Dani Dyer has opened up about her husband Jarrod Bowen's unexpected response to her participation in the gruelling Channel 4 series Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The former Love Island winner, who married the West Ham and England footballer last year, said Bowen watched the show with intense focus, acting 'like a DS' (directing staff) beside her.
Speaking on her podcast Live and Let Dyers alongside fellow contestant Gabby Allen, Dyer recalled: 'I’m sorry, you held your breath, babe. I didn’t even hold it. Jarrod looked at me, and he was like a DS next to me when he watched it.' She added that she would love to take part again, saying: 'I'd love to do it again and be a lot more headstrong.'
The 28-year-old, who has twin daughters Summer and Star with Bowen and a son Santiago from a previous relationship, decided to take on the challenge after watching the show at home. 'The last time I watched, I was sitting with Jarrod, and thinking, “I really want to do that”. Jarrod was like, “Are you joking, Dan?”' she told The Sun.
Her father, actor Danny Dyer, was also taken aback by her decision. 'He absolutely loves it. He was like, “You cannot be my child to want to go into a show like that”,' she recalled. 'But he was like, “Just go and have the best time, go and smash it and just go and give it your best, really”.'
Dyer has already faced tough moments on the show, including a bloody nose from a boxing match and nearly passing out during a mountain trek. She said she wanted to make her family proud.
