EMMA PATON is a hugely popular presenter and will be on our screens once again TONIGHT for the Finals of the Premier League Darts.
Luke Littler, 17, is in action during the tournament — but Sky Sports host Emma Paton also has people talking.
Who is Sky Sports host Emma Paton?
Emma Paton is a regular host for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News, and is best known for presenting darts championships — including the World Champs in December and January.
She has also covered tennis' US Open and WWE — and is the host for Sky Sports News' transfer deadline day coverage.
Paton is a regular on Sky Sports and originally joined the TV station back in 2012 as a journalist — before making the jump to presenting in 2019.
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Speaking about becoming a sports journalist, Paton told SportsGazette: “I’m someone who just loves sport. Having an athletic background — national level 400m metre runner — that’s where it all came from.
“That’s a reason I got into journalism. If I’m not the athlete, why not be able to speak to the athletes.
“It was really when I was doing my undergraduate degree at Loughborough, I was doing more reading, more writing, doing more actual watching stuff.
“And to be honest with you and at that time when I finished, there weren’t that many courses around that I would go onto after.
“There weren’t many postgraduate courses, there weren’t many that did NCTJ [National Council for the Training of Journalists] qualifications, I was lucky to find the one that I did.”
In an exclusive interview with SunSport earlier this year, Paton revealed some of the difficulties of working in front of a raucous darts crowd.
She said: "It is really loud. There are some occasions when it’s just a wall of noise.
"There are times when I actually can’t hear what Wayne Mardle, Mark Webster or John Part are saying. I can’t even hear the director in my ear.
"I just have to hope we are on the same page for running order and not too much has changed.
"Working with Wayne has helped me, he is someone who has always backs me. He’s one of those people who wants people around him to succeed.
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"He’s like the Gary Neville of Sky Sports Darts. He’s so engaging and his analysis is second to none and his stories are ridiculous!"
Is Emma Paton on social media?
Paton is semi-active on Instagram under the handle @missemmapaton and has a following of 193,000.
Paton also posts about her job as a TV presenter on X, formerly Twitter, by the same handle where she has a follower count of around 77,000.
The 30-year-old host has become a social media sensation with her work on Sky but says she does not post often because she thinks she's boring.
Following her appearances on the darts, besotted fans have been rushing online to post about her.
One wrote: "Emma Paton marry me."
While a second gushed: "Emma Paton wow."
A third swooned: "Emma Paton is unreal."
And a fourth commented: "WOW WOW WOW!!!!! Emma Paton looking absolutely stunning and gorgeous in a sexy white outfit."
Another added: "Emma Paton is so gorgeous gosh."
Is Emma Paton married?
Emma generally keeps her personal life under wraps.
It is however known that she is not married — but is reportedly in a relationship with a boyfriend named Hannibal.
According to an Instagram post from 2018, Paton and her beau co-own a flat and live together.
What did Emma Paton do before presenting?
Paton has a degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University and a Master's in Sports Journalism from St Mary's University Twickenham.
Surrey girl Paton is also a former track star having competed at national level in the 400 metres.
She has also previously worked as part of the media team for Team GB during the 2012 London Olympics.