
Danny Dyer spills the beans on very raunchy opening scene in new show which will make even Rivals fans blush
So fans will be thrilled he's back in the buff in series two of Sky's Mr Bigstuff — even if the actor reckons the show's title isn't, ahem, perhaps the most fitting.
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In the comedy, which returns to Sky and Now on Thursday, Danny 's character Lee is a wayward geezer who rocks up at his straight-laced brother Glen's carpet factory, seeking a new chapter.
Laughing, Danny said: 'Ever run through a council estate naked? It's a whole new ball game, literally.
'I was concentrating on the weather, more than anything else, you know, that it wasn't too cold!
'It was broad daylight. I didn't go fully [nude], I had a little sock over my Hampton.'
The former EastEnders hardman didn't mind stripping off because it was important for the storyline, with Lee chasing down a thug who had thrown a brick through a window.
He added: 'You read this stuff, and you go, 'OK, I've got to physically do it'. But it's important to the show, it's a vital scene. You go, 'He's back'. It's the way of showing the alpha is back.'
It is all quite different to Danny's more romantic scenes in Disney+ bonkbuster Rivals.
And he reckons playing the two roles in tandem has finally proven his clout as an actor.
Danny mused: 'No one really saw me in that rom-com light. I'm really appreciative that Rivals went, 'No, this is what you're going to do, something completely different'.
'These two jobs came to me back-to-back, two very different roles. I did Rivals first. I came straight out of Rivals, shaved my tache off, and went into Mr Bigstuff.
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Danny Dyer's TV comedy debut in new all-star series just days away as launch date is confirmed
'I picked up the script and went, 'No, this isn't Freddie, I'm not picking up where I left off'.'
In the past, Danny has firmly planted himself in his comfort zone as a Cockney hardman.
He said: 'I do feel when I did that show called Heat, on Channel 5, just after I left EastEnders after nine years . . . I was playing [EastEnders character] Mick, really. I'd played him for so long, you pick up habits.'
I'm sure Danny's fans won't mind if he makes nudity a habit.
Tongues wagging in villa
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Love Island 's most brutal love triangle in years ended in explosions in Friday's episode, when Lauren Wood was booted out in a vote.
Some 24 hours later her man Harrison Solomon decided to follow, to the relief of the other woman in the love mess, Toni Laites.
It should have left peace to reign the ITV2 dating villa. But we all know Love Island bosses don't quite subscribe to that old adage 'make love, not war'.
Instead, they ramped up the drama with a savage kissing game. Emma received a text, which read: 'Islanders, pucker up and prepare to bring the passion.
"It's time to find out who's the ultimate snogger in today's kissing competition.'
The boys didn't hold back in their feedback, with Dejon slating Yasmin: 'That kiss was two words . . . no good. Zero out of ten.'
There's more romance on EastEnders than Love Island these days.
Painted in prime colours
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Fake Or Fortune is back for a 13th series and it could prove lucky for one amateur art collector, who believes he has a piece painted by Sir Winston Churchill.
In tonight's opener on BBC One, Barry is hopeful the painting he bought for £140 at a Sussex fair could be a winner because hidden writing on the back notes it was painted in June 1916 by the wartime PM.
If the team of experts prove it's genuine, it could be worth half a million pounds.
Co-host Fiona Bruce said: 'As always, our investigations in this series have been full of twists.
'From an unloved picture hidden in a cupboard to one picked up by chance as part of a job lot at auction, the series continues to uncover hidden treasures.'
Nick Viall, who found fame on The Bachelor, and his wife Natalie Joy, who is 18 years younger, will host a new dating series on Netflix called Age Of Attraction.
It will see singles from 22 to 59 explore 'ageless' dating where they don't reveal their vintage. It airs later this year.
Trinny casts regrets
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Trinny Woodall has built a multi-million-pound beauty business, but says she won't forget the ruin she faced after leaving BBC hit What Not To Wear for ITV version Trinny & Susannah Undress.
The show with Susannah Constantine only managed two series. It meant she had to take on work abroad and leave her young daughter Lyla.
Trinny today tells Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast: 'The biggest challenge for me was when Lyla was four and I stopped working in England.
'For a lot of the year, I left London on a Sunday and came back on a Friday.
'I now think what did Lyla lose by my not changing job to stay in the UK. I could have said, 'We'll downsize'.'
CBB star Angellica Bell has teamed up with Girlguiding as their newest ambassador.
She will unveil new badges for girls aged 4-18 across Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers.
The badge activities including interior design, creating calm spaces and discovering courage.
Martin's Nott a pain now
Line Of Duty star Martin Compston has revealed how his character went from 'pain in the arse' to hero, thanks to DI Steve Arnott being thrown down stairs by a villain.
After being in a wheelchair, Martin returned as a gun-toting saviour. Talking on Westlife star Nicky Byrne 's HQ podcast, he said: 'My character is a pain in the arse; the dick wears a waistcoat and that annoying accent I do.
"They [the writers] said from that moment his relationship with the audience will change, they'll realise that if he was dead, what they'd lose.
'They were right. He was the hero of the show. Coming back – having been a wheelchair – with a gun felt like a moment.
'It took six years to get there.'

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