Danny Dyer has passionately refuted the notion that he's a "hard man" of television, suggesting it's all down to a misconception fostered by his East London twang. Known for his part in Human Traffic, the actor insists he's not the tough guy some think he is - quite the opposite, he describes himself as a "very sensitive soul" even likened by his children to a "cuddly cloud". In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper, Dyer challenged the stereotype, saying: "It goes back to classism and the way I speak.
I've never claimed to be a hard man. I've never really played a hard man. I wore a pink dressing gown in EastEnders for nine years, a very sensitive soul.
" He dissected the disconnect further: "OK, The Football Factory was about hooligans and there was violence, but I was questioning it." The 47 year old continued to dismantle his rough-and-tumble image, adding, "I do swear a lot and I can be uncouth, and I walk like a duck. So maybe people assume I am [a hard man].
Ask my kids. They call me Papa Bear. They say I'm just like a cuddly cloud.
Which is slightly fat-shaming me. I'm assuming it's a fat cloud." Openly embracing middle age, Danny discussed contentment with his physique, saying: "I don't know if I want to be the fittest granddad knocking around.
I don't really look after my body. I've got B-cups now. I'm slowly morphing into a middle-aged man.
I'm shaped like an avocado and I'm quite happy with that." His comments come amidst revelations from the actor - who has.
