From what we can gather, Danny Dyer and the family of reality TV star and occasional scorer of Roberto Carlos-channelling wonder goals in charity football matches, Mark Wright, are not absolute best mates.
Dyer got caught up in a Twitter spat with Wright’s brother and professional footballer, Josh, after the EastEnders actor tweeted what looked very much like a dig at the former TOWIE star.
My worst nightmare would be listening to Heart FM while eating an Oykos yoghurt. It would be like pissing razor blades.
— Danny Dyer (@MrDDyer) August 16, 2016
In case you’re wondering, Mark Wright presents a show on Heart FM and is the promotional face of Oykos yoghurt. Subtlety never has been Danny Dyer’s specialism.
This didn’t go unnoticed by Josh, who suggested that Dyer’s animosity towards his brother was due to the fact that he’d given him ‘a slap’ at a charity football match.
Josh, who plays in midfield for League One club Gillingham, even told the soap star to ‘get over it you melt’.
Malcolm you must still be hurting from when Mark gave you a slap in the changing room that day.get over it you melt @MrDDyer
— Joshua Wright (@Joshwright4) August 16, 2016
Nobody calls Danny Dyer a melt, except possibly Danny Dyer when he loses his car keys or forgets to set his alarm for a West Ham early kickoff, so his response was predictably strong-worded.
As Dyer recounted it, the ‘slap’ happened at a charity event for sick children. He added that his ‘bird hits harder’, and shortly after branded Wright a ‘disgrace’.
At a charity football match 4 Terminally ill children then run behind his dad. What a geezer. My bird hits harder. https://t.co/qSylhuIxKZ
— Danny Dyer (@MrDDyer) August 16, 2016
Wright disagreed, and said his brother had been ‘protecting himself’ after the actor had approached his brother and ‘pushed him into a corner’.
Not sure it happened like that mate you ran your mouth as always and pushed him into corner so he protected himself by slapping you
— Joshua Wright (@Joshwright4) August 16, 2016
Dyer hit back again and the heated exchange ended with him assuring followers that ‘we all know what happened’.
We all know what happened. He took a bang liberty. End of. He ain't a bit of me. Crack on.
— Danny Dyer (@MrDDyer) August 16, 2016
The London Evening Standard were later declined a comment from Mark Wright’s representatives.
