11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Danny Dyer reveals he'll strip totally naked in full-frontal nude scene in new bumper sized season of Rivals
DANNY Dyer has revealed he'll strip completely starkers in the new series of Rivals.
The ex EastEnders alum, 47, plays Freddie Jones in the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's novel - and he's eager for a piece of the racy action.
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Danny Dyer has revealed he'll go starkers in the new series of Rivals
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He played affable Freddie Jones in the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's novel
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He is eager for a racy script for the second Rivals season, which has already been confirmed
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With his fake moustache and wig, he played a working class lad who found himself in higher social circles due to his skills in IT.
Yet Danny is eager to get his kit off as the kind-hearted, dispute-fixing character returns for
He candidly said: "I do think I will get my c**k out in the second series!"
Show fans were stunned as the series
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Danny added of his next career steps: "I've always believed I had something about me and that I can act.
"It is just a matter of never giving up, really. Especially in our world where you get used to a lot of rejection.
"I've never faded into the shadows and always thought 'No, f**k it, I want to do something, I want to get out the council estate and earn a few quid'."
Danny, who exclusively
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"It saved my f***ing career. I'd be f***ed without it."
It came as he also revealed his true feelings about co-star Jessie Wallace.
Danny Dyer calls himself a 'p---k' as he candidly opens up about split from wife Jo in The Assembly
Despite spending seven years in his role as Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter, the actor made the
in 2022
He has told how the Rivals role - and daughter Dani Dyer triumphing in Love Island in 2018 - saw his bank balance rocket.
He added his income "tripled" and said: "Honestly, I was the father of the f***ing year and I'd done f*** all. I thought, what a touch!"
RIVALS RETURN
As per the original book, the first series of
Rivals: The Cast
An ensemble of stars make up the huge cast of the hit Disney+ show Rivals.
Victoria Smurfit - Maud O'Hara (Declan's wretched wife and a former actress)
Danny Dyer - Freddie Jones (Self-made successful electronics businessman and resident in Rutshire)
Rufus Jones - Paul Stratton (British MP going through a mid-life crisis)
Long-held grudges bubbled to the surface as the characters vie for business and each others' affections in the
Viewers tuned into the show in droves as they raved about the
After the jaw-dropping cliffhanger ending,
The streaming giant then confirmed that the critically acclaimed series has been
We previously reported that bosses were so impressed by early screenings of the show,
on the platform.
A source previously told us: "
Going for a follow-up is a no-brainer, though these things take
money
and time, particularly as they have to try to align the very busy diaries of Rivals' star-studded cast."
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The actor told how he was up for a full-frontal nude scene
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Danny told how he was 'off his nut on drugs' during filming for EastEnders
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He admitted his wages 'tripled' when daughter Dani won Love Island
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