EastEnders fans revolt over Danny Dyer being forced to quit the show as they refuse to watch anymore
The actor, who plays pub landlord Mick Carter in the BBC soap, has been handed an enforced to break to sort out personal issues by bosses
EASTENDERS fans are furious that Danny Dyer has been forced to quit the show and are refusing to watch it without him.
The actor - who plays pub landlord Mick Carter in the BBC soap - has been handed an enforced to break to sort out personal issues by bosses, but the move has left viewers of the show spitting with fury.
"That's all #EastEnders needed," tweeted one viewer. "No Mick Carter is a blow I am not sure they can recover [from] short term."
"So now Danny Dyer ain't in EastEnders anymore is there really any point in watching it?" said a second while a third added: "I literally only watch @bbceastenders because of [Danny Dyer], if what I'm reading is true then I'm definitely done with the show."
"No point in watching EastEnders anymore if Danny Dyer has to leave it for a bit," tweeted another.
A fifth viewer added: "I will literally bin off EastEnders if you aren't in it. Only actor keeping me tuned in."
The Sun exclusively revealed how the has been forced to suddenly quit the soap to “sort his life out”.
Other fans were hopeful that Danny would get better soon so he can return to 'save the soap'.
One wrote: "Hope your okay keep your chin up get a rest and come backrefreshed all your fans will be waiting for you and i will always bexxxx
The party animal actor — Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter in the BBC series — has stopped filming after talks with show bosses.
Danny, 39, is expected to be off work for a number of weeks, say insiders.
They were especially concerned about his behaviour at the National Television Awards, where he fell off the wagon after an attempt to quit alcohol at the start of the year.
An insider on EastEnders said: “The producers are concerned about him for a number of reasons.
“It was clear to onlookers he appeared very drunk at the NTAs. It is best that he takes some time out to sort his life out. He appears to be exhausted.
“As a result, Danny is not filming on the show at all. There is an enforced break that is expected to last a number of weeks.
“At the end of the day, he remains the biggest star of the show — so everyone is determined to get him back to his best.”
Danny’s departure is a major concern for Enders producers as he is central to storylines on the show, filmed about six weeks in advance.
The Walford insider said: “Having Danny off is a total nightmare — it causes total chaos for both the writers and producers.
“The storylines are worked out months in advance and no one was expecting him to be off. A lot of scripts had to be torn up and it’s caused a lot of behind-the-scenes chaos.
“It’s all anyone is talking about on set.”
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Danny, who makes £400,000 a year and has a contract until October, admitted to The Sun he was back on booze backstage at the NTAs last month.
Carrying a glass of beer, he said: “The beginning of the year is a month ago now.
“I mean, I did try to give up drinking but — as you can see — I’m now sucking on a lager.”
Last year Danny was involved in an embarrassing public fight at the V Festival with friends of reality star Mark Wright.
The actor was kicked in the head in front of his daughter and left with a black eye after he claimed he was “jumped” by Mark’s friends at the event in Chelmsford, Essex.
Danny, who joined EastEnders in 2013, wed wife Joanne Mas, 40, last year after she proposed to him.
The couple were 19 when they had their first daughter, Dani, now 19.
They have another daughter, Sunnie, eight, and son Arty, two.
A BBC spokesperson said: "Danny is on a short break from EastEnders. This was not enforced by bosses nor has he quit the show."