After a string of film and television failures that made him unable to pay for a beer, Danny Dyer admits to being completely broke before accepting the part in EastEnders.
Since joining the coveted cast of EastEnders, Danny Dyer has become a national treasure with a host of successful projects under his belt. But the 47 year old actor’s life hasn’t always been a comfortable one, as he recently revealed that before landing the role as Mick Carter in the BBC soap, he was “absolutely skint.”
The film and TV star, who is a married father of three, joined EastEnders in 2013 and from that moment on his life rapidly changed.
Speaking to chat show host Jonathan Ross, Danny explained: “I didn’t have an audition, they rung me up, I had a touch.”
He continued, “At the time, I was skint and I only had about enough gas money to get there, they said, Listen we want you to come in the show, take over the Queen Vic,” which is the real story.
The Marching Powder star continued, “They assumed I was a millionaire, and I met them in the hotel and I walked in without a trace.”
He continued, “I hope they don’t ask me to get them a lager because I have no dough,” adding: “I thought.” I was like, “Wow, I want to do a cartwheel in front of them,” but I also thought, “Play it down, don’t show your bolt too early.”
Danny made an attempt to play it cool as the meeting came to an end, promising to consider their offer rather than to jump at the chance right away.
Before joining the soap, Danny had considered changing his career because his situation was so bad. He said to Jonathan, “I might have had to go and load skip Jon because I was at nightclubs.”
He claimed that a number of “s*** movies,” including the 2012 film Un For Your Wife, made a meager £602 in its first weekend, in spite of his dire financial situation.
He claimed to the magazine, “I was f***ed. I was on my a**e.” I’d produced too many subpar movies. I had a shot and some excellent work. I had to resort to waving off balconies while going to nightclubs.
He continued, “That chips away at your soul that I’ll tell ya. What should you do next? I f***ed it. Dominic Treadwell Collins contacted me and requested that we meet for a meeting.
He continued, “I swear to god I was on my a**e. He told me about the part where the Alpha male wears a pink dressing gown. And his first storyline will be about his son coming out as gay, and you simply wrap your arm around him and declare your love for him.
I said, “wow you f****** get me, I told you.” assumed I would follow Phil around and enter. Six months, perhaps a year. Phil is not for you. He did not, however, advise taking over the Queen Vic and bringing a family. I was skint, they didn’t realize that.
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Source: Mirror
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