Danny Dyer was "very nervous" to quit 'EastEnders' and join the cast of Australian drama 'Heat'.
Danny Dyer was 'very nervous' to quit EastEnders and join the cast of Australian drama Heat
The 45-year-old actor departed his soap role as Mick Carter - who last appeared on screen on Boxing Day (26.12.22) - after nine years as the character, and he is leading the cast of new show 'Heat' next week.
But Danny, who will play Steve Cameron in the programme, admits it was a "huge decision" to leave the security of Soapland.
He is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "It was a job that came up towards the end of my run at 'EastEnders'. It was a huge decision and I didn’t know if I had made the right one.
"'EastEnders' has been such a huge part of my life - the people there and the security it brings. Then this job came up and I thought, ‘OK, this is the start of my new chapter.’ But I was very nervous.
“I hadn’t done any other acting jobs for nine years. I did other stuff, like The Wall, but this is standing on my own two feet, being the lead on something else.
“I literally wrapped on Tuesday at 'EastEnders'. I went home, I got my suitcase, I packed a bag and left the next day to go to Australia. I was straight in the deep end."
The 'Football Factory' star bonded with his Scottish co-star Darren McMullen, who plays Steve's best friend Brad Fisher, before they started filming.
He explained: "I spoke to him on Zoom. I loved the fact he’s Scottish. That made it work. It saved me having to do an Australian accent. No one wants to see that.
"I said, ‘As soon as you get here give me a call. Let’s just go out.’ And we did. We had a good booze and a good chat."
The thriller series sees Steve and Brad's families go on a joint holiday amid the Australian bushfire season, but secrets and lies are soon revealed.
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