Dani Dyer has opened up about husband Jarrod Bowen's reaction to her appearance on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, revealing the West Ham footballer 'sat like a Drill Sergeant' as they watched her underwater challenge. The 29-year-old former Love Island star competed on the Channel 4 military-style show alongside other celebrities.
Speaking on her podcast Live and Let Dyers, Dani told friend Gabby Allen, who also took part: '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.' Dani admitted the experience was 'brutal' but said she would love to do it again, adding: 'I'd be a lot more headstrong, and a lot more... not a wimp.'
In the first episode, Dani was left with a bloody nose after a boxing match with Married At First Sight star Jessika Power. She told The Mirror the show was 'the hardest things I have ever had to do.' Prior to filming, her footballer husband advised her to up her training, leading her to run in potato fields with her father, EastEnders star Danny Dyer.
Dani, who has twins Summer and Star with Jarrod, said both her husband and father thought she was 'nuts' for signing up. However, she added: 'I’ve always been petrified watching it, but I never get to push myself out of my comfort zone.' Despite the gruelling challenges, she learned she is 'a lot stronger' than she thought, and the intimidating instructors helped her cope.
