Danny Dyer’s appearance on Good Evening Britain last night took the internet by storm, as he expressed his views on both Brexit and former prime minister David Cameron.
The special evening edition of Good Morning Britain took place just after England lost 1-0 to Belgium in the World Cup.
Hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid welcomed an eclectic array of guests onto the show, including at one point Jeremy Corbyn, Pamela Anderson, and Danny Dyer on the sofas at one time.
And it was the appearance of the EastEnders star that generated the most interest, especially when he schooled Piers on what real people thought of Brexit.
‘This whole Brexit thing,’ he began, as he defended Love Island contestants who didn’t know much about it. ‘When you’re judging them [contestants] on Brexit, they don’t know nothing about it.
‘Who knows about Brexit? No one’s got a clue what Brexit is,’ he informed Piers and the panel.
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From left: Danny Dyer, Piers Morgan, Susanna Reid, Jeremy Corbyn, Pamela Anderson. (REX)
‘You watch Question Time, it’s comedy,’ the actor continued.
‘Were you no clearer when Jeremy Corbyn explained it?’ asked presenter Susanna.
‘No one knows what it is, it’s like this mad riddle – no one knows what it is!’
He then turned his attentions to former prime minister David Cameron – a politician he didn’t appear fond of.
‘What happened to that t*at David Cameron, who pulled it off?
‘How come he can scuttle off? He called all this on. Where is he? He’s in Europe, in Nice with his trotters up.
‘Where is the geezer?’
‘He should be held account for it. He should be held account for it,’ Danny continued, before shouting ‘t*at!’ as Piers began to speak which amused people even more.
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Within no time, people on Twitter were sharing the video and praising the star for his honest outburst.
People were in awe of the clip itself…
Celebs were eager to praise the London hardman for his brash comments, too.
Even host Susanna joined in eventually…
Susanna initially appeared shocked, letting out a yelp at his swearing but, as they announced at the start of the show, it was post-watershed so there were no restrictions as per their usual morning stints.
Catch Good Morning Britain weekdays, from 6.30am, on ITV1.
The terrifying scenes unfolded on Thursday when the attacker, armed with a shotgun and smoke grenades, burst into in the offices of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland.
The victims were the newspaper’s assistant editor Rob Hiassen, reporter Wendi Winters, sales assistant Rebecca Smith, editorial writer Gerald Fischman and reporter and editor John McNamara.
The suspect, named as 38-year-old Jarrod Warren Ramos, was detained after officers found him hiding under a desk in the building.
Rob Hiasson
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'Gentle and funny': Rob Hiasson
The 59-year-old joined the Capital in 2010 as assistant editor after working as a reporter at the Baltimore Sun for 15 years.
According to the Baltimore Sun, he and his wife Maria, with whom he had three children, had celebrated their 33rd anniversary just days before he was killed.
His brother, Carl Hiasson, wrote in a Facebook post that he was "one of the most gentle and funny people I've ever known".
He said: “I am devastated and heartsick to confirm the loss of my wonderful brother Rob today in the mass shooting in the newsroom at the Annapolis Capital Gazette.
"Rob was an editor and columnist at the paper, and one of the most gentle and funny people I've ever known. He spent his whole gifted career as a journalist, and he believed profoundly in the craft and mission of serving the public's right to know the news.
"We called him Big Rob because he was so tall, but it was his remarkable heart and humour that made him larger than all of us."
Mr Hiasson’s friends and colleagues have also taken to social media to pay tribute.
Capital Gazette reporter Danielle Ohl wrote: “We’d often say: Rob is a poet. Rob cared about words & feelings. He’d send me messages with nothing but a stupid word I’d used in a sentence & a way to make it better. He loved music & red wine. He was getting into George Saunders.
“He cared, deeply & thoughtfully, about people.”
Baltimore Sun reporter Pamela Wood, who used to work at the Capital said that "Rob was great."
The Wire creator David Simon, who worked for the Baltimore Sun for 12 years, described Mr Hiasson as a “committed, lifelong newspaperman and journalist” and “fine, wonderful soul.”
