Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’ John Barrowman has revealed the real reason he quit the show after just 32 minutes during Sunday’s opening episode.
The former Doctor Who actor, 57, was seen vomiting before throwing in the towel and since claimed it was as a result of being ‘made’ to eat ‘vile tofu’ after being offered no other food.
John, who is not a vegetarian or vegan, told The Sun: ‘I would never eat tofu in my life, but you’re so hungry, you just eat it’.
The motion sickness sufferer was then forced to endure a two-hour car journey for the task, leaving him green around the gills.
He said: ‘Then it was projectile vomit everywhere and the tofu came up. I thought “I’m not going to make myself ill or hurt myself in order to try to prove something that I don’t need to prove”‘.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’ John Barrowman, 57, has revealed the real reason he quit the show after just 32 minutes during Sunday’s opening episode
The former Doctor Who actor was seen vomiting before throwing in the towel and since claimed it was as a result of being ‘made’ to eat ‘vile tofu’ after being offered no other food
‘And it was seriously me going “I am completely comfortable with who I am” I’m completely a happy person. We’ve all got our issues and problems, but I’ve made a mistake’.
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John, who opened up about the flashing allegations he faced in 2021 that led to his axe from the DOI judging panel while on the show, began to vomit shortly after arriving at base camp for the first challenge.
After the contestants put on their army uniforms the actor began heaving and declared ‘I’m out’.
Asked by expert Mark Billingham if he would like to see a doctor, John said: ‘No, I’m done. I just, it’s not for me, I know who I am and what I’m about, it’s not for me’.
As the voice over said: ‘After only 32 minutes on base, number 13 John is the first recruit to leave the course.’
Viewers had little sympathy for the actor and taking to X branding him ‘pathetic’ and a ‘diva’.
Writing: ‘Never seen anything more pathetic in my life. I bet you thought this might be a shot at redemption as well. Whoopsie!’: ‘Pathetic from John Barrowman’: ‘John Barrowman 32 minutes’: ‘FFS John Barrowman, I knew you were a diva, didn’t think you were a huge wuss as well, certainly done yourself no favours there’.
John, who is not a vegetarian or vegan, said: ‘I would never eat tofu in my life, but you’re so hungry, you just eat it’
The motion sickness sufferer was then forced to endure a two-hour car journey for the task, leaving him green around the gills
Viewers had little sympathy for the actor and taking to X branding him ‘pathetic’ and a ‘diva’.
‘I hope John Barrowman wasn’t paid for that pathetic effort‘: ‘Can’t believe John Barrowman quits the only show that was actually willing to give him a job after just 32 minutes. What a prat’.
During the episode, John addressed the accusations that he had repeatedly exposed himself on the set of the BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who and its sister show Torchwood.
He said: ‘The press made the allegation that I was going around putting my d**k on everybody’s shoulders.
‘Having that happen to me ruined me, but this course is going to help me push through this and I want people to see the kind of person that I really am.’
He later added: ‘On Doctor Who and Torchwood, I had to do a lot of nude scenes. If I were being stupid, I would do something stupid.
SAS: Who Dares Wins’ latest series also includes Rachel Johnson, Pete Wicks, Ellie Downie, Tez Ilyas, Ovie Soko, Lani Daniels, Bianca Gascoigne, Chris Robshaw, Cherry Healey, Anthony Ogogo, Shazia Mirza, Georgia Harrison, Bobby Norris and Marnie Simpson
SAS: Who Dares Wins’ latest series also includes Rachel Johnson, who is the sister of former prime minister Boris Johnson, reality star Pete Wicks, former Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie, comedian Tez Ilyas, professional basketball player and Love Island star Ovie Soko and world heavyweight champion boxer Lani Daniels.
Reality TV Star Bianca Gascoigne, former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw, TV Presenter Cherry Healey, former professional boxer Anthony Ogogo, comedian Shazia Mirza, Love Island contestant Georgia Harrison, reality star Bobby Norris and former Geordie Shore star Marnie Simpson complete the line-up.
Series six of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins will air on Channel 4 every Sunday and Monday from September 22, at 9pm.