Wayne Mardle: ‘I wanted to be a clown. No one wants that any more’ | Jonathan Liew

The flamboyant player turned pundit on the ‘terrible’ attitude that held him back, his coaching school, and social media abuse

A couple of months ago, Wayne Mardle was filming a celebrity episode of the ITV gameshow Bullseye when he was gripped by a strange and unfamiliar sensation. You might think that, as a former professional darts player and now one of the sport’s most recognisable commentators, performing on television is the last thing that would faze him. But as he prepared to go on stage in tandem with the former Coronation Street actor Angela Griffin, some old demons began to resurface.

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