{"id":44892,"date":"2025-04-23T21:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44892\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T21:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:41:10","slug":"tv-hardman-reveals-shock-at-being-labelled-a-sex-symbol-as-he-opens-up-on-having-hairy-boobs-on-itv-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/44892\/","title":{"rendered":"TV hardman reveals shock at being labelled a sex symbol as he opens up on having &#8216;hairy boobs&#8217; on ITV drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOBODY is more surprised that Danny Dyer has been reinvented as a sex symbol at 47 than the man himself.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/eastenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EastEnders<\/a> star thought his days of being lusted after were behind him, until an al-fresco sex scene in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney<\/a> drama Rivals turned him into the new housewives\u2019 favourite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Man revealing his chest to another man.\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NINTCHDBPICT000989290935.jpg\" data-caption=\"Danny Dyer even flashed his hairy chest in his latest role\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NINTCHDBPICT000989290935.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Danny Dyer even flashed his hairy chest in his latest role<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Tennant and Katherine Parkinson in Rivals episode 1.\" height=\"960\" width=\"766\" data-credit=\"Robert Viglasky\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/c5a27765-fe1f-4f19-a508-128b6202d19b.jpg\" data-caption=\"Danny, pictured alongside Lisa McGrillis in Disney drama Rivals\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/c5a27765-fe1f-4f19-a508-128b6202d19b.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Danny, pictured alongside Lisa McGrillis in Disney drama RivalsCredit: Robert Viglasky<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s so proud of his raunchy resurrection, he even flashed his hairy chest in his latest role, on the far more serious debate show The Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/danny-dyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danny<\/a> tells the crowd: \u201cIt\u2019s a surprise to me \u2014 I thought I\u2019d had my days of being a sex symbol. It turns out, actually it\u2019s OK to have hairy breasts because I do have hairy breasts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this can be attractive, yeah, then I\u2019m very surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His middle-aged sex symbol status as Freddie Jones in the screen adaptation of Jilly Cooper\u2019s novel came amid a purple patch for the actor, who first found fame in 1999 starring in Human Traffic, when he became known as a professional \u201cgeezer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 26 years on, he has received his first BAFTA TV nomination for his role in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comedy<\/a>, Sky\u2019s Mr Bigstuff.<\/p>\n<p>Then in The Assembly, which airs at 10pm this Saturday and Sunday on ITV1 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/itvx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITVX<\/a>, he is one of a number of celebrities who get a grilling on the interview-style show.<\/p>\n<p>Along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/david-tennant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Tennant<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/jade-thirlwall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jade Thirlwall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/gary-lineker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary Lineker<\/a>, he is quizzed by a collective of autistic, neurodivergent and learning-disabled interviewers.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s bosses warned Danny there were three rules: \u201cNo question is out of bounds, no subject is off the table, and anything might happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a pretty explosive combination when you\u2019re already talking about the firebrand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/danny-dyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr Dyer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dani Dyer reveals fears over fiance Jarrod\u2019s stag do as dad Danny Dyer reveals racy plansSTARS ALIGN<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cast of Celebs Go Dating, Series 14.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Nic Serpell-Rand \/ Channel 4\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/celebs-go-dating-series-14-989312427.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Celebs Go Dating stars look ready for a night out on the town on the new series\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/celebs-go-dating-series-14-989312427.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>The Celebs Go Dating stars look ready for a night out on the town on the new seriesCredit: Nic Serpell-Rand \/ Channel 4<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mark Labbett at the TV Choice Awards.\" height=\"960\" width=\"640\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mark-labbett-attends-tv-choice-775449858.jpg\" data-caption=\"The only celeb missing from the line-up is The Chase star Mark 'The Beast' Labbett\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mark-labbett-attends-tv-choice-775449858.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>The only celeb missing from the line-up is The Chase star Mark &#8216;The Beast&#8217; LabbettCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>THE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/celebs-go-dating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebs Go Dating<\/a> stars look ready for a night out on the town on the new series.<\/p>\n<p>I exclusively revealed yesterday that recently single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/christine-mcguinness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christine McGuinness<\/a> was this year\u2019s stand-out booking for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/e4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E4<\/a> series, which will follow her on her journey to find love after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divorce<\/a> from TV\u2019s Paddy.<\/p>\n<p>A first look sees her posing up a storm alongside fellow daters, Atomic Kitten\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/kerry-katona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerry Katona<\/a>, S Club hunk Jon Lee, as well as former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/dating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dating<\/a> show stars, Too Hot To Handle\u2019s Louis Russell and Love Island\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/olivia-hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivia Hawkins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The only celeb missing from the line-up is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/the-chase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chase<\/a> star Mark \u201cThe Beast\u201d Labbett, who will join the show later.