News about Danny Dyer

The East End-born actor, 47, has been hailed for showing 'nuance' in his performance in the Disney+ series; but is his warmth and sensitivity really anything new? The East London-born actor, these days best known for playing Mick Carter in Eastenders (pictured bottom left) and previously for a string of roles in gangster and football hooligan flicks, trades in his folded up newspaper brick for a 1980s-style mobile phone as he portrays an electronics businessman extraordinaire in a performance viewers have branded 'fantastic' (bottom centre).

Danny Dyer has been praised by viewers watching the highly-anticipated Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's 1988 bonkbuster Rivals this weekend. The EastEnders actor, 47, stars as Freddie Jones in the series which is set in 1986 and follows the cut throat world of television. And while the main storyline follows tense rivalry between polo-loving lothario Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant), fans watching have been quick to point out Danny's 'fantastic' contribution.

The Disney+ series, which has captivated fans since it was unleashed on Friday, would be nothing without Dame Jilly Cooper, who penned the novel behind it back in 1988. And, much to viewers' delight, Dame Jilly has been spotted making an appearance in the eight-part show.

Rivals fans have said they are 'already obsessed' with the show as it debuted on Disney+ on Friday. The highly-anticipated new Disney+ series, which has been hailed as a 'bonkbuster,' already has an average of 93% on the Tomatometer, based on the glowing early reviews of fourteen critics. It features a star-studded cast of David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson, Oliver Chris and Claire Rushbrook.

Alison Hammond left Rivals star Aidan Turner baffled after she introduced him as 'Adam Turner' during Friday's This Morning. The TV presenter, 49, seemed to get mixed up as she accidentally referred to the actor by the wrong name - and viewers were quick to point out the blunder. Ahead of an ad break on the ITV show, Alison teased: 'As they bring Jilly Cooper's steamy novel to life, we're joined by the stars of Rivals Adam Turner and Danny Dyer.'

Rivals finally hit screens on Friday to the delight of fans - and it debuted with a bang, pulling in a whopping Rotten Tomatoes score. It features a star-studded cast of David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson, Oliver Chris and Claire Rushbrook.

Danny Dyer was very much the doting dad as he posed with his rarely-seen daughter. The EastEnders star, 47, cut a dapper figure in a grey suit and black shirt as took to the red carpet at the Rivals gala screening in London. The soap star looked worlds away from his famous hard-man characters as he smiled with his daughter Sunnie-Jo.

The former EastEnders actor, 47, condemned the Prime Minister and his Cabinet for their plan to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. He also poured scorn on former Conservative leader David Cameron branding him a 't**t - six years on from Dyer's 'he's in Nice with his trotters up' rant about the ex-PM. However, despite his criticisms of the new Labour government, he suggested that he would like Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to take charge instead. He told The Big Issue magazine: 'The Tories are such f***ing a***holes that Keir Starmer got in not for what Labour were saying but because the Tories f***ed it up so much.

Danny Dyer looked to be getting stuck in as he took part in the Sellebrity Soccer charity match at at Hartley Wintney FC in Hampshire on Sunday. The former EastEnders star, 47, didn't hold back as he dribbled the ball while swapping the stage for the sports pitch.  The presenter cut a sporty figure in a black sports top and shorts, while he protected his legs with some chin pads. 

Hard as it may be to imagine anyone eclipsing the sex appeal of Ross Poldark by being darker, sexier and even better with horses, someone has. Yes, ladies of Great Britain, Rupert Campbell-Black has landed straight from the pages of Jilly Cooper's 1988 bonkbuster Rivals on your screens here in 2024, and you are all in trouble. A lot of trouble.

Danny Dyer has revealed he and his family 'stepped up' to help his daughter Dani with raising her three children, while her fiancé Jarrod Bowen was away at the Euros this summer.  The former EastEnders star, 47, welcomed his first grandchild when his daughter Dani Dyer, 28, gave birth to Santiago, three, with her former partner Sammy Kimmence. The reality star then gave birth to twins Summer and Star with footballer Jarrod Bowen in 2023, and her dad has explained how he and his wife Joanne Mas, 47, help with babysitting duties on top of being parents to Sunnie, 17,  and son Arty, 10. 

