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Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Danny Dyer opens up about his EastEnders exit after bashing the soap and his co-stars in furious tirade
reflected on his decision to quit EastEnders after he won a BAFTA Television Award on Sunday. The actor, 47, scooped Male Performance in a Comedy for his role in Mr. Bigstuff, despite facing stiff competition from Bilal Hasna, Dylan Thomas-Smith, Nabhaan Rizwan, Oliver Savell and Phil Dunning. Speaking in the press room after his win, Danny reflected on his varied career as he mused: You're only as good as the job in front of you really and it's getting the opportunities. 'It's also difficult to just get a job and so to get to this stage when you're getting awards and stuff, it is a journey.' Referencing his time on the BBC soap, he continued: 'I've been around a long time and EastEnders changed my career for so many different reasons but unless you roll the dice and you decide to see what else is out there, you never know... 'It's working out really well for me at the moment. I'm having a lovely time but it can always go tits up. I know how this game works, I've had my ups and my downs but I'm just really grateful for it.' Danny starred as Mick Carter on EastEnders for nine years, earning a whopping quarter of a million pounds a year at the height of his stint, before his explosive exit on Christmas Day 2022. However, last week, Danny didn't have much positive to say about the soap, as he slammed the workload, declared he had been 'off his nut' on prescription drugs and had ended up in rehab twice because of the show. Calling out co-stars Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie, Danny brazenly branded them 'c***s' as he claimed they had blanked both him and his onscreen wife Kellie Bright. Recalling his arrival on the soap in 2013, the Rivals star said it was not a warm welcome, describing the set as 'a very cliquey place to work'. He claimed his taking over the Queen Vic caused Jessie and Shane, who played previous pub landlords Kat Slater and Alfie Moon, to 'have the hump'. According to The Sun, Danny boldly said: 'There were a lot of people blanking us when we first turned up and me and Kellie thought "You know what, f**k these c***s, let's get together and show them something different" - we had to prove ourselves over six months.' Danny also hit out at the soap opera's storylines, particularly Mick's 'mental' romance with Janine Butcher, insisting 'a lot of it is s**t'. As well as being unimpressed with his own character's fate, he raged over the decision to kill off Lola Pearce last year from a brain tumour, which he said 'wasted' actress Danielle Harold's talents. The Sun also claimed he slammed the BBC for not giving the cast sufficient duty of care, claiming they wouldn't allow actors time off to go to a family member's funeral - allegations which the BBC has denied. Danny - who was paid around £250,000 a year on the soap - said that while the salary was good, the stars had 'no life' and claimed the dark storylines 'messed lots of people's heads up', insisting they were 'lunatics'. 'You earn good money, but you ain't got time to go to a cashpoint, you have no life,' he said. 'There's not much duty of care, that's the truth, on EastEnders there is no messing about and you've got to do it, it's the hardest part of our job.' 'It messes a lot of people's heads up, most people are off their nut, you meet them on the street, they're lunatics I'm telling you - institutionalised,' he added. He also claimed that bosses put antiseptic into the beer barrels in the Queen Vic in order to prevent him from drinking from them. In response to Danny's comments, a spokesperson for EastEnders stated: 'We would never discuss an individual's private matters, however, we do not recognise these claims. 'EastEnders has extremely robust and well-established procedures in place to safeguard the welfare of everyone who works on the show.' Danny also spoke about EastEnders on the BAFTAs red carpet. He told Sky News: 'It's a roll of the dice leaving EastEnders it gives you sustainability but it is a risk and it has paid off for me. 'I don't know what is going on at the minute, I'm just rolling with it at the minute, it is a bit odd. I'm so proud of this Sky show and I'm happy to represent that show and I've got the Rivals lot here, I've just seen them. 'Two very different shows, I've been around a long time and I've done good and some bad stuff. I've had a good run this year, I'm getting nods now and I would love to nip this one but I've got to stay grounded and keep the ego grounded.' 