celebrity friends, it’s what I do.
“(He’s) Funny guy.”
Littler, 17, beat Michael Smith 10-5 in his semi-final to make the final.
Meanwhile, Humphries beat reigning champion Michael van Gerwen with an identical score.
The Nuke went on to win the final 11-7 to bag the £275,000 prize pot with a nine-dart finish midway through the classic clash to add the cherry on top.
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LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship.
The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age – smashing records along the way.
He has since joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.
And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire.
He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle.
And he’s even the face of a brand new cereal.
The wonderkid has now cemented his place among the tungsten elite by winning the Premier League Darts final – and the £275k top prize.
Check out all of our Luke Littler stories here.
