I Am What I Am (32 page)
Authors: John Barrowman
4. Our survey says: backstage at
Family Fortunes
with Scott, Carole, Mum and Dad.
7. Clare, Turner and my mum enjoying my bedtime stories.
11. Andrew and Yvonne in front of ‘Uncie John’ on the
Anything Goes
poster.
12. Guess who? Scott’s in for a good night.
14. My dogs (from l to r) Captain Jack, Charlie and Harris.
15. Charlie and me practising for
Britain’s Got Talent.
16. Taking a dip in my pool with Captain Jack.
17. Finally, a vacation. We’re in Barbados. Smile!
18. So here’s to you, ‘Mrs Barrowman’ …
19. Scott introducing Harris to his brothers at our home in Sully.
22. … snowboarding at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort.
23. … chartering a private plane to fly through the Canadian Rockies.
24. The result of two vodka tonics while cooking dinner – burned, baby, burned!
25. At home in Sully in air-cast, post-Beckham boot.
26. Say cheese: with Carole, Dad and Scott in the Sully pool.
28. Acting’s hungry work. The scene involved chips and I couldn’t resist.
29. It’s tiring work, too, at 4 a.m.
30. At BBC Radio 2 with David and Catherine.
33. She’s a winner: hugging Jodie Prenger backstage.
35. Safe Sex Man: this was taken during my book tour for
Anything Goes
.
38. It’s show time: my
Music Music Music
tour in 2009 was my best yet.
39. Performing ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’, which always went down a storm.
41. My mum and dad joined me on stage for ‘Knock Three Times’, which was an absolute riot.
43. Meeting fans on tour before a concert.
44. My dancers trying to do ‘moody’ as well as I do on the poster. I win!
45. Sunbathing with the dancers in Plymouth.
48. On stage, doing what I love.
49. After receiving a standing ovation at the Albert Hall, I was overcome with emotion.
50. In July 2009, I drove a rally car on
Fifth Gear
. I felt like Speed Racer until I flipped it.
52. With Naoko (aka Coco), having dinner after the Hub convention in 2008.
54. A quiet moment between friends on the set of
Torchwood
, ‘Children of Earth’.
55. In a warehouse filming ‘Children of Earth’.
56. Eve, Gareth and me preparing to reveal Ianto’s death.
57. Stealing a quiet moment in Jack’s office.
58. It’s bloody cold here! Filming the final scene of ‘Children of Earth’.
60. Laughter makes Eve and me warmer.
61. On the set of ‘Children of Earth’, enjoying a banana (part one).
62. Taking a moment between takes.
63. Enjoying a banana (part two).
64. Getting prepped for Jack to be buried alive, with Phil Shellard’s help – and yes, I am naked.
65. Reviewing my lines before an emotional scene with Jack’s daughter.
66. Chatting with director Euros Lyn between scenes.
68. Thanks to some
Torchwood
-style driving, all but my car survived this accident in Bridgend.
69.
Torchwood
is not only important in my life, but also in my family’s. Here I am with Carole on set.
70. Clare, Gareth and me at Comic-Con. The rickshaw race was the same night.
71. This is the dinner that led to the rickshaw race in San Diego.
72. Scott and Clare feeling the pressure of Comic-Con.
73. At the 2008 Hub convention, I learned not to sit on coffee tables.
74. Whatever the future holds, ‘I am what I am’.
1.
Returning to Scotland on the QE2 in 1971, after Barrowmans’ Excellent Adventure in the States. From left to right: Dad, my brother Andrew, ‘wee John’, sister Carole, Mum.
2.
In our ‘itchy clothes’ for a family wedding. I was the horseshoe bearer – hence the kilt.
3.
Another family wedding, in 2009. Dad donned the kilt this time. My brother-in-law Kevin and Scott are the Barrowman bookends.
4.
Our survey says: backstage at
Family Fortunes
with Scott, Carole, Mum and Dad.
5.
The third generation of the Barrowman family: my beloved nieces and nephews. ‘Uncle John’ with … Clare.
6.
… Turner.
7.
Clare, Turner and my mum enjoying my bedtime stories.
