John Barrowman was brutally branded “pathetic” by viewers of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins when he walked off the show after just 32 minutes during Sunday’s opening episode.
The former Doctor Who actor, 57, joined a host of other celebrities as they undertook SAS winter warfare training on New Zealand’s southern islands.
John, who spoke out about the outrageous allegations he faced in 2021 that led to his dismissal from the DOI judging panel while on the show, began vomiting shortly after the first challenge.
After the contestants changed into their military uniforms, the actor began panting and declared, “I’m out.”
Asked by expert Mark Billingham if he would like to see a doctor, John said: “No, I’m done. It’s just not for me, I know who I am and what I do, it’s not for me.”
John Barrowman, 57, was brutally branded ‘pathetic’ by viewers of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins when he walked off the show after just 32 minutes during Sunday’s opening episode.
The former Doctor Who actor joined a host of other celebrities as they undertook SAS winter warfare training on New Zealand’s southern islands.
As the voiceover said: ‘After just 32 minutes on base, number 13, John, is the first recruit to leave the camp.’
Viewers had little sympathy for the actor, with X calling him “pathetic” and a “diva.”
Writing: “I’ve never seen anything more pathetic in my life. I bet you thought this might as well be a chance at redemption. Oops!”: “John Barrowman Pathetic”: “John Barrowman 32 Minutes”: “Jeez John Barrowman, I knew you were a diva, I didn’t think you were much of a wuss too, you certainly didn’t do yourself any favours there.”
‘I hope John Barrowman didn’t get paid for that pathetic effort’: ‘I can’t believe John Barrowman walked out on the only show that was actually willing to give him work after just 32 minutes. What a moron.’
During the episode, John addressed allegations that he had repeatedly exposed himself on the set of BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who and its sister show Torchwood.
He said: ‘The press said I was going around putting my penis on everyone’s shoulders.
“Having that happen to me was devastating, but this course will help me get over it and I want people to see the kind of person I really am.”
She later added: “In Doctor Who and Torchwood, I had to do a lot of nude scenes. If I was stupid, I would do something stupid.”
After the contestants changed into their military uniforms, the actor began panting and declared, “I’m out.”
Asked by expert Mark Billingham if he would like to see a doctor, John said: “No, I’m done. It’s just not for me, I know who I am and what I do, it’s not for me.”
Viewers had little sympathy for the actor, with X calling him “pathetic” and a “diva.”
‘I would shake and wiggle my body or I might do a scene where one of my balls falls out.
“The press made people believe I was a sexual deviant. We’ve all done stupid and foolish things, but what has been said about me will never go away.”
This comes after John admitted he thought about taking his own life after being accused and said his world came crashing down and his TV career came to a standstill.
John said he fell into a deep depression, so severe that he considered suicide, and said: The mirror“I thought about killing myself, about going out and trying to do certain things to hurt myself, and a couple of times I thought about killing myself. The problem was that I couldn’t do it for my family and friends.”
John issued a public apology in May 2021 after allegations surfaced that he had flashed his genitals at cast members on the sets of Doctor Who, where he began playing Captain Jack Harkness in 2005 and the spin-off series Torchwood a year later.
The actor described his actions as “silly things” that he would “never do now,” but slammed critics who he said tried to portray his actions as “sexual harassment.”
He was later dropped from Dancing On Ice following pressure from figures including Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke, who said it would be a mistake to cast him on a “family show” as this could be seen as “condoning” his past behaviour.
During the episode, John addressed allegations that he had repeatedly exposed himself on the set of BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who.
He had previously admitted that he considered taking his own life after being accused *(and seeing his career stall (pictured, Torchwood)
He was later dropped from Dancing On Ice following pressure from figures including Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke, who said it would be a mistake to cast him on a “family show”.
Despite being axed from Dancing On Ice, John continued to appear on All Star Musicals, another ITV show, which sparked controversy. He was also forced to cancel his Centre Stage tour due to poor ticket sales.
He said: ‘Something that was a stupid joke that was made between the cast members and the cast members never complained about it, never said anything, but it created a narrative that I was apparently going around throwing my dick over people’s shoulders, which wasn’t true.
“We would make jokes, but it was just between the company members and we would all laugh and have fun. In a sense, I was publicly punished and humiliated for those things and I was also cancelled.”
John said he was devastated to be called a “sexual harasser” and insisted he would “never do anything to harm a woman, a man or anyone, transgender, whatever.”
SAS: The latest series of Who Dares Wins also features Rachel Johnson, 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 boxing champion 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.
The sixth season of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins will air on Channel 4 every Sunday and Monday from 22 September at 9pm
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SAS: The latest series of Who Dares Wins also stars 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.