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John Barrowman's huge Celebrity: SAS Who Dares Wins appearance fee REVEALED despite star quitting a mere 32 minutes into filming show - leaving bosses furious


John Barrowman banked a huge £30,000 appearance fee despite quitting Celebrity: SAS Who Dares Wins a mere 32 minutes into filming, MailOnline can reveal.

But the ex-Dancing On Ice judge, who was sacked from the ITV series in 2021 after he apologised for flashing on the set of Doctor Who, will still be paid his lucrative fee in full for his short stint on the Channel 4 programme. John, who earned a staggering £937.50 per minute for his appearance, claims he quit the series not because of the gruelling physical demands but due to suffering from food poisoning, which caused him to feel unwell and even vomit. Speaking to ITV's Lorraine on Monday, John said: 'The idea behind it was I thought it would give you a chance to tell the story and the show itself helps people come to terms with things they are struggling with or have gone through and that's why I did it.

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