Why did Danny Dyer leave EastEnders?

Danial John Dyer is an English actor and presenter.

Danny Dyer’s breakthrough role was as Moff in Human Traffic, with other notable roles as Billy the Limpet in Mean Machine and as Tommy Johnson in The Football Factory.

Following the success of The Football Factory, Danny Dyer was often typecast in “hard-man” roles, although it was this image that allowed him to present The Real Football Factories, its spin-off, The Real Football Factories International and Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men.

Danny Dyer has also worked in theatre, having appeared in three plays written by Harold Pinter, with whom he had a close friendship.

In 2013, Danny Dyer joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in the role of Mick Carter.

However, Danny Dyer had previously turned down a role in 2009, and in his autobiography, Straight Up, said that he would not join the cast until he was “fat, bald and fifty”.

Why did Danny Dyer leave EastEnders?

To say they [EastEnders] were upset to see Danny Dyer go is an understatement.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Danny Dyer left EastEnders to appear in a Sky drama after they “gave him an offer he couldn’t refuse” – reported by the paper to be worth six figures.