Danny Dyer has revealed whether or not he would reprise his role as Mick Carter on EastEnders.
Last fans saw Mick, he appeared to get lost at sea after plunging into the water to save his estranged wife Linda Carter, but a body was never found.
Speaking to Patrick Kielty on Friday night’s episode of the Late Late Show, Danny revealed his thoughts on the “presumed death” of the character.
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When asked if his character Mick is presumed dead or dead dead, Danny said: “I don’t know, it’s a mad one, isn’t it? I do have a lot of people asking me about whether I’m going back, and I’ll be honest, I would have gone back if they’d have asked me, and they didn’t ask me.”
“I’ve got to say that it reminded me of when I did the lives last time, which was 10 years ago, when we did the Gilda Lucy Bill, and it was like a week of lives, so I was watching it, and I could see their arses flapping, the fear of when you do lives. And I’ve got to say, they pulled it out of the bag, and it’s so emotional, I love that show so much.”
“I just felt like I wanted to try and do some other stuff and I wanted to roll the dice and you know, they put me with Janine and I think when you’re in that with Janine, you’ve got to get out before you become you know, she’s gonna murder you eventually,” he joked.
“So so it’s alright to leave but you know, who knows maybe I will go back, you know if the appetite is still there for it, then maybe bring me back. You know what I mean?”
In 2023, the actor announced his shock departure from the beloved soap.
The 46-year-old, who is the father of Love Island star Dani Dyer, joined the BBC show in 2013 as Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter.
Speaking at a fan Q&A in London earlier week, Danny admitted: “The first few years we f*****g smashed it. It was powerful s**t. The viewer listened to us more than these f*****g c* politicians.”
“I was blessed with some amazing storylines, some s***e ones as well.”
“They f****d it up towards the end. It’s a shame it had to come to an end but I’d f*****g had enough.”
“I’ve worked with a lot of actors that are c***s, very selfish, it’s all about them.”
“You need to look after your other actors,” Danny continued.
“It’s about teamwork and looking after each other.”
