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League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Alamy Stock Photo Luke Littler left ‘shaking with nerves’ after photographer chase on motorway The 18-year-old passed his driving test on Monday. 1.51pm, 7 Nov 2025 Share options WORLD NUMBER ONE Luke Littler revealed he was chased on a motorway by a photographer just days after passing his driving test. Littler finally got his license on Monday, passing first time with no minors, having failed his theory test eight times. But the 18-year-old, who revealed his new BMW with an Instagram post on Thursday, was left “shaking with nerves” after a freelance photographer tried to get pictures of him driving his new car. View this post on Instagram “On Wednesday, I was driving up to (girlfriend) Faith’s and I was getting followed,” Littler, who is preparing to defend his Grand Slam of Darts title in Wolverhampton next week said. “I made, like, the latest exit that you could possibly do on a motorway. “I came off so late and then so did he. And I think I did about three U-turns, he did the same, but I was just shaking with nerves. “I’d been driving for two days getting followed on a motorway. So that’s why I posted the car so he couldn’t sell his pictures. So that’s for him. “I know it’s the job, but following me on the motorway – it’s dead busy. I was nervous and stuff. But, yeah, that’s why I posted the car so he couldn’t do it.” Advertisement Littler revealed his new car, which has a personalised registration plate, was actually bought in May and acted as motivation following an embarrassing run of failed theory tests. “I just wanted to pass as soon as possible. Believe it or not, I bought the car in May,” he said. “I didn’t buy it yesterday. When I put it on my story, I’ve had it for quite a few months now. “As soon as I bought the car, I was like, ‘Let’s just try and get this theory over and done with’. I didn’t want to do any lessons until I passed the theory. “I didn’t have many hours learning, but I just got used to it. I’ve only gone for the automatic, none of that manual stuff. “It’s very different and it was a bit nervy on my test. I didn’t know who the instructor was but I’m glad I passed. I got zero minors.” In a young career which has had many accolades, perhaps the strangest of all came earlier this week when he was voted the world’s sexiest sportsman in an online survey. He said: “I saw something on the news on my phone. I thought, ‘Surely, this can’t be true’. “When then I saw it on ITV news. I was just like, ‘Fair enough’. 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