‘I don’t want to go viral on TikTok’ – Dirk van Duijvenbode has had to tone it down at RAVES since rise to darts fame

DARTS star Dirk van Duijvenbode has admitted he has had to tone down his behaviour at raves to avoid going viral on TikTOK.

The Dutchman is a big fan of festivals and is a regular at Intents Festival in Belgium.

But in recent years he has adopted a disguise of sorts, wearing sunglasses and and avoiding dancing to make sure he goes under the radar.

Van Duijvenbode fears being filmed and going viral on TikTok.

He said on the Darts Draait Door podcast: “It comes with the territory, but it has its downsides too. Because of my fame, I get invitations to exclusive parties and end up in places I wouldn’t normally go – that’s a plus.

“But at the same time, I’ve noticed I don’t let loose as much as I used to. I used to go hard all day.

“That makes me adjust my behaviour. I don’t want to suddenly go viral on TikTok, so sometimes I think maybe I shouldn’t go all out. If it’s dark, I feel more comfortable. I stand out less.

“I don’t dance, I hold up the bar. Anyone can film that; it’s not exactly spectacular.

“I walked around with sunglasses on the whole evening. But you won’t find me on the dance floor.”;

When he is not raving or playing darts, Van Duijvenbode is often busy working on an aubergine farm.

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Van Duijvenbode has been working on the farm since he was 15-years-old and he has an arrangement that allows him to juggle his work with his arrow throwing.

He said: “I just have an agreement with my employers that my work has to be finished. How I do that I have to figure out for myself.

“Sometimes that results in 16-hour days when you're behind and have deadlines. But generally not.

“Often once a year is very busy when the certification (kind of audit) comes along with it. Then I have my normal work, and then darts and that certification come on top of it. You don't really have time for that. I do try to take more and more work off my hands.

“Normally I come to start at half past seven. And then I practice at half past nine, half past twelve and half past three. I actually always do that alone.

“Only sometimes towards the World Championship, I sometimes practice with other people, but that's more as a favour to them than that I like it myself.”;