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Danny Dyer launches into furious tirade against EastEnders as he brands scripts 's**t', calls co-stars Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie 'c***s' and accuses bosses of turning cast into 'lunatics' by lack of duty of care Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By MILLY VEITCH FOR MAILONLINE Published: 00:46, 11 May 2025 | Updated: 00:46, 11 May 2025 e-mail View comments Danny Dyer has revealed his true feelings about EastEnders as he hit out at the soap storylines, bosses and his former co-stars in a swear-filled rant. The actor, 47, starred as Mick Carter on the BBC show for nine years, earning a whopping quarter of a million pounds a year at the height of his stint, before his explosive exit on Christmas Day 2022.
However, reflecting on his time on the soap at a charity night at Wimbledon Club on Friday, Danny slammed the workload, declaring he had been 'off his nut' on prescription drugs and had ended up in rehab twice because of the show. Calling out co-stars Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie , Danny brazenly branded them 'c***s' as he claimed they had blanked both him and his onscreen wife Kellie Bright. Recalling his arrival on the soap in 2013, the Rivals star said it was not a warm welcome, describing the set as 'a very cliquey place to work'.
He claimed his taking over the Queen Vic caused Jessie and Shane, who played previous pub landlords Kat Slater and Alfie Moon, to 'have the hump'. Danny Dyer has revealed his true feelings about EastEnders , as he hit out at the soap storylines, bosses and his former co-stars, at a charity night at Wimbledon Club on Friday Calling out co-stars Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie , the Rivals star branded them 'c***s' as he claimed they had blanked both him and his onscreen wife Kellie Bright According to The Sun , Danny boldly said: 'There were a lot of people blanking us when we first turned up and me and Kellie thought "You know what, f**k these c***s, let’s get together and show them something different" - we had to prove ourselves over six months.' Danny also hit out at the soap opera's storylines, particularly Mick's 'mental' romance with Janine Butcher, insisting 'a lot of it is s**t'.
As well as being unimpressed with his own character's fate, he raged over the decision to kill off Lola Pearce last year from a brain tumour, which he said 'wasted' actress Danielle Harold's talents. The Sun also claimed he slammed the BBC for not giving the cast sufficient duty of care, claiming they wouldn't allow actors time off to go to a family member's funeral - allegations which the BBC has denied. Danny - who was paid around £250,000 a year on the soap - said that while the salary was good, the stars had 'no life' and claimed the dark storylines 'messed lots of people's heads up', insisting they were 'lunatics'.
'You earn good money, but you ain’t got time to go to a cashpoint, you have no life,' he said. 'There’s not much duty of care, that’s the truth, on EastEnders there is no messing about and you’ve got to do it, it’s the hardest part of our job.' 'It messes a lot of people’s heads up, most people are off their nut, you meet them on the street, they’re lunatics I’m telling you - institutionalised,' he added.
The actor, 47, starred as Mick Carter on the BBC show for nine years, earning a whopping quarter of a million pounds a year at the height of hit stint, before his explosive exit in 2022 Danny also hit out at the soap storylines, particularly Mick's romance with Janine Butcher, insisting 'a lot of it is s**t' He also claimed that bosses put antiseptic into the beer barrels in the Queen Vic in order to prevent him from drinking from them. In response to Danny's comments, a spokesperson for EastEnders stated: 'We would never discuss an individual’s private matters, however, we do not recognise these claims. 'EastEnders has extremely robust and well-established procedures in place to safeguard the welfare of everyone who works on the show.
' MailOnline has contacted representatives for Danny, Jessie and Shane for comment. Danny played Queen Vic landlord Mick on the BBC soap for nine years until his dramatic Christmas 2022 exit in a cliffside car chase, which left him presumed dead as his body was never found. Reflecting on his show exit, he previously admitted that he became disillusioned with his character and felt like Mick had 'lost his way'.
His character came into the show back in 2013 with wife Linda, played by Kellie, and their children. But after the happy couple's initial stint, things would eventually change, with the teenage sweetheart parting ways and Mick re-marrying Janine, played by Charlie Brooks. Jessie Wallace BBC Shane Richie Eastenders Share or comment on this article: Danny Dyer launches into furious tirade against EastEnders as he brands scripts 's**t', calls co-stars Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie 'c***s' and accuses bosses of turning cast into 'lunatics' by lack of duty of care e-mail Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted.
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