Who is darts star Luke Humphries’ partner Kayley Jones?
LUKE HUMPHRIES is into the final of the World Darts Championship and is one Britain’s up-and-coming darts stars – but when he’s not winning matches he’s a family man.
Here’s all you need to know about Luke, his partner, Kayley, and their family.
Who is Kayley Jones and how many children does she have with Luke Humphries?
Kayley Jones, born in 1994, is the partner of world darts No 3 player, Luke “Cool Hand” Humphries.
Humphries was the pre-tournament favourite to win the World Darts Championship and has lived up to his billing – he will face teenage maestro Luke Littler in the final at Ally Pally TONIGHT.
Some reports say the pair have been together since they were teenagers, but it seems that they aren’t married.
Kayley has two children, Grace, born in 2013, and Rowan Ellis, born on October 9, 2022.
The family live together in Crewe, Cheshire.
It is unclear whether Kayley had her firstborn child, Grace, with her darts champ partner or with a former partner, as some online sources say Luke became a father for the first time in 2022.
Kayley stays low-key on social media, but shares photos of her family with her followers.
She shared a photo of her eldest child Grace on her birthday on Instagram, with the caption: “Happy 10th birthday Gracie” and a heart emoji.
Luke shared the news of the couple’s new baby in 2022 with his Facebook followers:
“Absolutely overwhelmed to welcome mine and Kayley Marie’s son into the world last night at 10:09pm, weighing 7 pound 9 and a half!
“Absolutely in awe off how amazing Kayley was, going through it all. she’s was incredibly strong throughout labour and am so proud of her.
“We have named him ‘Rowan Ellis Humphries’ both are doing fine and settling in at home now!”
Who is Luke Humphries and what’s his darts record?
Luke Humphries, was born on February 11, 1995, in Newbury, Berkshire.
Although he’s a major dart champion today, he was born into a football-mad family.
His Leeds-supporting father named him Luke in honour of his club, the letter of his name spelling out “Leeds United Kings of Europe”.
At the time of writing, Luke was ranked No 3 in the world darts rankings but is considered by some to be the best player in the world.
Despite playing as a teenager, Luke only became a professional player at the age of 21, but has since played on average, more than 1000 legs of darts per year.
Cool Hand Luke won his first major title with the 2023 World Grand Prix, defeating favourite Gerwyn Price, earning himself £120,000 in prize money.
The young star, then went on to win six legs on the bounce to come from 9-5 down to beat his opponent Michael van Gerwen 11-9 in a thrilling final of the Players Championship Final.
Luke is also the reigning Grand Slam champion.
He also reached the semi-finals of the World Match Play, and the World Series Final in 2023, and was the runner-up in the 2021 UK Open.
Luke was the pre-tournament favourite at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship and has reached the final TONIGHT – where £500,000 of prize money is up for grabs against Luke Littler.
The dart champ spoke out about his struggle with mental health in 2020, and how it nearly caused him to leave the sport.
Cool Hand Luke lost a significant amount of weight during the 2021 lockdown, in a bid to improve his performances — and has seen his game improve considerably since.