Danny Dyer spent £140,000 on a holiday in the Maldives after quitting 'EastEnders'.
Danny Dyer enjoyed a holiday in the Maldives
The 45-year-old actor - who previously played Mick Carter on the BBC soap - has revealed that he blew an eye-watering amount of money on a lavish holiday over Christmas.
Danny - who starred on 'EastEnders' between 2013 and 2022 - told The Times Magazine: "It cost £140,000. Best holiday we’ve ever had. It was a reward for the last year, which was one of the busiest I’ve ever had."
The actor - who has Dani, 26, Sunnie, 15, and Artie, nine, with Joanne Mas - was determined to make the most of his free time.
He explained: "It was an horrific shooting schedule. The trip was a complete extravagance but then why do you earn money?
"One reason I left 'EastEnders' was because I wasn’t around enough.
"You’ve got to try and get in there early with your holiday, because otherwise they give you a holiday in February, and who wants to go on holiday in February?"
Meanwhile, Danny previously admitted to feeling "very emotional" when he left 'EastEnders'.
However, the actor also revealed that he stank while shooting his final scenes, in which his landlord alter-ego got lost at sea.
He said: "My final scenes were in the sea, in Ramsgate at 2am. We did the exteriors in the sea and the interiors you go to a water tank. But 'EastEnders' couldn't get Pinewood, so we had to go to Basildon.
"It's all warm and lovely but to make it look like the sea they put broccoli juice in it. You smell of a***. It's f****** broccoli juice. Warm broccoli juice. It was very emotional, but I stunk.
"If it goes t*** up I can go back. I can turn up in three years' time, walk in the Queen Vic smothered in seaweed...
"They wanted to keep it open. I'm very privileged and grateful for that job. It really did change my career and my life."
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