John Barrowman Tells How His Favourite Food Almost Killed Him

[JasonBegheFanGirl]

TORCHWOOD star John Barrowman has had to quit his favourite food – after a claws encounter almost killed him.​

The actor and singer revealed he had to go to hospital after suffering a severe allergic reaction when he gorged himself on lobster at London restaurant J. Sheekey.​

Barrowman, 44, said: “I was doing a show for composer Stephen Sondheim and we used to go out after each performance.​

“For a week we ate oysters in a half shell. On our last shellfish blowout, we had this gorgeous lobster with a caviar truffle, preceded by champagne oysters and lobster bisque.​

“We simply gorged ourselves on this amazing feast of shellfish and thought nothing more of it.​

“But, overnight, I obviously developed an allergic reaction – my face blew up, my tongue nearly choked me and I had to go to the hospital. Lo and behold, I was suddenly allergic to my favourite meal.​

“I can still eat caviar but it’s not the same without the lobster and it’s rather expensive. So shellfish is a long-distant wonder to me now and it’s all come about through pure overkill.”​

Glaswegian Barrowman played Captain Jack Harkness in stablemate sci-fi dramas Doctor Who and Torchwood.​

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[Jazzy]

Allergic reaction to shellfish is rather uncommon. He's had this allergy to shellfish all his life but didn't even know it. Most people with shellfish allergy will only have a mild reaction such a getting hives. When he gorged himself by all that he ate, the reaction became severe. You don't become allergic to shellfish overnight. I'm glad he was able to seek medical attention and that he's fine now.

 

[StevenF50]

Unusual thing to be allergic to.

 

[Jazzy]

They say only 2% of the US population is allergic to shellfish. Not sure what that stat is in the UK.