Danny Dyer shares surprising details of new role that’s worlds away from EastEnders’ Mick Carter
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Danny Dyer has shared news of another new acting role – and it’s a far cry from Mick Carter in EastEnders!
The legendary actor bowed out of the BBC One soap on Christmas Day in 2022, in a story that saw his pub landlord character Mick washed out to sea following an altercation with Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) and presumed dead.
Since departing, he’s taken on a range of different projects, including starring in the Channel 5 drama Heat that was created and directed by the Neighbours production team.
He also recently took part in a special edition of The Great British Bake Off for charity Stand Up to Cancer.
Recently, he was pictured fighting in a street as he filmed new movie Marching Powder.
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His final EastEnders episode aired on Christmas Day in 2022 (Picture: BBC)
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However, today he announced yet another string to his bow, as he’s set to take on the role of a priest in short film The Eternal Words of a Dead Verse.
Taking to Instagram, Danny shared the news to his 1.4m followers alongside snaps of him in character.
‘The Eternal words of a Dead Verse..written and directed by my brilliant friend Gilbert Kyem Jnr with the wonderful Jessie Bedrossian playing my daughter’ he began.
‘Who the f*ck would have thought I could play a priest eh. Coming soon.’
The announcement was met with a great reception from fans and former colleagues.
EastEnders co-star Milly Zero, who played Dotty Cotton, tagged both Dyer and Bedrossian, who is known for roles in dramas Granchester and Casualty, saying ‘what a team!!’.
Irish actress Victoria Smurfit added: ‘That would get me back to Church.’
We wonder what Walford churchgoer Yolande Trueman would think of his new career?