'We could do grandaddy day care together,' Dean cheekily added of his former EastEnders co-star.
The actor admitted that while he's excited to become a grandad aged 43, he won't be helping with changing baby Mimi's nappies.
'I'll be one of the best-looking grandpas in town,' the soap star joked in a candid interview, after welcoming baby Mimi into the family
'I'll be calling him for tips': Dean has become a grandad at the same age as his EastEnders co-star Danny Dyer and joked he wants to form a 'grandaddy day care' group with him
He said he'd struggle to stomach the nasty chore because he has the 'worst gag reflex,' and would need a 'peg on his nose.