Danny Dyer warns ‘misogyny, sexism, homophobia and racism are all on the rise again’
In a cover interview for Rolling Stone UK, former EastEnders actor Danny Dyer has warned “misogyny, sexism, homophobia and racism are all on the rise again”.
Danny Dyer is warning “misogyny, sexism, homophobia and racism are all on the rise again”.
Saying Britain needs “some sort of reset” as he spoke about social division and politics in the UK, the actor, 48, famed for playing Mick Carter in the BBC soap EastEnders, made the comments in a cover interview with Rolling Stone UK ahead of the release of his new film One Last Deal, which sees him play a football agent.
Danny said about how he felt the UK had seen a troubling shift in attitudes in recent years: “Misogyny, sexism, homophobia and racism are all on the rise again.
“We’ve regressed as human beings, so we need some sort of reset, don’t we?”
Danny also spoke about the current political and social climate, describing deep divisions across British society.
He added: “We’re just so f****** divided right now. The working classes, no matter what colour your skin is, are fighting each other and the elites are taking the f****** p***.
“It’s now very apparent they’re taking the p***, but instead of everyone coming together and looking up, we’re just fighting and blaming each other.
“It’s petrifying to be honest with you, I don’t know why we’ve digressed so much as human beings.”
Danny also said he believed politics had contributed to the tensions he described.
He went on: “It’s a tricky f****** time and I don’t know how Keir Starmer is hated by the extreme left and the extreme right. How does that work? I’ve said this before, but we just need some more people from working-class backgrounds (in Parliament) and that will save it.
“But there’s some corrupt s*** going on upstairs, man, and there’s the fear that they’ll eventually get corrupted too. You’ve just got to sit back and watch it all unfold and hope that humanity finds its way again.”
Danny also discussed the rise of other political figures in the UK.
He said: “Well, I think Labour Party and the Conservative Party are responsible for the rise of Nigel Farage. You can understand if those two parties aren’t doing it for people anymore, then they’ll look for an alternative in him.
“Zack Polanski (too), the Greens’ bloke. He seems like he’s got something about him. He’s intelligent, but do people give a f*** about the Greens? I think no one really cares and that’s the trouble.”
Danny first rose to prominence in the cult film Human Traffic and has since built a career across television and cinema. His recent work includes the television series Rivals and the BAFTA-winning project Mr Bigstuff.
He has spoken previously about his working-class upbringing in east London and the impact it had on his career in the entertainment industry.
His film One Last Deal is scheduled for release in cinemas on Friday 13 March.
The April/May issue of Rolling Stone UK is out now for pre-order and in shape Thursday, 12 March.
