Dani Dyer opened up about her childhood with EastEnders star dad Danny Dyer while being interrogated by the Directing Staff on tonight’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
Celebrity SAS star Dani Dyer has spoken out about the “terrible boyfriends” she’s had in the past while being interrogated on the Channel 4 show. Tonight’s episode saw the Directing Staff call Dani in for a chat after watching her struggle during the latest physical challenge.
Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox took the opportunity to ask Dani how she felt about growing up with her famous dad, Danny Dyer, who is best known for his roles in Human Traffic, The Football Factory and EastEnders. Dani answered: “It was okay, really. I think I get a lot of the things that he’s a hard man, but he genuinely ain’t.
“He’s the softest person. My mum’s the hard man of the family, but I’ve already been alright with having him as a dad. We’ve lived a very, very normal life considering he has been so famous.”
When asked what she was like as a teenager, Dani explained that she wasn’t a “wild” child. “I chatted a lot, I always got in trouble for chatting,” she said.
“I just chose terrible boyfriends, but my mum and dad always knew where I was. I wasn’t one of them kids where they were ringing up the police, I thought I was pretty stable in that sense.” Dani went on to become emotional as she opened up about her insecurities, revealing: “I want to be stronger. I want to believe in myself. I don’t have any self-belief at all.”
Dani married footballer Jarrod Bowen last May after welcoming their twins, Summer and Star, in May 2023. She was previously in an on-off relationship with Sammy Kimmence, dating him before going on Love Island in 2018 and rekindling the romance after splitting from co-star Jack Fincham shortly after the show.
They welcomed their son Santiago in 2021, but split shortly afterwards when Sammy was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for scamming pensioners out of £34,000.
Speaking about taking part in Celebrity SAS, Dani revealed that it was one of the “hardest things” she has ever had to do. Speaking in a video posted on her Instagram Story ahead of the premiere, Dani said: “SAS is obviously on tonight at nine o’clock.
“This is one show I’ve been absolutely really excited for you all to see, but also petrified because it was one of the hardest experiences of my entire life.”
Speaking to The Mirror in an exclusive chat, Dani said that she’s entering a new era as her kids continue to grow up. “I feel like I’m really finding myself again. I’ve had five years obviously with all the kids and now they’re growing up a little bit,” she said.
“You start finding yourself a little bit again – what you like and what you don’t like. I’m finding my feet. In this industry, you have your ups and downs but I feel at the moment that I’m really enjoying everything I’m doing and appreciating it all.”
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins continues tomorrow at 9pm on Channel 4.
Source: Mirror
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