He’s the cockney wideboy who has won legions of fans with his natural charisma and acclaimed roles in The Football Factory and EastEnders.
And Danny Dyer has revealed one of the more unusual perks of fame, admitting he was able to blag free tuition fees for his Love Island star Dani at a prestigious boarding school.
In a newly resurfaced interview with BBC Radio 1 from 2014, the actor, 40, said although he wasn’t accustomed to using his celebrity status for freebies, he had managed to secure a free term for Dani, then 17, at a private school.
Good one: Danny Dyer has revealed one of the more unusual perks of fame, admitting he was able to blag free tuition fees for his Love Island star Dani at a prestigious boarding school
Look of love: Danny’s eldest child Dani, now 21, is currently winning over the hearts of the nation due to her blooming romance with Jack on this year’s series of Love Island
He said: ‘I don’t do that, I don’t have to. They clock me straight away. If I get to the realms if I have to say who I am, I don’t bother. I think I got a first term at private school for my kid for free.
Admitting he would turn on the charm to secure the deal, he added: ‘I just had to show me face, go, ‘Listen I’ve got private schools begging me to come to their school, but I like the look of you.
‘It’s got a nice old feel to it this school, I like the uniform. They say, ‘You can certainly have a trial with us, Mr Dyer.’
Danny’s eldest child Dani, now 21, is currently winning over the hearts of the nation due to her blooming romance with Jack on this year’s series of Love Island.
Well educated: In a newly resurfaced interview with BBC Radio 1 from 2014, the actor, 40, said had managed to secure a free term for Dani, then 17, at a private school (pictured in 2014)
He shares Dani with wife Joanne Mas, with the couple also parents to daughter Sunnie and son Arty.
Danny took to Twitter to share a sweet tribute to his daughter Dani on Sunday.
The hunk told his fans that he was ‘proper missing his baby girl’, after she joined the ITV2 show three weeks ago.
Danny’s heartfelt tweet read: ‘I know she’s doing well… holding her own and all that b******s… but it’s gotta be declared… I proper miss my baby girl now… #first born #Dani #loveisland.’
Fans were quick to reassure Danny that his daughter was doing a fantastic job on the show, with many declaring she was their favourite contestant.
One follower commented: ‘She is the most genuine & down to earth girl in there, deffo the winner.’
Cute couple: Brunette beauty Dani has emerged as a viewer favourite on Love Island due to her sweet romance with Essex boy Jack