EastEndersstarDanny Dyerhas opened up about his decision to leave the show after nine years.
The 45 year old actor confessed that he decided toleave the showafter his relationship with wife Joanne Mas began to spiral.
He reveals that he went to EastEnders bosses and told them he was “going to die” if he didn't take time out.
Danny said: “I turned around to the bosses of EastEnders and I said, ‘Listen, I’ve gotta go somewhere. I’m going to die’.
"They was like, ‘Oh, OK. Uh, right’. And so I sorted it myself and I paid for it myself."
He also explained that he lost the plot for a while and began taking a lot of drugs, describing himself as a “f***ing lunatic.”
Speaking on Jaime Winstone’s new podcast, Greatest Night Ever, the dad-of-three recalls when the realisation hit that if he didn’t sort himself out he would ruin his relationships with his wife and kids.
He said: “You’re gonna be a shadow of the man that you are, you are gonna f*** everything up. You’re gonna have no relationship with your kids.”
Danny met wife Jo in 1992, but they split following the birth of daughterDani Dyerin 1996.
However the pair eventually reconnected and remarried in 2016.
Danny has previously said he felt as if he was “rolling the dice” with his EastEnders exit.
Speaking on his Sorted with the Dyers podcast – which he hosts alongside Dani – he explained: “I'm taking that leap, because I need to and I think sometimes you have to gamble in life as that is what makes it exciting!”
Following his departure from the long-running soap, the actor revealed that he will begiving acting lessons at an online drama school.
Announcing his departure earlier this year, Danny said: “I am leaving EastEnders. I'm very lucky, I'm very grateful.
"When you're in a job like a soap your contract comes up for renewal and every time it has they've asked me to stay, and I'm very grateful for that. Because I've seen a lot of people come and go. It's very tough.”
He continued: "I always debate whether I want to sign again and I've been contemplating a while now about whether it's time to roll the dice, take the leap.
"The big news is I've decided not to renew my contract. That's all. That's not because I've fallen out with anybody, I love everybody. That job has been amazing for me. It's an important part of television.”
He finished: "I'm grateful for the beautiful years I've had there. I'm going to miss the people massively. It's me taking a risk."
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