Danny Dyer put Ed Sheeran well and truly in his place over his claims that traditional fish and chip shops in London aren’t up to scratch.Asked by Topjaw, the popular Instagram interview platform, to name London’s “most overrated” restaurant, singer Sheeran, 34, told presenter Jesse Burgess: “One of my beliefs is that you should always be able to see the sea when you have fish and chips, so anywhere that does traditional fish and chips in London. It’s like getting sushi in Alabama.”Proud East Londoner Dyer, 47, was having none of it however, with the Marching Powder actor telling The Standard: “That would only be a man who is not from London who would say that.”He added: “I think he’s from Ipswich, which I think sums him up.”The former EastEnders star is currently on a mission to “bring something new” to classic fish and chips as he teams up with Frank’s RedHot Sauce for his latest role as “The Codfather”.He said: “Nothing beats a proper chippy tea – it’s a timeless British classic we all know and love… but when you add Frank’s RedHot into the mix, blimey, it’s something else! I’ve always been a fan of Frank's because it adds the perfect touch of flavour and heat without blowing your head off.”
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00:00Ed Sheeran said that London chippies are overrated. Can you confirm or deny that?
00:04There would only be a man that's not from London that would say that.
00:07I think he's from Ipswich, which I think sums him up.
00:11So, Danny, tell me why we're here today.
00:13We're trying to bring something new to the classic fish and chips, right?
00:18Now, you don't eat fish. Fish and Franks, we're calling it.
00:21God, don't be shy. Dip your bit of... Dip your... Oh, yes.
00:26Talking about sauce, can you tell me about your sauciest on-set moment?
00:29Sauciest? I've had a few moments. Odd moments, really.
00:33You have to sort of get naked on set and stuff like that.
00:36I was introduced really early to being naked, but I had to masturbate in a film called Human Traffic.
00:43Nice one, brother.
00:441999. I said, nice one, brother.
00:46So, yeah, I had to masturbate on my own in front of 40 people.
00:50I'm still quite traumatised over it, actually, and I think everyone in the room was.
00:54So you're a descendant of King Edward III and Thomas Cromwell.
00:57Yes.
00:58So, royalty, modesty, can you tell me about your favourite kind of place you like to eat, like a king,
01:03and then your favourite local place that you like to eat?
01:06There's, interestingly, a lovely fish and chips shop near me called Wilson's that I go to,
01:10and I have been giving them some Franks Red Hot Sauce to lace my gear with because now I'm banging to it.
01:16The thing about me is I do eat a lot of s***, but I also like nice food.
01:20I love Rocker. The one up here is good on Charlotte Street.
01:23There's also one in Canary Wharf, which is nearer to me.
01:25I love the Black Cod and all that game, but I can sit and gorge in there for days on end.
01:30I like to eat spicy ramen when I'm hungover. What do you like to eat?
01:35Oh, yeah, a bit of spicy ramen.
01:37What's your hangover cure?
01:38Well, usually it's a Chinese, but actually I don't mind something like sausage, beans and chips
01:44because it's just something really quite peasant-y about it, and I'm a peasant at heart.
01:51Cheers to that.
01:52So something of that ilk that then you just lay and then really evaluate your life.