Daniella Allfree reveals slew of bookings following PDC walk-on girl ban

The PDC opted to remove walk-on girls from events after discussions with TV companies. It prompted a furious backlash from many darts fans. A petition calling for walk-on girls to return accrued thousands of signatures. Allfree, one of the most prominent walk-on girls in the business, has been outspoken on the matter. The model from Chesterfield has lashed out at the unidentified decision-makers who signed off on her dismissal.
"To this day, I've not had an explanation why. We were told a woman had started at Sky Sports who said we weren't necessary any more. Whether this was true or not, I still don't know," she said.
"The PDC were our bosses and they are the ones that broke the news to us but I'm still unclear as to who was actually behind it."
Allfree did identify her backers, for whom she reserved praise. She referenced the popular petition, which was shared by Raymond van Barneveld among others.
She said: "I didn't realise how popular our role was until we got axed and I'm now spurred on by how the fans feel. It's a minority who don't want us there."
"There was a petition that reached 50,000 signatures of people wanting us back on the darts. People think they are losing a bit of British culture."
The 30-year old revealed that, though she lost around 60 per cent of her income by being 'banned' from PDC events, she has attracted plenty of new job offers.
"A lot of model agencies have been ringing saying they are glad to have me back. I've earned more from commercial modelling than I did in the darts," she said.
"A lot of people in the darts world are against us being banned so we've been working at darts exhibitions and non-televised events."