DANI DYER on Confidence Struggles, Dad's Addictions & Why I Never Visited My Son's Father In Prison

We all fell for Dani Dyer when she appeared on Love Island back in 2018. She’s a proper family girl - lives just a 6 minute drive from her parents - she once tried living 20 minutes away but that was too far, and I think this is what people love about Dani: she’s warm, charming and down to earth. Her dad also happens to be the tough guy actor, Danny Dyer which makes her bubbly sweetness even more likeable. I was excited to have her into the studio for a proper chat.

What stood out to me the most about our chat was her battles with self confidence, which I believe something to be so universal. We all can suffer from lack of confidence, and all have our own worries, insecurities and anxieties and it is by opening up that we realise that we are not so alone.

We cover:
•⁠ ⁠Her struggles with confidence from a young age
•⁠ ⁠How an accident led her to Love Island - plus her dad’s reaction to her being on the show
•⁠ ⁠Failed relationships and what she’s learnt from them
•⁠ ⁠Her dad’s addiction struggles and the impact on her growing up
•⁠ How she dealt with the father of her first child going to prison
•⁠ ⁠Meeting her husband, Jarrod Bowen (and the song the fans like to sing)

Dani came across to me as such a bright spirit and a reminder to me that everyone has their own battles to fight and by opening up we are not so alone

You can check out Dani's clothing collection here: https://www.peacocks.co.uk/womens/col...

Listen to Live and Let Dyers podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast...

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THE CREDITS
Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone
Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins
Video: Jake Ji & Josh Bennett
Audio: Rafi Amsili
Social Media: Laura Coughlan

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

THE CREDITS
Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone
Producer: Helen Burke
Editor: Dan King
Assistant Producer: Rhoda Abrokwa
Video: Jake Ji & Josh Bennett
Audio: Rafi Amsili
Social Media: Laura Coughlan

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

00:00 Trailer
01:30 Introducing Dani Dyer
02:40 Being a 'WAG'
03:33 Her relationship with her parents
09:17 Childhood - Moving from East London to Essex
11:55 First boyfriends and First Kisses
12:43 Drama and Acting at School
13:17 Acting Career and struggling with Self Confidence
17:47 Perseverance and Patience
18:36 How is your confidence now?
18:57 Anxiety and medication
20:58 "I am not doing Love Island"
25:10 My Dad was fuming about Love Island
26:58 Do people really have sex in the villa?
28:25 Jack Fincham and the spotlight after Love Island
33:13 Reality Shows and Mental Health
35:11 Growing up with a famous Dad
37:20 The letter she wrote to her Dad in Rehab
40:28 Her Dad's Addiction
46:45 Becoming a mother
50:35 Telling her parents she's pregnant
53:13 Her relationship to Santiago's Dad
57:50 Making her Documentary
1:03:00 Advice to new parents
1:06:27 Best advice for partners
1:08:10 Marriage and Proposal to Jarrod
1:10:50 Strictly Come Dancing Injury
1:04:07 Final Eight Questions