Danny Dyer has been dealt a brutal blow as his TV series with daughter Dani is axed. The actor, 47, and his reality star daughter, 28, presented their own travel show Absolutely Dyer: Danny and Dani Do Italy. The series first aired in May on E4 but after four episodes, Channel 4 has cut the show despite it being a hit with fans. 

EastEnders airs an emotional exit scenes as a devastated character leave Walford on Thursday night's upcoming episode. Bobby Beale - who is played by Clay Milner Russell - is exiting the iconic soap and emotional scenes are set to pull on the heart strings of fans. Bobby first appeared in the BBC One soap in July, 2003, following his birth and has had many ups and downs in Walford. 

Danny Dyer enjoyed a family outing with his daughter Dani as they arrived at Global Radio in London on Thursday. The former EastEnders star, 47, cut a casual figure for the outing as he sported a navy shirt along with a dark grey jacket. The actor also wore a pair of slim-fit jeans and light trainers while he puffed on a cigarette on his way to the studio.

Danny Dyer brutally teased EastEnders fans as he shouted: 'Bring Mick back!' while onstage at the National Television Awards 2024 at the O2 Arena, London on Wednesday. The actor, 47, who portrayed Mick Carter on EastEnders for nine years, was presenting the award for New Drama with his Rivals co-star Katherine Parkinson when the quip came. Before Danny began reading the nominees, he spotted some current EastEnders stars in the audience and told them he missed them.

The future of Danny Dyer's Sky comedy has been revealed.

The sitcom first aired in April 2020 and follows the life of Alma, who tries to get her life back on track after a recent breakup. However, according to TV Zone, the show is developing a one-off Christmas special to act as its final episode.

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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Has Keir Starmer , apparently bewitched by his enforcer Sue Gray, read former chief secretary to the Treasury David Laws's 2016 account of working with Sue in the Cabinet Office? 'Unless she agrees, things just don't happen,' wrote Laws. 'Cabinet reshuffles, departmental reorganisations, the whole lot - it's all down to Sue Gray… Our poor, deluded voters think the Prime Minister holds the reins of power.

New West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui has shown his funny side with an amusing response to Danny Dyer's welcome pep talk. The actor is a diehard Hammers fan and a regular attendee at the London Stadium, while his interest in the club has only ramped up in the wake of the relationship between Dyer's daughter Dani and forward Jarrod Bowen.  Last week, Dyer recorded a welcome voice note for Lopetegui as part of Sky Sport's 'messages of hope' for all 92 EFL clubs ahead of the start of the 2024-25 season. 

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Make a note of the date. BBC1's family history show Who Do You Think You Are? returns on Thursday, and for actress Vicky McClure, making accurate notes of dates turns out to be quite important. In the opening episode of the new series, the Line Of Duty star is learning about her great-grandad Thomas. He was a sailor who went to Canada almost a century ago, before Vicky's much-loved 'Nonna' was born. In one of the painstaking scenes of archive detective work that make this show such a popular format, Vicky pores over shipping charts with an expert. She deduces that the old boy set sail in January 1925, came home to his wife Ruby the following July... and Nonna was born in December.

Manchester City , Arsenal and Liverpool fans believe their sides will get off to the strongest start in the new Premier League season as a survey revealed the hopes and dreams of fan bases. From Arsenal to Walsall, fans of each of the 92 clubs, including actor Danny Dyer and comedian Josh Widdicombe, have also come together to tell their stories of fandom ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.

Danny Dyer has recorded a welcome voicenote for incoming West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui as part of Sky Sport's 'messages of hope' for all 92 EFL clubs ahead of the start of the 2024-25 season. The actor is a diehard Hammers fan and a regular attendee at the London Stadium, and Dyer's interest in the club has only ramped up in the wake of the relationship between Dyer's daughter Dani and West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen.