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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Danny Dyer's staggering earnings revealed after being 'so skint' when BBC offered him EastEnders role that he 'couldn't afford a lager'
Danny Dyer staggering earnings have been revealed after he raked in huge amounts from a string of hit shows over the last year. The actor, 47, recently admitted he was once 'so skint' he couldn't even afford to buy BBC execs a lager when they offered him a role on EastEnders in 2013. But thanks to his successes, accounts filed at Companies House have revealed that his firm, Arty Bucco, made £1.4million in the last financial year. The figures show Danny has made a huge £712,221 more than the previous year. In 2023, he quit his role as Mick Carter on the BBC soap EastEnders after nine years to try other things and the move appears to have paid off. Since then, he's leaned into his softer side and taken on a variety of different roles - including Jilly Cooper's Rivals and an emotional appearance on ITV 's new show The Assembly. Danny also reportedly bagged £100,000 for presenting television series The Wall. He recently revealed his children get driven to their swish private school in a Bentley, after his role in EastEnders and a series of top films saw his bank account swell. But it all could have been so different for national treasure Danny, who previously told the Jonathan Ross Show: 'I didn't have an audition, they rung me up, I had a touch. 'They said, "Listen we want you to come in the show, take over the Queen Vic" and at the time I was skint and I just had about enough petrol money to get there, that's the truth. 'They thought I was a multimillionaire and I met them in the hotel and I walked in absolutely skint, not a bean about me. I thought, I hope they don't ask me to get them a lager because I've got no dough. 'They sat me on a throne and said how great I was and how they wanted me to come in and take over the Vic and [I was] going to have a really big storyline about having a gay son.' Danny explained he made out it was no big deal, but secretly he was overjoyed by the career-saving offer. He said: 'I was like, "Wow, I want to do a cartwheel in front of them" but I thought, "Play it down, don't show your bolt too early." The actor added: 'I went, "I'll think about it" and then I walked out and I did a couple of backflips on the way out! I played it right down, I didn't want to look desperate and I was desperate.' Speaking about what he might have had to do if the role didn't come up, Danny said: 'I might have had to go and load skips Jon, I just couldn't catch a cold, I was doing nightclub appearances.' In 2023, the Marching Powder star put his past financial woes down to a run of 's*** films' including 2012's Run For Your Wife which made just £602 in its opening weekend. He told The Sun: 'I was on my a**e. I was f***ed. I had made too many bad films. I'd had my shot and made some good stuff. I had resorted to going to nightclubs and waving off balconies. 'That chips away at your soul that I'll tell ya. Where do you go from there?' His life now is worlds away from the dark pre-EastEnders days and Danny told ITV's new show The Assembly last month that his kids head to their private school in Chigwell in style. Each episode of the series sees a different celebrity face questions from a group of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people, which will force them to cast aside their media training, with no topic off limits. And in last week's instalment, he said that because of his fame, his kids have never been on a bus and instead get driven 'door to door in a Bentley'. Danny, who hails from east London, has three children with his wife Joanne – Sunnie, 18, Arty, 11, and reality star Dani, 28, who won the fourth series of ITV dating show Love Island. He revealed in March that they were going to send his son to a private school in Chigwell.
