I have two secret sisters after my dad lived double life with another woman, says EastEnders’ Danny Dyer

DANNY Dyer revealed he has two secret sisters after his dad lived a double life when he was a boy. The EastEnders star, 44, said the situation was “f***ed up” as he recalled finding out about his siblings in the latest episode of Sorted with the Dyers. A listener came to Danny and his daughter […]

DANNY Dyer revealed he has two secret sisters after his dad lived a double life when he was a boy.

The EastEnders star, 44, said the situation was “f***ed up” as he recalled finding out about his siblings in the latest episode of Sorted with the Dyers.

A listener came to Danny and his daughter Dani for help because their dad had struck up a relationship with a new woman and they wanted to know whether they should reach out to him.

Cockney hardman Danny began by saying: “It’s a tricky one. I had a bit of this as a kid too.

“My old man, who I love very much and who I talk about quite a bit on this podcast, he f***ed up.

“He f***ed off when I was nine and he was basically seeing someone else and he was living two lives.”

Admitting it was a bombshell, he continued: “He had two children with someone else and he was living two different lives – it was like a double whammy really.”

“I found out that my dad was leaving at a very young age because my mum and dad weren’t in love anymore.

“And I also found out that I had two other siblings along with that.”

Danny said the unusual family situation made him grow up fast.

He said: “Well, at the time I was very intrigued by it. I was like ‘what do you mean I’ve got two other sisters?’

“One of my sisters was I think maybe 5 years younger than me, and the other was 10 years younger.

“It makes you grow up quickly, I’ll tell you that – because you’re starting to talk about adult stuff at such a young age.”

Danny previously revealed how his name was misspelled ‘Danial’ on his birth certificate because his dad had been boozing at the pub before signing it.

He said on their podcast: “My old dad, and I love him very much, he’s old school. I was born in the 70s. Men didn’t really get involved in much.

“Back in the day my mum would go: ‘I’m going into labour’ and he’d be up the boozer.

“He’d go: ‘All right. What time are you going to be home?’ She went into labour and gave birth.

“Anyway he got up there, obviously off his nut and got to do the important thing which is the birth certificate, which I think you have to sign.

“He agreed to the name Daniel but he spelt it Danial. Could have been a mix of things, could have been that he was battered, could have been that he doesn’t spell. Could have been a bit of both actually.”