DANNY Dyer took a cheeky swipe at his kids after being grilled about turning his back on his working class roots.
The former EastEnders actor faced tough questions from a group of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people for a new ITV series.
He was called out for sending his son Arty to a posh school – despite being known as a hardman east ender.
“How working class was it to send your son to a private school?”, asked one audience member.
It led to the crowd jeering at Danny who scrunched up his nose as he prepared to defend himself.
“Good question,” said Danny, who is also a dad to daughters Dani and Sunnie Dyer.
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“I’m very proud of my roots, but do I want to be living in an environment where, especially at the moment where there’s helicopters going over my house all the time and sirens all the time, a lot of crime? Of course you don’t.
“So what you want to do is, you want to earn some money and then move to a better area where you can bring your children up.
“When you have kids, you want to give them everything you can.
“Sometimes it backfires on you slightly because now they’re not street-wise.
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“I walked everywhere as a kid or I had to get a bus.
“I don’t think they’ve ever been on a f***ing bus, my kids.
“They don’t have to, do they? Because they get driven door to door by a Bentley.”
Danny is the first celebrity interview of the series to be aired this weekend.
The new ITV show will also see ex Doctor Who actor David Tennant, Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker and ex-Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall face the panel’s questions.
The Assembly starts Saturday at 10.05pm and continues at 10pm on Sunday on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player