The Sun
12 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Danny Dyer DOUBLES his millions in just three years after being left ‘skint' before career u-turn
DANNY Dyer has had a lot to be celebrating over 2025, with his business doubling in value within the space of a year. The TV favourite has amassed a £1.4million fortune at his private firm, Arty Bucco, across the last financial year – the most lucrative earnings of his career. 7 7 7 New accounts filed at Companies House reveal the star was sitting on over £1.5million in assets before bills, holding £896,857 in ready cash, £153,000 in investments and £483,182 worth of monies due in. Dyer's cash mountain is a staggering £712,221 up on the year before. It tops off an incredible year for the star, who took home his first ever Bafta for Sky comedy Mr Bigstuff, as well as seeing massive success with Disney+ series, Rivals. And it looks like it's only set to continue, with a new documentary series seeing him invest in a caravan park with daughter Dani for a new documentary series set to rival Clarkson's Farm. A second season of Rivals – a 'bonkbuster' based on the novels of Jilly Cooper – is currently being filmed in Bristol, and the second season of Mr Bigstuff was released last week. His success comes after he's made conscious moves to ditch his East End hard nut persona to show fans his softer side, causing a career u-turn, which has helped boost his bank balance. He also has a podcast, Live and Let Dyer, with Dani and wife Jo, and a new entertainment series with Rivals co-star Emily Atack was confirmed two days ago. Danny's riches include a £161,410 profit for 2025 - which works out at £3,104 per week, while his bills – reported at £155,804 – include £149,404 in taxation and social security. The figures were signed off by the former EastEnders star yesterday and span the year ended 31 January 2025, with the firm only employing two members of staff – thought to be Danny and his wife, Joanne Mas. Though their pay is not reported, the small print reveals that between them they owed the business £110,949 - £400,000 less than they did in 2024. Danny Dyer reveals he was 'off his nut' on drugs during 'f***ing dark' EastEnders filming and slams 's**t' soap scripts Dyer set up the business – whose activities are listed as 'motion picture, video and television production' back in 2015 alongside Joanne. Since then it has seen a strong and steady increase, earning his first £500,000 in 2020 before passing the £1million mark three years later. It's a major improvement on his former company Old Mother Media, which was set up in 2010 and went bust just three years later. At the time, a statement of affairs signed off by Dyer reported £29,170 worth of debt – including £24,827 owned to HM Revenue and Customs. 7 7 7 7
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
These 35 surnames could link you to the Royal Family
Could your family tree connect you to royalty? Even Queen Elizabeth I might be a distant relation – if you've got the right surname. | Canva This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. A-list surnames, scandalous bloodlines and a surprise link to Danny Dyer - check this list to see if your family name has royal roots Sign up to our Retro newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... What if you've been royal all along… and never knew? Plenty of people across the UK have been stunned to find links to kings, queens and ancient nobility just by tracing their family tree. And in some cases, a single surname is the clue that unlocks a royal connection. That's exactly what happened to EastEnders star Danny Dyer, who famously found out on Who Do You Think You Are? that he's directly descended from King Edward III and Richard III. If it can happen to Danny, why not you? If your family name is on the list below, you could be carrying royal blood – and you don't need a castle or a crown to find out. Genealogy tools like MyHeritage DNA can help you dig into your past, build a free family tree, and connect the dots across centuries of ancestry. Search your name and start your family tree today with MyHeritage. Click here to get started. Scroll through this list of 35 surnames – all of them linked to royal or noble dynasties in the UK and Europe. Then check your family history… you might be a king or queen in the making. 1. Windsor The name of the current Royal Family. If it runs in your family, you could be closer to the throne than you think. 2. Tudor Henry VIII's lot. You know, the one with six wives. Still turning up in Welsh and English family trees. 3. Stuart Scottish royals who ruled both sides of the border. Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie were Stuarts. 4. Plantagenet The OG royal dynasty. Gave us Richard the Lionheart, Edward III and more. 5. Capet Medieval kings of France. Their descendants spread far and wide after the Norman invasion. 6. Bourbon Another French powerhouse, also ruled Spain. Think Versailles, power, and scandal. 7. Habsburg Massive European dynasty – rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and half of Europe at one point. 8. Hanover Should there be a place for you on the Royal ba;cony? | Aaron Chown/PA Wire Imported royals who ran Britain from George I through to Queen Victoria. 9. Valois French royalty from the 14th to 16th centuries – if you're part French, it's one to look out for. 10. Lancaster Famous in the Wars of the Roses. Henry IV, Henry V… a blood-soaked dynasty. 11. York The other side of the Roses war. Richard III's crew – he's the one they found under a car park. 12. Bruce Scottish legend Robert the Bruce defeated the English at Bannockburn. Enough said. 13. de Valois Elite French nobility, closely tied to the royal succession. 