Danny Dyer may quit ‘EastEnders’ when his contract runs out in October.
The 39-year-old actor is only bound to the long-running soap for another nine months and, although bosses are expecting him to continue portraying his loveable alter-ego Mick Carter for the foreseeable future, he’s thrown a spanner in the works as he’s hinted that he may walk away from the programme rather than sign another year.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday newspaper, Danny – who is believed to be on a contract worth an estimated £400,000 a year – said: "We’ll have to see then [October]."
Danny first joined the show in 2013 when his character rocked up in the Queen Victoria pub with his bolshie family – Linda (Kellie Bright), Tina (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and Aunt Babe (Annette Badland) to name a few – in tow but would like to try theatre.
He explained: "Four years is a long time. It’s been really rewarding but there’s other stuff out there. I’d love to show other sides to me, I loved theatre and all that."
However, bosses aren’t prepared to let him go without a fight as bosses indicated last year that they were planning to hand him a lucrative deal to continue on the show.
A source said at the time: "Danny is so popular it’s a no-brainer. He’s very much in the plan for the show going forwards and he’s said himself how much he enjoys it.
"It’s been a great casting so far and everyone wants it to continue – especially the fans. The formal negotiations will be starting soon with the hope to confirm it early next year."
Danny Dyer might quit EastEnders
