Dyer Scared of Soap Opera Role

20 April 2009

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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.

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

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. 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".

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