14. de Medici Italian rulers and Renaissance icons. If this is in your tree, you've got flair in your blood. 15. Savoy Royalty from parts of Italy and France. Played a big role in European power games. Search your name and start your family tree today with MyHeritage. Click here to get started. 16. Orange-Nassau The Dutch royal family. William of Orange became a British king. 17. Oldenburg The ruling house of Denmark and Norway – and cousins of many other royals. 18. Glucksburg A branch of Oldenburg. Modern royalty in Scandinavia comes from here. 19. Romanov Russia's last imperial dynasty. The Tsars – opulence, tragedy and all. 20. Baskerville Not just a Sherlock Holmes mystery. A real English noble family, originally Norman. 21. Darcy Medieval aristocrats in England and Ireland. Think land, power, and influence. 22. Neville Key players in the Wars of the Roses. A family of kingmakers. Search your name and start your family tree today with MyHeritage. Click here to get started. 23. Percy Northern aristocrats with castles to prove it. Big names in English history. 24. Astley Midlands landowners with links to the peerage. 25. Capell Earls of Essex. Major players in the English Civil War. 26. Howard Dukes of Norfolk. One of England's most powerful noble families. 27. Seymour Jane Seymour's family – yes, the wife Henry VIII actually liked. 28. Grey Lady Jane Grey was queen for nine days. It counts. 29. FitzAlan Former Earls of Arundel. Medieval movers and shakers. 30. Courtenay Tied to both English and French royalty. A Crusader-era power family. 31. Manners Dukes of Rutland. Still a big deal in aristocratic circles. 32. Russell Dukes of Bedford. Politicians, landowners, royal allies. 33. Cavendish Founders of Chatsworth House and the Dukes of Devonshire. 34. Talbot Earls of Shrewsbury. A stronghold name in English nobility. 35. Spencer Princess Diana's family name. And through her, connected to William and Harry. If your surname's on this list – or even in your wider family – it's well worth digging deeper. You could be sitting on a royal story just waiting to be uncovered. Start your royal search with MyHeritage today Your royal family tree might only be a few clicks away. With MyHeritage, it's free and easy to get started – just enter a few names and watch your tree grow. From birth records and marriage certificates to DNA connections and old family photos, they'll help you uncover generations of your history. You can even take a MyHeritage DNA test to uncover your origins across more than 2,100 global regions – and maybe even find distant cousins you never knew you had. Try it now: – Build your family tree in minutes – Get DNA matches and historical records – Discover connections you never imagined You don't need a crown – just curiosity. Canva Uncover your family's hidden connections with an exclusive MyHeritage DNA kit £ 29.00 Buy now Buy now Every generation, your family tree branches wider — yet most of your extended relatives are strangers to you. A DNA test can help change that. MyHeritage DNA doesn't just estimate your ethnic makeup; it connects you to real living relatives and uncovers the stories of your ancestors' journeys. From Viking roots in Orkney to Sephardic Jewish heritage, or even surprise half-siblings, your DNA holds the key to discovering the family you never knew you had.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
These 35 surnames could link you to the Royal Family
Could your family tree connect you to royalty? Even Queen Elizabeth I might be a distant relation – if you've got the right surname. | Canva This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. A-list surnames, scandalous bloodlines and a surprise link to Danny Dyer - check this list to see if your family name has royal roots Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... What if you've been royal all along… and never knew? Plenty of people across the UK have been stunned to find links to kings, queens and ancient nobility just by tracing their family tree. And in some cases, a single surname is the clue that unlocks a royal connection. That's exactly what happened to EastEnders star Danny Dyer, who famously found out on Who Do You Think You Are? that he's directly descended from King Edward III and Richard III. If it can happen to Danny, why not you? If your family name is on the list below, you could be carrying royal blood – and you don't need a castle or a crown to find out. Genealogy tools like MyHeritage DNA can help you dig into your past, build a free family tree, and connect the dots across centuries of ancestry. Search your name and start your family tree today with MyHeritage. Click here to get started. Scroll through this list of 35 surnames – all of them linked to royal or noble dynasties in the UK and Europe. Then check your family history… you might be a king or queen in the making. 1. Windsor The name of the current Royal Family. If it runs in your family, you could be closer to the throne than you think. 2. Tudor Henry VIII's lot. You know, the one with six wives. Still turning up in Welsh and English family trees. 3. Stuart Scottish royals who ruled both sides of the border. Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie were Stuarts. 4. Plantagenet The OG royal dynasty. Gave us Richard the Lionheart, Edward III and more. 5. Capet Medieval kings of France. Their descendants spread far and wide after the Norman invasion. 6. Bourbon Another French powerhouse, also ruled Spain. Think Versailles, power, and scandal. 7. Habsburg Massive European dynasty – rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and half of Europe at one point. 8. Hanover Should there be a place for you on the Royal ba;cony? | Aaron Chown/PA Wire Imported royals who ran Britain from George I through to Queen Victoria. 