Danny Dyer admits he left EastEnders after fearing drug binges would kill him
dailystar.co.ukDanny Dyer has revealed he left his role as Mick Carter in BBC soap EastEnders fearing drug binges would kill him.Dyer made his debut on the show in 2013, when his character Mick became landlord of the famous Queen Victoria pub.In 2017, Danny and his wife Joanne Mas split after having been childhood sweethearts, meeting at school at the age of 13 – although they later reconciled.READ MORE: EastEnders fans thrilled as kids' TV legend appears in special throwback episodeDanny and Jo had their children Dani, 26, Sunnie, 15 and Arty, eight, together.The destruction of his relationship saw him turn to drugs , going "down the wrong path" and eventually having to take a break from his EastEnders role.Speaking on the Greatest Night Ever podcast with host Jaime Winstone, who played Peggy Mitchell in the recent EastEnders flashback episode, Danny confessed that he told bosses he was going to die. "I turned around to the bosses of EastEnders and I said, ‘Listen, I’ve gotta go somewhere.
I’m going to die," he said.He went on to confirm that he sorted and funded his rehabilitation himself. Danny later added: "Fame never suited me.
I was always f***ing gonna be going down the wrong path. So I lost the plot for many years and I was a f***ing lunatic."The actor explained how he felt he had "lost" himself during his drug binges."I got wrapped up in that and I sort of lost who I was, really.
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