I’m A Celebrity star Danny Miller says he wants to “be free of Emmerdale“.
The Aaron Dingle actor has played the role for 13 years on and off but announced he had quit the soap earlier this week.
Now he has revealed that he just wants to be free of the shackles that come with starring in a soap.
Speaking on a roundtable interview, he said: “When you’re in a contract with a fantastic show like Emmerdale, you’re at the hands of the storylines, and the writers.
“That’s something I wanted to free them of and free myself of so I could pick and choose and be there with the baby.”
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Ultimately Danny has said he wants to be there for his newborn son Albert.
And starring in Emmerdale won’t allow him the time to do that.
“Our lives are run by block schedules and life goes really quickly on a soap,” he added.
Danny Miller reveals why he quit Emmerdale
“I’ve been there 13 years. I had a little break but 13 years ago I started as Aaron.
“I grew up with him and I feel very protective of him and I think it was time for him to start a new life.
“We work Monday to Friday, 7am until 7pm so for me, having a new baby and a lot of people on the cast know, it’s very difficult to spend much time with them.”
The actor and girlfriend Steph Jones welcomed baby Albert on October 25.
Danny decided to take the chance of the big pay cheque for I’m A Celebrity so he could afford to quit the soap.
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“You don’t get a lot of time off if you’re busy,” he added. ”
And for me it was a decision to be in the best position possible.”
Danny will enter the I’m A Celebrity castle camp in tonight’s launch show at 9pm on ITV.
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