Danny Dyer appeared to be stuck on Sunday as he took part in Sellebrity Soccer’s charity match at Hartley Wintney FC in Hampshire.
The former EastEnders star, 47, didn’t hold back as he dribbled the ball as he swapped the stage for the sports field.
The presenter cut a sporty figure in a black sports top and shorts, while protecting his legs with some chin pads.
Danny completed the look with yellow trainers and looked focused as he swept back his hair.
During the match he looked a little sweatier than when he arrived as he kept it casual in a navy blue jumper and jeans.
Danny Dyer didn’t hold back as he cut a sporting figure on the football pitch at Sellebrity Soccer’s charity match at Hartley Wintney FC in Hampshire on Sunday
The presenter cut a sporty figure in a black sports top and shorts, while protecting his legs with some chin pads
Founded in 2012 by Darren Eadie and Kevin Cooper, Sellebrity Soccer raises money for charity by hosting celebrity football matches at both smaller grounds and Premier League stadiums.
Danny’s appearance at the recent match comes after he revealed he and his family ‘sprung into action’ to help his daughter Dani raise her three children while her fiancé Jarrod Bowen was away at the European Championships this summer.
The actor welcomed his first grandchild when his daughter Dani Dyer, 28, gave birth to Santiago, three, with her former partner Sammy Kimmence.
The reality star subsequently gave birth to twins Summer and Star with footballer Jarrod Bowen in 2023, and her father has explained how he and wife Joanne Mas, 47, help with babysitting duties, in addition to being parents to Sunnie, 17, and son Arty. , 10.
He told The Sunday times Style magazine: ‘Jarrod is a great father, but he is very busy. He was gone all summer and Dani flew back and forth.
‘It is difficult to combine that with the children, so we emerged as a family, just like you. We’re just trying to raise decent people.”
Danny — who had been dating Joanne Mas for decades by the time they tied the knot in 2016 — also noted that watching his daughter have children is a strange phenomenon.
He said: ‘It’s crazy to see your children having children. My Dani, she is such a wonderful person. We have a special bond.
At the match he looked a little sweatier than when he arrived as he kept it casual in a navy blue jersey and jeans
Danny’s appearance at the recent match comes after he revealed he and his family ‘stepped up’ to help his daughter Dani raise her three children while her fiancé Jarrod Bowen was away at the European Championships this summer.
Dani, 28, gave birth to Santiago, three, with her ex-partner Sammy Kimmence and then welcomed twins Summer and Star with fiancé Jarred Bowen in 2023
‘We had her when I was 18, so I was still a baby myself. We grew up together. She’s seen my highs and lows, and she’s one of my very best friends.”
Even though Danny was ‘not happy’ when his eldest signed up for the ITV2 dating show, they have since become a presenting duo.
Danny also noted that because both his daughter and future son-in-law Jarrod, 27, are away a lot for work, he and Jo are stepping in to take on babysitting duties.
He admitted that while it’s a lot to juggle “that and the kids,” it’s something they “just do” as a family in their attempt to raise a “decent bunch” of kids.
When Dani became a grandfather for the first time, she explained that her father blossomed as he admitted he had “never” felt like that and became unexpectedly emotional.
Speaking on the Made By Mammas podcast, she said: ‘My father didn’t know [he] would be so emotional [about being a granddad]. He was so emotional in Santiago, recently he actually cried.
“He said, ‘I love babies, but I love your baby.’ I’ve never felt anything like this before. I didn’t think I would feel this way.”