Yup, you read that right; Danny Dyer wants to freeze his sperm to save the endangered breed of the Cockney geezer.
Speaking with Alan Carr on this week’s episode of Chatty Man, he explained that he wants to maintain the heritage of his home patch, Canning Town, in East London.
The 38-year-old said: “It is a dying breed, my old man’s generation.
“But the world changes. I don’t know what we are going to do with a lack of Cockneys.”
He joked that he’ll ditch the sperm bank in favour of a DIY donor effort, adding that he’ll just pop his sample “in a cup and freeze it”.
We hope no one mistakes it for a coconut ice lolly.
Despite his Cockney heritage, however, the dad-of-three has admitted that he’s probably wandered into the realms of the middle class by now.
“I have become middle class now,” he said.
“I have earned a few quid, my kid is at private school and my missus has bought toilet roll that smells of cinnamon.
“So I am walking around with my a*** smelling of cinnamon. That’s middle class isn’t it?”
It’s either a symptom of middle class-ness, or of drinking too many Chai Lattes. Which, we suppose, is probably a side-effect of the former, eh?
But don’t worry TOO much about Danny changing; he’s planning on keeping it proper East London for the sake of his soap alter-ego, Mick.
He said firmly: “As long as I am in EastEnders I am going to try and keep it Cockney.”
Glad to hear it, Danny!
You can watch the full interview tonight [Friday] on Channel 4’s Alan Carr: Chatty Man at 10pm.