Danny Dyer has blasted among the “s***” storylines he was given on ‘EastEnders’.
The 47-year-old actor give up the cleaning soap as Mick Carter in 2022 after 9 years in Walford and he admitted he was notably unimpressed when his alter ego launched into a romance with killer Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks).
Talking at a charity night time at Wimbledon Soccer Membership on Friday (09.05.25), The Solar on Sunday newspaper experiences he stated: “You’ve acquired to promote this s***, and a variety of it’s s***. You’re like, ‘What the f*** is that this?’. Mick with Janine was psychological.”
Danny and co-star Kellie Shiny, who performed his on-screen spouse Linda Carter, discovered the cleaning soap “very cliquey” once they began and he accused Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie of giving them a frosty reception once they joined.
He stated: “Once I first got here in it was a really cliquey place to work.
“We took the pub (Queen Vic) over from Shane and Jesse.
“Kat and Alfie had an 11 yr run after which they needed to eliminate them in order that they introduced us in and so they had the hump.
“They had been getting prickly about us coming in.
“I used to be like, ‘What’s the matter with these folks? I’ve not made this name.’
“There have been lots of people blanking us after we first turned up and me and Kellie thought ’ what, f*** these c****. Let’s get collectively and present them one thing completely different.’”
“We needed to show ourselves over six months.
“It was laborious work. Then a brand new producer got here in and sacked a load of individuals.”
Danny used to get pleasure from “just a few lagers” on set from the Queen Vic, however when bosses discovered, they took measures to verify it grew to become undrinkable, including antiseptic to the beer barrels.
He stated: “Once I first arrived on set I used to be slipping across the aspect and having just a few lagers and so they discovered in order that they began to place TCP into the beer.
“I wasn’t off my nut. I had a drink each every so often.”
