Danny Dyer shares real reason he'd turn down knighthood

Former EastEnders star Danny Dyer has shared why he'd turn down a knighthood.

The 47-year-old actor says that he was too "anti-establishment" for the title which are given to individuals by the monarch for a significant contribution to society.

He told Radio Timesthat he'd follow in the footsteps of his "hero" Harold Pinter, who turned down a knighthood back in 1996.

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Nobel-winning playwright Pinter declined the honour of a knighthood offered to him on behalf of the late Queen Elizabeth II by former prime minister John Major, but later accepted the award of Companion of Honour in 2002.

When asked if he'd ever been approached about appearing on the New Year’s Honours list, Danny explained: "Have I f! Harold was my hero and turned down a knighthood.

"He was anti-establishment as well, so I don’t think it’s for me."

Danny became a household name acting in EastEnders from 2013 to 2022 as fan favourite Mick Carter and has since gone on to star in Disney’s hit series Rivals, Sky comedy show Mr. Bigstuff, and an upcoming Irish film Three Quick Breaths.

It comes after Danny left his daughter Dani Dyer horrified with his honeymoon confession.

During a recent episode of their podcast Live And Let Dyers, the Love Island winner opened up about her romantic getaway with new husband and West Ham star Jarrod Bowen, while proud dad Danny managed to overshare in true Dyer fashion.

Back from her sun-soaked trip to Lake Como, Dani revealed the newlyweds were hit with gloomy weather but still made the most of their honeymoon bubble.

“The weather was terrible, it rained for three days but we were very lucky, because it always stopped raining when we went for lunch and for dinners and stuff," Dani told her dad on the pod.

While the couple had hoped for some sunbathing time, Dani admitted they swapped tanning for telly, champagne and baths.

She added: "We just could never sunbathe, and there’s not really much to do there so, we just binged the whole series of MobLand. We ate and I’d just drink champagne and have loads of baths."

However, it wasn’t long before Danny spun the convo onto his honeymoon and things got very a little too honest.

He said: "To be fair, you shouldn’t really be getting out of bed a lot in your honeymoon because me and your mother ended up in Florence, and you know, we was appalling!

"I mean, honestly, I look back on it and I think, ‘f****** hell! How on Earth did I manage to get in those sorts of positions!."

A shocked Dani responded saying: "Oh, you’re disgusting!" before he hit back with: "What do you mean disgusting? There was two people sharing their love. Them days are long gone now!"