{"id":34699,"date":"2023-07-10T18:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1855833"},"modified":"2023-07-11T05:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T03:58:02","slug":"john-barrowman-hits-back-at-celebrity-sas-quit-reports","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/john-barrowman-hits-back-at-celebrity-sas-quit-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"John Barrowman hits back at Celebrity SAS \u2018quit\u2019 reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It was reported over the weekend that Barrowman had left the show when facing a difficult first task. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 10 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>John Barrowman has hit back at reports claiming that he quit <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/celebrity-sas-cast-john-barrowman-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the new season of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins<\/a> after less than 30 minutes of filming.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> star took to Twitter to deny the rumours after tabloid articles suggested that he had become the fastest ever exit in the history of the show after a difficult task.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the claims, Barrowman wrote: \u201cWhy don\u2019t you get your facts right before you publish unsubstantiated s**t about people?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added in another tweet: \u201cWatch the show and see the truth stop spreading bulls**t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has reached out to Channel 4 and Barrowman\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-matthew-waterhouse-unprepared-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who star Matthew Waterhouse was \u201cunprepared\u201d for show: \u201cIt was a shock\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/gladiators-jet-mixed-feelings-reboot-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Gladiators star Jet says she had \u201cmixed feelings\u201d about BBC reboot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barrowman is expected to be in the next season of the Channel 4 show alongside famous figures including journalist and presenter Rachel Johnson, reality star and Paul Gascoigne\u2019s daughter Bianca Gascoigne, Geordie Shore\u2019s Marnie Simpson and The Only Way Is Essex\u2019s Bobby Norris and Pete Wicks.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year it was confirmed that the original series of SAS: Who Dares Wins is being <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/sas-who-dares-wins-cancelled-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201crested\u201d by Channel 4<\/a>, with the broadcaster switching its focus solely to the celebrity spin-off.<\/p> <p>Previous celebrities to have passed the gruelling trials featured in the series have included Wayne Bridge, Alexandra Burke, AJ Pritchard, Calum Best, Ferne McCann and Maisie Smith amongst others.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6330685812112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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