Danny Miller fears he could be written out of ‘Emmerdale’.
Danny Miller is worried he could be written out of Emmerdale
The 33-year-old actor - who plays Aaron Dingle on the ITV soap - is set to embark on a new storyline in which his character finds out he has the faulty BRCA2 gene, which can lead to breast cancer, and Danny has confessed to harbouring fears that it could lead to his exit from the show.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "My first thought about this story was, 'I’ve just moved to Leeds, please don’t kill me off!'
“There are people who just have bad luck, which follows them. So I knew what they were going to say when it was the three of them [Cain Dingle, Caleb Milligan and Aaron] who take the gene test. I remember saying, 'It’s me that gets it, isn’t it?'
"I don’t think Aaron realises the seriousness of it straight away. Aaron’s always been one of those people who doesn’t like constant eyes and attention on him. If he were to tell people when he’s not dealt with it himself, he’s likely to get a lot of people asking if he’s alright, which is the worst question you can ask him."
Danny has actually relished his latest storyline, describing it as "untouched and untold" in the soap world.
The actor also suggested that it's important to shine a light on the issue.
He said: "I’ve always been interested in those types of stories that are untouched and untold. But it’s naive of me to not think about male breast cancer. I spoke to a couple of other people here, males, and they didn’t know about it either.
"So it would be an interesting story."
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