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Danny Dyer opens up about his EastEnders exit after bashing the soap and his co-stars in furious tirade


The actor, 47, scooped Male Performance in a Comedy for his role in Mr. Bigstuff, despite facing stiff competition from his fellow actors.

The actor, 47, scooped Male Performance in a Comedy for his role in Mr. Bigstuff, despite facing stiff competition from Bilal Hasna, Dylan Thomas-Smith, Nabhaan Rizwan, Oliver Savell and Phil Dunning. Danny Dyer reflected on his decision to quit EastEnders after he won a BAFTA Television Award on Sunday, days after he launched into a furious tirade about the soap Danny - who was paid around £250,000 a year on the soap - said that while the salary was good, the stars had 'no life' and claimed the dark storylines 'messed lots of people's heads up', insisting they were 'lunatics'.

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