Danny Dyer admits he had a 'major panic attack' after blanking out on stage due to a drug bender during Harold Pinter Broadway performance as he confesses 'the fear has never left me since' Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Kirsten Murray For Mailonline Published: 19:36 EDT, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 19:36 EDT, 9 July 2024 e-mail View comments Danny Dyer has admitted he has a 'major panic attack' after blanked out on stage due to a drug fuelled bender while he was performing Harold Pinter on Broadway. The actor, now 46, was in his early twenties when the British playwright took him under his wing and had him performing his plays on Broadway.
And speaking about his early acting days, Danny confessed he 'took a lot of drugs out there' and ended up forgetting his lines on stage. He admitted he sat up all night smoking crack and thought he would be fine to go on stage the next day, but quickly realised he wasn't. Speaking to Elizabeth Day on her podcast How To Fail, Danny explained: 'I'd never been to New York.
And so when we transferred from the Almeida to the Lincoln center in New York, I got very excited. Danny Dyer has admitted he blanked out on stage after a drug bender during Harold Pinter Broadway performance as he confesses 'the fear has never left him since' Speaking about his early acting days, Danny confessed he 'took a lot of drugs out there' and ended up forgetting his lines on stage (pictured performing The Homecoming by Harold Pinter at The Almeida in .
