Dyer Scared of Soap Opera Role

7 months ago 20th Apr 06:30

Danny Dyer turned down a starring role in a British soap opera - because he was terrified of the huge amount of publicity the show receives.

The movie tough-guy was approached to appear in hit U.K. show EastEnders, which chronicles life in London.

But Dyer rejected the role, which was devised with him in mind - because the series' stars regularly make headline news in Britain.

He says, "I met John Yorke, controller of drama production. He asked ifI would be willing to go in and shake up a few of the characters.

"He said they would write a synopsis and then take me out to dinner andanything I wanted to change, I could change, which gives me a bit of power.

"I quite like the idea of it. But actually, in reality, I just got coldfeet. Just from having a meeting it's all over the newspapers and it gave me the horrors. Imagine if I went in it.

With the EastEnders thing the whole publicity gets out of hand. It's like a whole new beast

"With the EastEnders thing the whole publicity gets out of hand. It's like a whole new beast. It's not something I fancy. I don't want to write if off totally but at this point in my career I think it would be madness".