Lorraine Kelly addresses John Barrowman 'change' in first interview since Dancing On Ice axe

Lorraine Kelly addressed a continuous 'change' in John Barrowman as she interviewed him in his first chat since leaving Dancing On Ice.

Earlier this year, ITV confirmed the actor and entertainer would not be returning as a judge for the next series, due to air at the start of 2022.

John, who starred as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who, was accused of repeatedly exposing himself on the set of the BBC One sci-fi series and its sister show Torchwood.

He later said he had taken part in "tomfoolery" but denied it was ever intended or interpreted as sexual in nature.

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Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine on Tuesday, the 54-year-old admitted he was feeling "extremely nervous" about addressing the situation.

Lorraine Kelly asked him: "Do you think on reflection that you may have crossed a line?"

John replied: "I think if it was now, it would be crossing the line. I think that something that happened 15 years ago, it was bawdy behaviour, silly behaviour.

"It was being done in the confines of the set and we were like a family working together. The fact that it was stories that I’ve already told, I’ve been telling them for years. I haven’t hidden anything.

"They have been exaggerated and they have tried to turn them into sexual harassment, which it absolutely is not.

"The one thing that for me, all the people that are making the fuss about it, they weren’t there. They don’t know the context of things that were done. Like I said, I would never do it now.

"But what we’re not allowing people and myself to do with the continued bashing in the press and everything that is going on just to sell the newspapers, we’re not allowing people to learn to adapt and to change – and that’s the most important thing."

Lorraine viewers, however, were distracted.

John's accent continually changed throughout, from an American accent, to a Scottish dialect, matching that of Lorraine.

The host, 61, quizzed her guest on the change, to which he said that people say: "John Barrowman is speaking funny", but went on to explain: "I'm not, this is how I speak at home."

"I have no control over it," he added.

But it didn't stop people commenting on social media.

@SpekeCandy tweeted: "Erm... What's with John Barrowman talking with a Scottish accent when he's on Lorraine? #lorraine #ITV."

"I have never heard John Barrowman sound so Scottish," @LaraInCornwall commented.

@JenJenivive asked: "What’s going on with John Barrowmans accent?? #lorraine."

"I thought John barrowman had an American accent? (I know he’s Scottish) #lorraine," @lgchoc1971 said.

@Go1dfinch added: "What accent is John Barrowman going to settle on ? Wish he’d make his mind up #lorraine."

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