Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’ John Barrowman has revealed the real reason he left the show after only 32 minutes during Sunday’s opening episode.
The 57-year-old former Doctor Who actor was caught vomiting before throwing in the towel, claiming it was because he was forced to eat “nasty tofu” when he was offered no other food.
John, who is not a vegetarian or vegan, said The Sun: ‘I would never eat tofu in my life, but you’re so hungry, you just eat it.’
The carsick patient then had to take a two-hour car ride to get the job done, leaving him completely green.
Tell the publication: ‘Then it was projectile vomit everywhere and the tofu was coming up. I thought, “I’m not going to make myself sick or hurt myself trying to prove something I don’t have to prove.”
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’ John Barrowman, 57, has revealed the real reason he left the show after just 32 minutes during Sunday’s opening episode
The former Doctor Who actor was caught vomiting before throwing in the towel and later claimed it was a result of being ‘forced’ to eat ‘yucky tofu’ after being offered no other food.
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“And it was really me who said, ‘I’m completely happy with who I am,’ I’m a completely happy person. We all have our problems and issues, but I made a mistake.”
John, who spoke candidly about the revealing allegations he faced in 2021 that led him through the DOI jury during his run on the show, began vomiting shortly after arriving at base camp for the first challenge.
After the candidates put on their military uniforms, the actor started panting and shouted, “I’m in.”
When asked by expert Mark Billingham if he wanted to see a doctor, John said: ‘No, I’m done. I just know, it’s not for me, I know who I am and what I stand for, it’s not for me’.
As the voiceover said, “After only 32 minutes on the bases, No. 13 John is the first recruit to leave the job.”
Viewers had little sympathy for the actor, calling him “pathetic” and a “diva.”
Writing: ‘Never seen anything more pathetic in my life. I bet you thought this might be a chance at redemption too. Oops!’: ‘Sad John Barrowman’: ‘John Barrowman 32 minutes’: ‘FFS John Barrowman, I knew you were a diva, didn’t think you were a huge wimp, certainly didn’t do yourself any favors 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 car sick patient was then forced to take a two-hour car ride to perform the task, which left him turning green around the gills
Viewers had little sympathy for the actor, calling him “pathetic” and a “diva.”
‘I hope John Barrowman didn’t get paid for that pathetic performance’: ‘Can’t believe John Barrowman left the only show that would actually give him a job after 32 minutes. What a jerk’.
During the episode, John addressed allegations that he had repeatedly exposed himself on the set of the BBC One science fiction series Doctor Who and its sister series Torchwood.
He said: ‘The press claimed I was putting my dick on everyone’s shoulders.
‘That ruined me, but this course is going to help me get through it. I want people to see what kind of person I really am.’
He later added: ‘In Doctor Who and Torchwood I had to do a lot of nudity. If I was stupid, I did something stupid.
The latest series of SAS: 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
The latest series of SAS: 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.
Series Six of Celebrity SAS: Who To dare Wins airs every Sunday and Monday at 9pm on Channel 4 from September 22.