Victim courage to speak about her ordeal
Emmerdale, where Kirsty played Roz Fielding, in 2010. They had an on- off relationship which eventually ended in 2014.
After being single for two years, Danny is yet to find love again. “Don’t get me wrong, I am not sat on a dating site every night trying for a girlfriend,” he says. “But if one caught my eye then... Yetet finding the time to get to know w someone at the moment,, given how busy work is, is tough. We lead very busyy lives, working 7am untill 7pm.”
When it comes to online dating and apps like Tinder, Danny i sn’t convinced. d.
“I wouldn’tuldn’t do internet dating forr real,” he says. “I think it would be weird if someone swiped right and ended up on someone’s ’s profile whoho was off f the telly. You would think it was fake wouldn’t you? “I don’t turn my nose up at it, because everyone is different and everyone meets their match in different ways. “But ask me in 10 years’ time and I will probably be all over it! “I just think you get to know someone better face to face. If it doesn’t work and the they think you are a b bit cringey or a b bit corny they wi will walk away an and you don’t se see them again. I think I like t to gauge a reactio reaction face to face.” Despite beingbein one of soap’s bi biggest heartthrob heartthrobs, Danny is r remarkabl markably self self- deprecating and is convinced many of his co-stars are far better looking than him.
Commenting on his sex symbol status, he says: “It is flattering I guess – congratulations to my mum and dad!
“I do try to get in the gym a few times a week to keep everything healthy and working under the bonnet. But there are people like Adam Thomas and Mikey Parr who are much better looking and in much better shape than I am.”
Danny confesses that he doesn’t even like to watch himself on screen, although he has been working on becoming less self-conscious.
“I don’t r eally watch Emmerdale unless it is the really big stuff,” he admits. “I used to get myself into a bad situation looking at myself, and I would think ‘Oh God look at me there’.”
That doesn’t mean he’s thinking of leaving Emmerdale again any time soon. He is happy to stay Serial Drama Performance Lacey Turner (EastEnders) Jack P Shepherd (Coronation Street) Natalie J Robb (Emmerdale) Danny Miller (Emmerdale) Serial Drama Emmerdale EastEnders Coronation Street Hollyoaks Drama Performance Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley) Jenna Coleman (Victoria) Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager) Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders) Drama Cold Feet Happy Valley Casualty The Night Manager Game Of Thrones Period Drama Victoria Poldark Call The Midwife Peaky Blinders Stranger Things Comedy The Big Bang Theory Orange Is The New Black Mrs Brown’s Boys Benidorm Newcomer Duncan James (Hollyoaks) Tilly Keeper (EastEnders) Faye Brookes (Coronation Street) Lloyd Everitt (Casualty) Talent Show The X Factor Strictly Come Dancing Britain’s Got Talent for the foreseeable future – although he still always fears he might get killed off.
“You don’t know what is round the corner. You could think things are going well then there is a massive storyline where your character ends up dying or going to prison and you are out of the show,” he laughs. “It is not within your power.”
Fans whose lives he has changed – like the woman at the football match – will certainly not want to see him leave. Danny Challenge Show Love Island I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Great British Bake Off The Apprentice MasterChef Entertainment Programme The Graham Norton Show Celebrity Juice Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway The Last Leg Factual Entertainment Show Making A Murderer DIY SOS: The Big Build Gogglebox Tattoo Fixers Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs Daytime Show The Chase Pointless The Jeremy Kyle Show Come Dine With Me Live Magazine Show Loose Women Sunday Brunch This Morning BBC Breakfast The One Show TV Judge Mary Berry (The Great British Bake Off) Len Goodman (Strictly Come Dancing) Nicole Scherzinger (The X Factor) David Walliams (Britain’s Got Talent) Simon Cowell (Britain’s Got Talent/The X Factor) Best TV Presenter Ant and Dec James Corden Gary Lineker Rylan Clark-Neal Mel and Sue intends to stay for as long as possible – even if Natalie beats him to the gong.
“I love this place,” he says. I have had such a busy three years. I am happy to stay here for however long they’ll have me... and however long I can blag it for!”
To vote for Danny in the National Television Awards go to www.nationaltvawards. com/vote. The awards, on January 25, will be screened live on ITV from 7.30pm.