2025 TV BAFTA AWARDS - ALL THE WINNERS Drama Series Blue Lights (BBC One) - WINNER Sherwood (BBC One) Supacell (Netflix) Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One) Limited Drama Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC One) Mr Bates vs the Post Office (ITV1) - WINNER One Day (Netflix) International After The Party (Channel 4) Colin From Accounts (BBC Two) Say Nothing (Disney+) Shogun (Disney+) - WINNER True Detective: Night Country (Sky Atlantic) You Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack, Netflix Leading Actress Anna Maxwell Martin, Until I Kill You (ITV1) Billie Piper, Scoop (Netflix) Lola Petticrew, Say Nothing (Disney+) Marisa Abela, Industry (BBC One) - WINNER Monica Dolan, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office (ITV1) Sharon D Clarke, Mr Loverman (BBC One) Leading Actor David Tennant, Rivals (Disney+) Gary Oldman, Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Lennie James, Mr Loverman (BBC One) - WINNER Martin Freeman, The Responder (BBC One) Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Toby Jones, Mr Bates Vs The Post Office (ITV1) Female Performance in a Comedy Anjana Vasan, We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4) Kate O'Flynn, Everyone Else Burns Channel 4) Lolly Adefope, The Franchise (Sky Comedy) Nicola Coughlan, Big Mood (Channel 4) Ruth Jones, Gavin & Stacey (BBC One) - WINNER Sophie Willan, Alma's Not Normal (BBC Two) Scripted Comedy Alma's Not Normal (BBC Two) - WINNER Brassic (Sky Max) G'Wed (ITV1) Ludwig (BBC One) Specialist Factual Atomic People (BBC Two) - WINNER Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (National Geographic) Children of the Cult (ITV1) Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain (Channel 4) Reality Dragons' Den (BBC One) The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4) - WINNER Love Is Blind (Channel 4) The Traitors (BBC One) Current Affairs Storyville: Life and Death in Gaza (BBC) Maternity: Broken Trust (ITV1) State of Rage (Channel 4) - WINNER Ukraine's War: The Other Side (ITV1) Shortform Brown Brit (Channel 4) Peaked (Channel 4) Quiet Life (BBC Three) - WINNER Spud (BBC Three) Factual Entertainment In Vogue: The 90s (Vogue Studios, Disney+) Race Across The World (BBC One) Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour (BBC Two) - WINNER Sort Your Life Out (BBC One) Children's Scripted CBeebies As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe (CBeebies) - WINNER Horrible Histories (CBBC) Ready Eddie Go! 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Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Danny Dyer was 'off his nut' on EastEnders set leading to BBC bosses stepping in
Danny Dyer has shockingly admitted he was "off his nut" while on the set of EastEnders, leading to drastic measures by the show's bosses. The actor dropped some explosive revelations about his stint on the BBC soap, bluntly criticising it as "s*** now." At a charity do on Friday, Danny - who's battled with booze and drugs before - opened up about his tough times after joining the soap, revealing he was often sloshed on set and popping prescription meds. Danny was a fixture on EastEnders for nearly a decade from 2013 to 2022 and even checked into rehab in 2017 to get a grip on his addictions. He recounted how the crew intervened when they caught him boozing on set, saying: "When I first arrived the pints were real. I was slipping and sliding around having a few lagers and they found out, so they started to put TCP in the f****** beer!". Despite also being on pills, Danny managed to pull off his role as the beloved Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter. He confessed: "I was off my nut for a lot of that job, I've got to say. I was on a lot of valium and diazepam, that is why. Still got that f***III job done somehow." Danny didn't mince words when asked about EastEnders post his dramatic exit, which saw Mick vanishing at sea after saving ex Linda Carter and villainous new wife Janine Butcher during Christmas 2022. His verdict? "S*** now though, ain't it," he added, "Serves them right." At the Paul Strank Charitable Trust event in Wimbledon, south London, where he generously donated a hefty sum, Danny got real about the emotional turmoil he faced due to the relentless pace of soap opera filming. He lamented the lack of "duty of care" for actors dealing with intense scenes, reports the Mirror. "In a film you properly cry and go to a dark place," he revealed. "You have time to recover. But on soap, you ain't. On a soap, it f**** a lot of people's heads up. I tell you most people in soaps are off their nut. You meet them on the street and they're f****** lunatics, I'm telling you." He also expressed frustration over the show's inflexibility, saying, "If someone dies in your family, they won't even let you go to a f****** funeral because it is such a machine there wasn't much duty of care there." The show's spokesperson has since countered Danny's remarks, stating: "We would never discuss an individual's private matters however, we do not recognise these claims. EastEnders has extremely robust and well established procedures in place to safeguard the welfare of everyone who works on the show." Danny took on the role of Mick Carter during a rough patch in his career, following the dwindling fame from Human Traffic and The Football Factory, and with debt collectors knocking, despite once vowing never to join the soap. Danny, aged 47, spilled the beans on his frosty reception at Albert Square. "I will be honest, it is a very clicky place to work," he revealed. "We took the pub over from Jessie Wallace and Shane Ritchie. Kat and Alfie had an 11 year run and then they want to get rid of them." He continued, airing out the tension: "So they brought us in and they had the hump. That was getting tricky. I was like 'What's the matter with these people, I've not made this call'. So there was a lot of people blanking us when we turned up." Reflecting on his stint on the show, Danny cherished the early days but felt things took a nosedive later on. "I really cherish those first three years," he reminisced, "Then a new producer came in and sacked every f*****. It is a very ruthless job. I learned a lot. Nine years was enough for me." .
