“If anything, it has really helped me for whatever comes now.”
This is Fallon Sherrock. Former mobile hairdresser. Single mother. Darts player. History maker.
The 25-year-old is recalling how she dealt with online trolls in 2017 when her faced swelled in reaction to medication for a kidney complaint.
“It made me more determined to prove everyone wrong,” says Sherrock now, reflecting on a whirlwind few weeks where her ground-breaking triumphs made headlines around the world.
The first woman to defeat a man at the PDC World Championship, she followed up by beating another and is now adapting to life as a poster girl for the sport.
“I’m letting it all sink in. Now I feel a bit more proud of myself but I’m in shock about how big it has all got,” she tells BBC Sport.
Pioneering tennis legend Billie Jean King, external is a big fan and Sex and the City actor Sarah Jessica Parker has messaged her.
She has played pro-celebrity darts with former Italy footballer Luca Toni, will appear at Madison Square Garden in New York and seen her Twitter following soar from less than 15,000 to nearer 100,000.
I’m just having time to chill, read everything and it’s literally like ‘wow, I’ve done this,'” says Sherrock at her home in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
“I was aware of Billie Jean King before but didn’t realise actually quite how big she was until it all kicked off and everyone was talking about it. It’s incredible, I’m amazed by it all.”
‘My boy is just happy to see mummy on TV’
Her new-found fame has brought offers to play around the world while Sherrock also has her five-year-old son Rory, who is autisic, to think about.
“I’ve got a lot of help from my family. It’s still a new thing I’m adjusting to, and I’ve got to find a set routine. When I go away, sometimes he will come with me,” she says.
“Rory has loved it. He needs a little board as he’s trying to throw on my board when I need to practise.
“He understood I was playing and was supporting but I’m not expecting him to understand how big this has blown up – he’s just happy to see his mummy on TV.”
Sherrock is a recognisable face now. Passers-by look twice, and say ‘well done’.
“I’ve tried not to go out as much,” she laughs. “It’s so strange, I don’t even know how to explain it. I’m just me, a normal person. It’s great that everyone is so supportive.”