DANNY DYER - DYER SCARED OF SOAP OPERA ROLE

DYER SCARED OF SOAP OPERA ROLE

DANNY DYER turned down a starring role in a British soap opera - because he was terrified of the huge amount of publicity the show receives.
The movie tough-guy was approached to appear in hit U.K. show EastEnders, which chronicles life in London.
But Dyer rejected the role, which was devised with him in mind - because the series' stars regularly make headline news in Britain.
He says, "I met John Yorke, controller of drama production. He asked if I would be willing to go in and shake up a few of the characters.
"He said they would write a synopsis and then take me out to dinner and anything I wanted to change, I could change, which gives me a bit of power.
"I quite like the idea of it. But actually, in reality, I just got cold feet. Just from having a meeting it's all over the newspapers and it gave me the horrors. Imagine if I went in it.
"With the EastEnders thing the whole publicity gets out of hand. It's like a whole new beast. It's not something I fancy. I don't want to write if off totally but at this point in my career I think it would be madness."