Milburn admitted that she struggled initially with the social media vilification, but has since learned how to cope with the many eyes on their relationship. “It was tough to start with,” she added. “The first day I let it get to me a lot. But you learn that as long as the pair of you are happy, that’s all that matters. The people that matter most are supportive of us.”
They celebrated Littler’s 17th birthday together with his family this month by escaping the media attention around the teenager and his girlfriend, to enjoy a takeaway.
Littler explained: “We went for a Chinese in St Helens and I only got spotted by three people, so that was good. They clocked me but waited until we’d finished and got a picture, so that was all right. It’s calmed down since the worlds. That was crazy.”