<\/p>\n<p>Cameras will follow the famous faces on dates with non-celebrity partners that have been hand-picked to match their interests, this time in a glamorous location in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/ibiza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ibiza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The group will be helped by the show\u2019s client co-ordinator Tom Read Wilson, relationship therapist Anna Williamson and life coach Paul C Brunson, with sexual communication specialist Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn there to spice things up.<\/p>\n<p>RICHIE HOLES HIS OWN<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richie Anderson in 17th-century soldier costume holding a microphone and tablet.\" height=\"960\" width=\"799\" data-credit=\"\u00a9patchdolan.com\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/b034a8ff-bcd5-49a7-b9b0-d331f6fdc289.jpg\" data-caption=\"Richie Anderson steps back into the 17th century\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/b034a8ff-bcd5-49a7-b9b0-d331f6fdc289.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Richie Anderson steps back into the 17th centuryCredit: \u00a9patchdolan.com<\/p>\n<p>HE was no stranger to eye-catching attire on Strictly, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/richie-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richie Anderson<\/a> stepped back into the 17th century as he launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/joe-lycett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Lycett<\/a>&#8216;s project \u201cBrum Hole\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the project, a portal camera links up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/birmingham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> with numerous places in America of the same name \u2013 allowing people from both sides of the pond to chat about their towns.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s part of Joe\u2019s new series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a> of Birmingham, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/sky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky<\/a> Max, and sees him uniting the Brummies of the world on a trip to the US.<\/p>\n<p>Richie dressed up as a Red Coat troop from the Battle of Birmingham Hill, where local townsmen fought against soldiers in 1643.<\/p>\n<p>Joe joked: \u201cIt was amazing connecting with other Brummies, and I wanted to share that by looking through my Brum Hole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Think I\u2019ll pass on that , Joe.<\/p>\n<p>P DIDDY UNDONE<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"P. Diddy at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.\" height=\"676\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Reuters\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2018-vanity-fair-oscar-party-987624165.jpg\" data-caption=\"A new BBC documentary about Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to be released on April 28\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2018-vanity-fair-oscar-party-987624165.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>A new BBC documentary about Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs is set to be released on April 28Credit: Reuters<\/p>\n<p>A BOMBSHELL documentary about accused music mogul Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs is set to hit our screens.<\/p>\n<p>Yinka Bokinni will host a one-off for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/bbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> Three, titled P Diddy: The Rise and Fall, which explores the world that propelled him to stardom, and how the system may have protected him for years.<\/p>\n<p>Combs is accused of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, all of which he denies.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after I exclusively revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/channel-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Channel 4<\/a> were working on a documentary, Diddy: In Plain Sight.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> are set to release a miniseries.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems the BBC have got in first, airing the show on April 28.<\/p>\n<p>MAL, HAL AND LOIS REUNITE<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Malcolm in the Middle reunion.\" height=\"692\" width=\"929\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/malcolm-middle-reunion-989292597.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bryan Cranston (Hal) with Frankie Muniz (Malcom) and Jane Kaczmarek (Lois)\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/malcolm-middle-reunion-989292597.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Cranston (Hal) with Frankie Muniz (Malcom) and Jane Kaczmarek (Lois)<\/p>\n<p>IT\u2019S been a quarter of a century since Frankie Muniz first appeared in hit sitcom Malcolm In The Middle.<\/p>\n<p>And to celebrate the show\u2019s 25th anniversary Frankie, who played Malcolm, reunited with on-screen parents Hal and Lois \u2013 Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek.<\/p>\n<p>The trio are filming four new episodes following the dysfunctional Wilkerson family, which will air on Disney+.<\/p>\n<p>Smiling in a photo posted on X, Frankie wrote: \u201cAlways good to have Mom and Dad around!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Original cast members Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield are set to reprise their roles as Francis and Reese.<\/p>\n<p>The new episodes of the sitcom, which ran for seven series, follow Hal and Lois\u2019s 40th wedding anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID TENNANT will helm Have I Got News For You for the ninth time next month, joined by comedian Miles Jupp on the episode which airs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/bbc-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC One<\/a> and iPlayer on May 9 at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will get a double dose of David as his new quiz show, ITV\u2019s Genius Game, airs from April 30.<\/p>\n<p>THE scandalous world of Mormon mum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/influencers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">influencers<\/a> is back on show as the second series of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives hits screens on Disney+ on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>It sees the group caught up in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/swinging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swinging<\/a> sex scandal and rocked by the uncovering of a secret <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/dating-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dating app<\/a> 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