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Danny Dyer has claimed he was drunk on the EastEnders set and was taking pills while he played Mick Carter on the BBC soap – and that bosses had to take drastic action10:24, 11 May 2025Updated 10:25, 11 May 2025Danny Dyer has shockingly admitted he was “off his nut” while on the set of EastEnders, leading to drastic measures by the show’s bosses. The actor dropped some explosive revelations about his stint on the BBC soap, bluntly criticising it as “s*** now.”At a charity do on Friday, Danny – who’s battled with booze and drugs before – opened up about his tough times after joining the soap, revealing he was often sloshed on set and popping prescription meds. Danny was a fixture on EastEnders for nearly a decade from 2013 to 2022 and even checked into rehab in 2017 to get a grip on his addictions.He recounted how the crew intervened when they caught him boozing on set, saying: “When I first arrived the pints were real. I was slipping and sliding around having a few lagers and they found out, so they started to put TCP in the f****** beer!”.Despite also being on pills, Danny managed to pull off his role as the beloved Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter. He confessed: “I was off my nut for a lot of that job, I’ve got to say. I was on a lot of valium and diazepam, that is why. Still got that f***III job done somehow.”Danny Dyer played Mick Carter for nine years(Image: More

Actress-turned-singer Sabrina Carpenter has ditched her good-girl Disney image and now shocks audiences with her racy lingerie looks and on-stage sex simulation10:00, 11 May 2025Updated 10:28, 11 May 2025Sabrina’s style is super saucy(Image: More

Mexican wrestler and former WCW star Silver King, real name César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón, passed away after collapsing during a match at the Roundhouse in London09:00, 11 May 2025Former WCW star Silver King tragically suffered a heart attack in the ring(Image: More

Cheryl is said to be ‘front and centre’ of managing the estate of her ex Liam Payne, who tragically died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires in October07:46, 11 May 2025Liam Payne did not have a will at the time of his tragic passing(Image: More

Katie Price has sparked fears for a pet dog of hers after sharing a video of the animal in a potentially dangerous situation – with PETA now warning of the risks22:39, 10 May 2025Katie Price has sparked the concern of fans(Image: More

After an illustrious 57-year career with Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne has decided to hang up his fedora, and has begun making plans for his next steps with wife Sharon22:00, 10 May 2025Ozzy Osbourne reveals unusual plans after he finally retires as ‘Prince of Darkness'(Image: More

Amongst dramatic progressions into the development of AI and its assimilation into society, many fear of the sinister consequences the machines may have, including none other than Gary Numan21:00, 10 May 2025Pop star says we’re ‘on cusp of extinction’ as AI robots consider humans a ‘nuisance'(Image: More

Legendary Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks will be entering its third decade this year, but with 266 character deaths since the series’ beginning, actors fear they may be next in line for the chop21:00, 10 May 2025Hollyoaks stars fear being axed from show as ‘no one is safe’Hollyoaks stars fear they will be axed when the show has its 30th anniversary this autumn.A raft of explosive episodes are reportedly planned to mark three decades of the Channel 4 soap, and the cast have shared their fears of an oncoming bloodbath.A huge cull last year saw a whole host of actors ditched from the series as part of the plot. Notably, a car explosion caused by character Dave Williams killed James Nightingale, before the perpetrator was shot by Robbie Roscoe in an act of revenge.This year could be the last that some of the Hollyoaks cast frequent the Dog in the Pond pub, as fears mount that the soap will be giving actors the axe(Image: More