Owen looks like someone melted silver onto his head
a-dawg. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 7070
April 13th, 2008 at 05:07pm
Omfg John is adorable when he talks about Scott. And just hilarious the rest of the time.
What’s been your most embarrassing showbiz mishap?
John Barrowman: Cacking myself on stage. That’s happened to me twice. One time someone spiked my drink with a laxative before I went on, I was doing high kicks and I literally kicked sh*t into the audience! Another time I mistakenly ate food that had been cooked in oyster sauce and I’m allergic to shellfish so I cacked myself just before the curtain went up.
What would you miss most if you were no longer famous?
JB: I really wouldn’t miss anything. I wasn’t famous for a long time but I still had a career. Would I miss the freebies? Well, I’ve only started getting free stuff recently and it’s never really free. You have to do things in return, like when I was given a shopping spree at Selfridges in Birmingham, but I had to let them photograph me doing it. My husband Scott and I grabbed a couple of flatscreen TVs for our house, then we gave the rest to my niece and my mum and dad to spend in the store.
Would you ever consider artificial ways of keeping age at bay?
JB: Absolutely yes and I ain’t gonna tell you what, but I haven’t had anything done yet.
When were you last drunk?
JB: Not for a long time. I don’t drink to get drunk any more – I’m not into binge-drinking and I’d rather savour a fine wine than pour it down my neck. I’m not a bad drunk, though. A lot of people are angry drunks, but I just get silly and goof around. I laugh and I giggle rather than make a fool of myself or get confrontational.
Do you have any phobias?
JB: I don’t like confined spaces, which I guess is a common fear. Also, and I have no idea why, I don’t like my neck and face being touched. I’m OK when Scott does it, but if someone I don’t know comes up and does it, I will slap them. I won’t slap them in the face, but I’ll slap their hand away pretty fiercely. Readers, you have been warned.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
JB: Yes, definitely. Prior to meeting Scott I’d had one-night stands and other partners, but then he was introduced to me by mutual friends. He was standing in the dressing room door and I just knew he was The One.
Why do you have a penchant for flashing your bits?
JB: I don’t do it as much as I used to because I am getting older and I think that, at a certain age, you should stop flashing your bits, but I’ve no idea why I do it. One reason is maybe because I don’t think nudity is a bad thing, I don’t think people should be embarrassed about their bodies, and I don’t mind whipping it out. Would I do it if I wasn’t so well-endowed? I don’t know the answer to that question because I’m not not well-endowed.
Would you do full-frontal nudity?
JB: No, because even if they tell you it’s just for a particular TV show or movie, nowadays that is not true – it’ll end up on the internet somewhere.
Have you ever stolen anything?
JB: Only by accident. I was in a store in America and I tried on some sunglasses. I put them on top of my head, forgot they were there and walked out of the store. When I realised what I’d done I felt bad, so I took them back.
Do you ever get starstruck?
JB: The only time that’s happened was when I saw George Lucas, who directed the Star Wars movies, at the Cannes Film Festival. I’m a real Star Wars geek – I guess that’s why I love doing programmes like Doctor Who and Torchwood -– so I walked up to him. I was ready to have a nice conversation with him but all I could manage was a nervous, ‘Er, Star Wars’. I walked away, my head in my hands, feeling stupid.
If you could go back in time, where would you return?
JB: The Roman era. Everybody was doing everybody! The men had their women, but they also had their men, plus they were walking around in short skirts with no knickers on. And all those gladiators – wahey!
How would you rate your looks from 1-10?
JB: I’m very critical of myself and I’d say I’m about a five. How do I see Scott? Oh, he’s an eight or a nine. No one is a full 10 but he comes pretty close. I like his flaws and I like his good points.
Who would you like to be stuck in a lift with?
JB: Posh and Becks. We could have a really good time together – that’s all I’m gonna say. Use your imagination, but let’s just say she could hold the coats.
What’s your favourite comfort food?
JB: It’s always the same thing – Domino’s Chicago Thin-Crust Barbecue Pizza. I do tend to eat healthily most of the time, but I don’t restrict myself. I believe in eating anything and everything in moderation and doing some exercise. That said, I’m probably the worst shape I’ve ever been in because I don’t have time to do my usual two hours a day at the gym.
If you were invisible for the day what would you do?
JB: I would make my way to the Scottish, Welsh or England rugby team locker room. I’d sit down on a bench and just watch.
Do you get recognised a lot in the street? What do people say?
JB: I do get recognised and people are usually polite. Sometimes they’re rude – for instance, I was having lunch with Scott and his parents and this woman came up and shoved my father-in-law out of the way so she could get a photo. She asked me for an autograph and I said, ‘I’ll only sign if you apologise to my father-in-law for shoving him’, which she did. She was really embarrassed.
Who would you most like to duet with?
JB: Celine Dion. I guess some people find her corny, but I’m a major fan.
Anything Goes by John Barrowman with Carole E. Barrowman is out now. I’d Do Anything is on BBC1, Saturdays, 7pm, and Sundays, 7.30pm. The Kids Are All Right is on BBC1, Saturdays, 6.05pm
John’s reality check
Who is guesting on the new Madonna single?
Again, I haven’t got a clue. I do like Madonna’s music but I wouldn’t rush out and buy her records. [It’s Justin Timberlake]
How much is a pint of milk?
I haven’t a clue. £1.29? [You’d get two and a bit pints for that, we think]
When did you last use public transport?
Does an aeroplane count? If so, it was just the other day, but I don’t use buses or the tube because people are always coming up to me and I don’t have a peaceful journey.
Who recently quit Corrie due to ill health?
Liz Dawn, who played Vera Duckworth. [Correct]
Oh, and some adorable snippets from the BBCA Captain's Blog:
Episode 10:
Staff: Have convinced Ianto to take me to a normal cinema, to see an actual movie. He’s also curious to know if I still have my old circus outfit. If I can find it, I think a private show is in order.
Episode 11:
Rift activity: While she and Gwen investigated a missing persons case, Toshiko figured out that sometimes there are negative Rift spikes, ones that take things away. I didn’t think anyone would put the two together, I’ve kept it well hidden. I knew Tosh was a genius when I hired her, guess I forgot just how good she is. Should have known something was up when I saw that adorable little ‘’aha’’ smile that she gets when she’s been particularly clever. (aww, tee hee)
Other Staff issues: Seeing Gwen experience it for the first time took me right back to when I first heard that terrible scream. After Gwen had gone home, I just held on to Ianto for a couple of hours, as tightly as I could. (AWWWW.)
I thought lets put DW pics on the DW forum and TW pics on the TW forum... Logic like. (y)
(saw it, ran towards it squeeling )
watch fragments.
Again, fragments.
*Squee!*
again *squee*
Fragments again, most recent Ep. when I went.
Door!
Buzzer! (and yes me and my new friend from Swansea did press it and go Ianto! It's Martha yeah let us in! cos were that cool.)
See promo Images of first series.
And the weather was PERFECT as well.
well apart from that one gust of wind that actually lifted me actually up off the ground, by the Torchwood fountain, only about and inch but still... O_O
(fun though)
Attention all. John Barrowman is apparently in this film, although not this clip.
Do not fear. I shall be asking him about it when I see him in december.
cos were that cool.)
