When does Danny Dyer leave EastEnders – and what will he do next?

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Danny Dyer fit into EastEnders like a glove, but after nine years as Mick Carter, the cockney actor is moving on to new things.Speaking to The Evening Standard, Danny explained: "There's two months left and I didn't take this decision lightly, I am still in debate how we are going to end, there are still negotiations how I think it should happen, and what the powers that be think should happen."It may be that we never see Mick again, but it will be an epic ending, I think I want to put a full stop on the job.“It has been an amazing 10 years that I have had, it is a third of my career, but I am ready to move on."The actor is celebrating his 45th birthday today but he isn’t slowing down, as he has a few new projects coming, including a Netflix series.Danny has done more than 1,000 episodes of the soap and by the time he calls it quits, he will have been in Albert Square for 10 years.The exact date of his departure hasn’t been set in stone, though his final storyline will be told over the Christmas and New Year season.The details of that plot have not been revealed, though it will slowly start to unfold as we leave the summer months.The end is in sight for Mick, with Danny feeling that now is the right time to step away from the series.It seems the actor simply felt it was time to move on, wanting to leave the show the right way after all this time.Speaking to The Sun, he said of his exit: 'It’s huge and it’s going to upset a few people.“I will miss everyone but I want to go out proper.

I came in proper and I want to go out proper.“I wish I could tell you more. In the next couple of months you’ll learn a bit about what we’re going to do but I can tell you it’s huge.