Dani Dyer reveals whether she will take West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen's surname after marriage as ex-Love Island star's mother makes hilarious Jose Mourinho claim

Dyer, the daughter of Football Factory and EastEnders actor Danny, is set to tie the knot in 2025 after bringing said nuptials forward in order to avoid clashing with the next World Cup finals – which Bowen will be hoping to grace with England.

Plans for a lavish ceremony have been drawn up, while Dyer has two hen dos on the calendar – one of which will take place on the party island of Ibiza. Bowen, meanwhile, is planning on enjoying a raucous stag do in Las Vegas with his family and friends.

Dyer is looking forward to tying the knot, but is reluctant to part with her current surname. During a discussion with her mother, Joanne Mas, on the Live And Let Dyers podcast, Dani asked: “Why didn’t you take the name Dyer?” Mas jokingly replied: “I wanted the same initials as Jose Mourinho, the Special One. I am the special one.”

Dani went on to say, as she plans to become ‘Dyer-Bowen’: “I get it. The fact that I’m still going to double-barrel my name. I feel like it’s a lot, isn’t it? Like, just giving up your surname and I don’t know why but it’s like a real massive part of you. Why should we drop our name? Don’t have to drop our name, do we? I want to keep it. Obviously you add ‘Bowen’ on the end.”

While Dani is excited about her big day with Bowen, dad Danny has joked that – as a passionate West Ham supporter – he is probably more in love with the current Hammers skipper than his daughter, with said show of affection likely to spill out in what promises to be a lively father of the bride speech.