Danny Dyer had a savage reaction to the winner of his own 'surreal' lookalike competition. Mike from Southampton was crowned the best lookalike at a contest in London on Wednesday, with judges praising his swagger and charm. However, some fans felt that runner-up Richard—an official Danny Dyer lookalike—resembled the actor more closely and claimed he had been 'robbed'.
Dyer later met the contestants at a Mr Bigstuff event, reeling as he saw the participants pile into the room. The EastEnders actor was particularly impressed with Mike's outfit, a white and maroon Sergio Tacchini jacket similar to one he wore in his 2005 film, The Business. Dyer then tickled Mike under the chin and joked, 'You've got the same little double chin there, look!' prompting Mike to burst out laughing.
Surrounded by the contestants, Dyer quipped: 'This is like me ageing through the years!' As they lined up for a group photo, he added: 'Come here, Dans! Look at this f**king boyband here, look!' Speaking to the camera, he said: 'This is very trippy, this. This is very surreal for me and I have realised how much I don't look like Danny Dyer anymore.'
Mike himself admitted he didn't have a huge likeness to Dyer while discussing his win. 'No one's ever told me I look like Danny Dyer, but I've lived a similar sort of childhood—working-class,' he told Metro. 'I'm obviously very good-looking, very charismatic, and a geezer. I didn't expect to win in the slightest.' Turning to runner-up Richard, he joked: 'I feel like I've met Danny Dyer today.'
Actors Ryan Sampson and Harriet Webb, who star alongside Dyer in the Sky comedy series Mr Bigstuff, judged the lookalike event alongside The Standard’s senior social features editor Katrina Mirpuri. The contest was part of a growing global trend of celebrity doppelgänger events, including recent contests for Timothée Chalamet, Harry Styles, Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal.
