Love Island star Dani Dyer reveals she auditioned for Michelle Keegan’s role in Our Girl but admits it went so poorly she broke down in tears
She made her name as one-half of the winning couple of Love Island in 2018.
But Dani Dyer revealed that before finding fame on the reality show she tried out for Our Girl, but lost out to Michelle Keegan following a car-crash audition.
Speaking to The Mirror on Saturday about the ordeal, the TV personality, 24, said her audition went so poorly she ended up breaking down in tears.
All went wrong: Love Island star Dani Dyer revealed on Saturday that she auditioned for Michelle Keegan’s role in Our Girl but admitted it went so poorly she broke down in tears
Dani explained: ‘I cried in the room. I was like, “I don’t know what I’m doing”‘
‘I was running an hour late and sweating. The nerves get on top of you. It is just this authority looking at you and you want this role so bad.’
‘The speech we had to prepare was deep but she wanted it quite comical. I tried and I just cried.’
Michelle is currently set to end her stint after the show’s fourth season, after taking the role of Georgie Lane in 2015 when EastEnders star Lacey Turner left the show.
Lead star: Michelle is currently set to end her stint after the show’s fourth season, after taking the role of Georgie Lane in 2015 when EastEnders star Lacey Turner left the show
Upset: Dani said her audition went so poorly she ended up in tears, as she said: ‘The speech we had to prepare was deep but she wanted it quite comical. I tried and I just cried’
The actress recently revealed that viewers will see Georgie battle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the wake of fiancé Elvis Harte’s death.
The first episode saw the introduction of several new recruits, who Georgia has to train up before they head to the front line in Afganistan.
It remains to be seen whether Georgia will be able to overcome her demons, and come to terms with her grief surrounding Elvis’ death.
Difficult: The actress recently revealed that viewers will see Georgie battle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the wake of fiancé Elvis Harte’s death in the new season
In heartbreaking scenes, Georgie saw visions of her late husband-to-be as she attended her beloved sister’s wedding elsewhere in the show.
The series’ opening scenes saw Georgie continue to battle with visions of her late fiancé Elvis (played by Luke Pasqualino) as she tried to enjoy her sister’s wedding.
Holding her engagement ring which she now wore around her neck, viewers saw flashbacks to the moment Georgie accepted Elvis’ proposal.
Fans were devastated when Elvis was dramatically killed by a bomb back in 2017, and it seems clear that Georgie still hasn’t dealt with her grief around his death.
Emotional: Fans were devastated when Elvis was dramatically killed by a bomb back in 2017, and it seems clear that Georgie still hasn’t dealt with her grief around his death
