Danny Dyer has been given a shock new look for his latest role.
The EastEnders legend netted a big-money deal to star in a new advert for bookies Paddy Power. It’s all about footie fans sticking with the same team for life, so producers on the promotion decided to turn Danny into a pensioner for it.
To pull it off he had to spend three-and-a-half hours getting prosthetics put on his face. It’s the most shocking look he’s ever had in his years in the spotlight.
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Danny loved getting the makeover for the ad, which will be released on Monday.
He said: “I’m already a grandad to three cracking kids, but after three-and-a-half hours sat in that make-up chair from the crack of dawn, I actually looked like one.
“It’s probably the easiest money I’ve ever made to be fair… sat with my trotters up, having a brew and a natter. Happy days.
“I could hear loads of people on set wondering who this old bloke was wandering around the gaff. I think they thought I owned the place. Some nice fella on the set even offered to help me up the stairs!”
Danny admits his new look terrified his loved ones.
He said: “It did scare the life out of the grandkids when I FaceTimed them after though. They were proper freaking out. They didn’t have a clue who this random old guy was on the screen. Poor things.”
Danny looked so different that he struggled to use the face ID function on his smartphone.
He said: “Getting into the bloody phone itself was a nightmare, with the face recognition thing not sussing I had aged about 30 years since I last used it! What a mug.”
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