Contractors working on a North East street have been left shocked after randomly bumping into TV star Danny Dyer.
Workers from Northumbrian Water were carrying out routine work in South Shields when they were pleasantly surprised to see the Eastenders star walking down the street.
After composing themselves, the staff chatted to Danny, who was in the region filming a new documentary that will air in the summer.
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While few details are known about the project, Northumbrian Water have published a photo of one of its workers and the TV personality alongside a caption singing his praises.
The post from the water company reads: "You wouldn’t Adam and Eve who our John bumped into yesterday while working in South Shields.
"It was only this proper geezer, Danny Dyer!
"He was having a butchers about the place for a new documentary he’s filming coming out in the summer and chatted to our John for a bit...including giving his insiders opinion on EastEnders."
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