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Danny Dyer reveals how his EastEnders co-stars Shane Ritchie and Jessie Wallace felt about losing their king and queen of Albert Square title: 'We took the pub and they got the hump!'
Danny Dyer has revealed his true feelings about EastEnders as he hit out at former co-stars Shane Ward and Jessie Wallace in a huge rant on Friday. The actor, 47, starred as Mick Carter on the BBC show for nine years, earning a whopping quarter of a million pounds a year at the height of his stint, before his explosive exit on Christmas Day 2022. However, reflecting on his time on the soap at a charity night at Wimbledon Club, Danny brazenly branded co-stars Jessie and Shane 'c***s'. He claimed Jessie, who portrayed Kat Slater, and Shane, who played Alfie Moon, had blanked both him and his onscreen wife Kellie Bright. Recalling his arrival on the soap in 2013, the Rivals star said it was not a warm welcome, describing the set as 'a very cliquey place to work'. He claimed his taking over the Queen Vic caused Jessie and Shane, who played the previous pub landlords to 'have the hump'. According to The Sun, Danny boldly said: 'There were a lot of people blanking us when we first turned up and me and Kellie thought 'You know what, f*ck these c*nts. Let's get together and show them something different. 'We took the pub (Queen Vic) over from Shane and Jesse. Kat and Alfie had an 11 year run and then they wanted to get rid of them so they brought us in and they had the hump. 'They were getting prickly about us coming in. I was like, 'What is the matter with these people? I have not made this call.' He added: 'We had to prove ourselves over six months. It was hard work. Then a new producer came in and sacked a load of people.' MailOnline has contacted representatives for Danny, Jessie and Shane for comment. Danny played Queen Vic landlord Mick on the BBC soap for nine years until his dramatic Christmas 2022 exit in a cliffside car chase, which left him presumed dead as his body was never found. Reflecting on his show exit, he previously admitted that he became disillusioned with his character and felt like Mick had 'lost his way'. His character came into the show back in 2013 with wife Linda, played by Kellie, and their children. The actor, 47, starred as Mick Carter on the BBC show for nine years, earning a whopping quarter of a million pounds a year at the height of his stint, before his explosive exit on Christmas Day 2022; pictured 2020 But after the happy couple's initial stint, things would eventually change, with the teenage sweetheart parting ways and Mick re-marrying Janine, played by Charlie Brooks. It comes after Danny shared how a letter from his eldest daughter Dani made him stay in rehab when he was there to tackle his drug addiction. The actor said that he'd 'had enough' of the rehabilitation programme and was ready to walk out before receiving the correspondence from Dani, now 28. Dani, who would have been around 20 at the time, reached out to her dad to convince him to continue his treatment at the facility in South Africa. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Danny admitted that the letter made him realise the pain he had put his family through. Danny is married to Joanne Mas after getting together in 1992 and the couple share three children, their daughter Dani, daughter Sunnie, 18, and son Arty, 11. He told presenter Lauren Laverne: 'Then they read a letter out from home, from my daughter Dani, and it made me sit back down in that seat.' Danny did not divulge what his daughter had written but it had such an impact he changed his decision to leave rehab. Elsewhere in the interview, Danny discussed how fame has affected his private life and lead to him making some bad decisions, namely 'taking a lot of drugs'. He said: 'I'd go to nightclubs and DJ sometimes but in general just wave off of balconies and I'd get paid quite a lot of money to do it.' Looking back on his past choices, Danny said that his days of 'hedonism and mad behaviour' are over and that those times were 'awful'.
Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
EastEnders' Danny Dyer 'off his nut' while filming as bosses took drastic steps
Danny Dyer has confessed to downing booze and taking prescription pills before filming scenes on EastEnders during his nine-year run as Mick Carter on the hit soap Danny Dyer has confessed that he was "off his nut" while filming for EastEnders, forcing show bosses to take drastic action. The actor made bombshell claims about his time on the BBC soap as he slammed it for being "s*** now." Talking at a charity event on Friday Danny - who has suffered from drink and drug abuse in the past - opened up about how he struggled after joining the soap and found himself drunk on set and taking prescription pills. Danny starred on EastEnders for nine years from 2013 - 2022 and during that time went to rehab in 2017 to address his addiction problems. He described how the production team took action when he was drunk on set to stop him from downing beers while he worked. He said: "When I first arrived the pints were reaI. I was slipping and sliding around having a few lagers and they found out, so they started to put TCP in the f***ing beer!" Danny then admitted that he was also taking pills but still managed to act his scenes as loveable landlord of The Queen Vic, Mick Carter. He said: "I was off my nut for a lot of that job, I've got to say. I was on a lot of valium and diazepam, that is why. Still got that f***ing job done somehow." Danny didn't hold back as he was asked what he thought of the show since he left in traumatic scenes that saw Mick lost at sea saving the lives of ex Linda Carter and evil new wife Janine Butcher at Christmas in 2022. He said: "S*** now though, ain't it," adding, "Serves them right." Talking at the Paul Strank Charitable Trust event in Wimbledon, south London - where he donated thousands of pounds of his own money - Danny opened up about the emotional rollercoaster and how he struggled with the lack of downtime from draining scenes, saying there wasn't enough "duty of care". "In a film you properly cry and go to a dark place," he said. "You have time to recover. But on soap, you ain't. On a soap, it f**** a lot of people's heads up. I tell you most people in soaps are off their nut. You meet them on the street and they're f***ing lunatics, I'm telling you. "If someone dies in your family, they won't even let you go to a f***ing funeral because it is such a machine there wasn't much duty of care there." A spokesperson for the show has rebuked Danny's claims. In statement, they said: "We would never discuss an individual's private matters however, we do not recognise these claims. EastEnders has extremely robust and well established procedures in place to safeguard the welfare of everyone who works on the show." He took the part of Mick Carter at a low point in his career after his Human Traffic and The Football Factory success had waned and with bailiffs at his door, having previously sworn he would never star in the soap. Danny, 47, claims he didn't get a warm welcome on Albert Square. "I will be honest, it is a very clicky place to work," he said. "We took the pub over from Jessie Wallace and Shane Ritchie. Kat and Alfie had an 11 year run and then they want to get rid of them. "So they brought us in and they had the hump. That was getting tricky. I was like 'What's the matter with these people, I've not made this call'. So there was a lot of people blanking us when we turned up." Whilst he looks back fondly on the first three years of working on the show, he said it went downhill from there. "I really cherish those first three years," he recalled, "Then a new producer came in and sacked every f***er. It is a very ruthless job. I learned a lot. Nine years was enough for me."
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Danny Dyer hits out at EastEnders' storylines
Danny Dyer has blasted some of the "s***" storylines he was given on 'EastEnders'. The 47-year-old actor quit the soap as Mick Carter in 2022 after nine years in Walford and he admitted he was particularly unimpressed when his alter ego embarked on a romance with killer Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks). Speaking at a charity night at Wimbledon Football Club on Friday (09.05.25), The Sun on Sunday newspaper reports he said: 'You've got to sell this s***, and a lot of it is s***. You're like, 'What the f*** is this?'. Mick with Janine was mental.' Danny and co-star Kellie Bright, who played his on-screen wife Linda Carter, found the soap "very cliquey" when they started and he accused Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie of giving them a frosty reception when they joined. He said: 'When I first came in it was a very cliquey place to work. 'We took the pub (Queen Vic) over from Shane and Jesse. 'Kat and Alfie had an 11 year run and then they wanted to get rid of them so they brought us in and they had the hump. "They were getting prickly about us coming in. 'I was like, 'What is the matter with these people? I have not made this call.' "There were a lot of people blanking us when we first turned up and me and Kellie thought 'You know what, f*** these c****. Let's get together and show them something different.'' 'We had to prove ourselves over six months. 'It was hard work. Then a new producer came in and sacked a load of people.' Danny used to enjoy "a few lagers" on set from the Queen Vic, but when bosses found out, they took measures to make sure it became undrinkable, adding antiseptic to the beer barrels. He said: 'When I first arrived on set I was slipping around the side and having a few lagers and they found out so they started to put TCP into the beer. 'I wasn't off my nut. I had a drink every now and again.'