9. Valois French royalty from the 14th to 16th centuries – if you're part French, it's one to look out for. 10. Lancaster Famous in the Wars of the Roses. Henry IV, Henry V… a blood-soaked dynasty. 11. York The other side of the Roses war. Richard III's crew – he's the one they found under a car park. 12. Bruce Scottish legend Robert the Bruce defeated the English at Bannockburn. Enough said. 13. de Valois Elite French nobility, closely tied to the royal succession. 14. de Medici Italian rulers and Renaissance icons. If this is in your tree, you've got flair in your blood. 15. Savoy Royalty from parts of Italy and France. Played a big role in European power games. Search your name and start your family tree today with MyHeritage. Click here to get started. 16. Orange-Nassau The Dutch royal family. William of Orange became a British king. 17. Oldenburg The ruling house of Denmark and Norway – and cousins of many other royals. 18. Glucksburg A branch of Oldenburg. Modern royalty in Scandinavia comes from here. 19. Romanov Russia's last imperial dynasty. The Tsars – opulence, tragedy and all. 20. Baskerville Not just a Sherlock Holmes mystery. A real English noble family, originally Norman. 21. Darcy Medieval aristocrats in England and Ireland. Think land, power, and influence. 22. Neville Key players in the Wars of the Roses. A family of kingmakers. Search your name and start your family tree today with MyHeritage. Click here to get started. 23. Percy Northern aristocrats with castles to prove it. Big names in English history. 24. Astley Midlands landowners with links to the peerage. 25. Capell Earls of Essex. Major players in the English Civil War. 26. Howard Dukes of Norfolk. One of England's most powerful noble families. 27. Seymour Jane Seymour's family – yes, the wife Henry VIII actually liked. 28. Grey Lady Jane Grey was queen for nine days. It counts. 29. FitzAlan Former Earls of Arundel. Medieval movers and shakers. 30. Courtenay Tied to both English and French royalty. A Crusader-era power family. 31. Manners Dukes of Rutland. Still a big deal in aristocratic circles. 32. Russell Dukes of Bedford. Politicians, landowners, royal allies. 33. Cavendish Founders of Chatsworth House and the Dukes of Devonshire. 34. Talbot Earls of Shrewsbury. A stronghold name in English nobility. 35. Spencer Princess Diana's family name. And through her, connected to William and Harry. If your surname's on this list – or even in your wider family – it's well worth digging deeper. You could be sitting on a royal story just waiting to be uncovered. Start your royal search with MyHeritage today Your royal family tree might only be a few clicks away. With MyHeritage, it's free and easy to get started – just enter a few names and watch your tree grow. From birth records and marriage certificates to DNA connections and old family photos, they'll help you uncover generations of your history. You can even take a MyHeritage DNA test to uncover your origins across more than 2,100 global regions – and maybe even find distant cousins you never knew you had. Try it now: – Build your family tree in minutes – Get DNA matches and historical records – Discover connections you never imagined You don't need a crown – just curiosity.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Forgotten Danny Dyer thriller critics called ‘nasty and exploitative' is streaming for free
A controversial thriller starring Danny Dyer that fans forgot has now found a free streaming home in the UK Danny Dyer's obscure thriller from the 2000s critics slammed for being 'nasty and exploitative' is currently streaming for free in the UK. Co-starring Sex Education's Gillian Anderson, this brutal revenge film pits the unlikely pairing against a group of violent men following a devastating attack. EastEnders legend Dyer portrays Adam, a young security technician who begins a whirlwind fling with glamorous businesswoman Alice Comfort (played by Anderson). After heading to a party together - where they enjoy a night of passion - they return home, only to hit a stag in Alice's car and experience a horrifying attack by a group of men. Months later, the pair are healed but traumatised and hatch a sadistic plan to get revenge. Titled Straightheads, this extremely shocking thriller is available for free on Channel 4 for anyone who thinks they can stomach it. Receiving mixed to negative reviews from critics, The Guardian went so far as to give it just one star, calling the film 'nasty and nonsensical' and 'a feature-length exercise in wrongness'. Empire was a little more generous with their two-star review, praising Anderson's 'engaging performance', adding it '[delves] into the sexual psychology of a traumatised odd-couple with interesting results'. They concluded: 'Anderson bares (almost) all in this flawed but fitfully fascinating thriller with a comical, if less compelling, turn from Danny Dyer.' While the Times penned: 'It has its thoughtful moments and is satisfying on a base level, but it's an exploitation flick at heart.' However, Straightheads does have its fair share of defenders, with a Letterboxd user claiming: 'There are still parts of the film that I don't think need to be there… 'But for the most part I think the film was fantastic and is one that I don't think many will want to watch again because of how effective it is while not showing too much. I give the film a 5/5.' Another thriller fan said: 'Brilliant, brutal, breathtaking ....great slice of grub pie a la Straw Dogs and Piggy.' And a final user wrote: 'Horrible topic but Gillian's emotional range here is incredible, she is such an insanely talented actor… still, a really hard movie to watch.' Will you be braving Straightheads this week or is this boundary-pushing video nasty getting a wide berth? Straightheads is available to stream on Channel 4.
