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'I want to adopt a child', says gay Torchwood star John Barrowman
By Sarah Bruce
Last updated at 6:26 PM on 15th July 2008
He is best known as a footloose and fancy-free Doctor Who time agent, who never spends long enough in one place in the universe to put down any roots.
But now, Scots-born actor and performer John Barrowman has revealed that he and his partner are ready to settle down and bring up a family of their own.
The gay Dr Who star who got his own spin-off series Torchwood, where he plays Captain Jack Harkness, is building a Tardis-like new home with architect Scott Gill.
And the pair, who cemented their 15-year relationship with a civil ceremony in 2006, are planning to fill the sprawling seaside home with a brood of their own.
Barrowman
Planning a family: John Barrowman (right) with his long term partner Scott Gil in London last month
Barrowman, 41, said: 'We're building a house in Cardiff on the beach.
'We're going to have six bedrooms in it and we feel like we've got a lot to offer.
'A family unit is what you make a family unit.'
West End star Barrowman, who moved with his family from Glasgow to Illinois when he was eight, has enjoyed a glamorous showbusiness lifestyle with Mr Gill since he found success on television.
His major part alongside fellow Scot David Tennant in Dr Who led to the spin-off BBC2 series for adults, with the 51st century renegade attracting millions of viewers in his own right.
Barrowman
Leading man: John Barrowman with his Torchwood co-stars (from left) Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd, Freema Agyeman, Eve Myles and Burn Gorman
And he also put his musical training to good use as as judge on talent shows How do you solve a problem like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything.
The actor and performer shares a house in London and a flat in Cardiff with Mr Gill, 44 - but now, they are making a commitment to Wales, where the Dr Who and Torchwood filming is done.
And they're hoping to start filling all their new rooms with a bigger family to join them and their dogs.
Barrowman, who has been openly gay for years, started to think about his future when he was filming a new programme called the Making Of Me, where he investigated why he was gay.
During the show, he came face-to-face with a man who believed there was no way a gay person could have a fulfilling life.
John
Eye eye, Captain: John with Dr Who's David Tennant and Freema Agyeman
Barrowman said: 'His idea was that you had to have the white picket fence and the farm and he was talking about it like it was something I could never have.
'I actually said to him that I have a partner, I have a dog, I have a beautiful home. You can have that and be gay.'
But he is not keen to label Scott his husband or refer to their union as a 'marriage'.
He added: 'I don't call it a marriage for my own reasons - and I would suggest to gay men and women that they don't call it a marriage, because it connotes religious organisations that don't like them, and why do we want to take that on board?'
Barrowman has talked in the past about having a family - he has often said that he and Mr Gill are fond of children and Barrowman's sister Carole says they are both 'fabulous role models' to her children.
Although he has, in passing, mentioned surrogacy before, it would appear the couple will look to adoption if they want to bring up a child.
And Barrowman has also made it clear that he would stick to UK adoption agencies - not following the likes of Madonna and Angelina Jolie, who went abroad to adopt.
He has previously said: 'If we were going to have children, we would adopt because we feel we have a lot to offer. We would like to adopt a young child, a preteen or a teen.
'We feel we would be giving them an opportunity as there are so many children out there who need good homes and loving families.'
Gay adoption has met with opposition from religious organisations and MPs in the UK, who say children should be brought up in traditional family units.
Recently, the Roman Catholic Church announced it was pulling out of three of its top adoption agencies because it cannot comply with Westminster's new gay equality laws.
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I say good luck to John and if he wants to adopt let him.
'I want to adopt a child', says gay Torchwood star John Barrowman
By Sarah Bruce
Last updated at 6:26 PM on 15th July 2008
He is best known as a footloose and fancy-free Doctor Who time agent, who never spends long enough in one place in the universe to put down any roots.
But now, Scots-born actor and performer John Barrowman has revealed that he and his partner are ready to settle down and bring up a family of their own.
The gay Dr Who star who got his own spin-off series Torchwood, where he plays Captain Jack Harkness, is building a Tardis-like new home with architect Scott Gill.
And the pair, who cemented their 15-year relationship with a civil ceremony in 2006, are planning to fill the sprawling seaside home with a brood of their own.
Barrowman
Planning a family: John Barrowman (right) with his long term partner Scott Gil in London last month
Barrowman, 41, said: 'We're building a house in Cardiff on the beach.
'We're going to have six bedrooms in it and we feel like we've got a lot to offer.
'A family unit is what you make a family unit.'
West End star Barrowman, who moved with his family from Glasgow to Illinois when he was eight, has enjoyed a glamorous showbusiness lifestyle with Mr Gill since he found success on television.
His major part alongside fellow Scot David Tennant in Dr Who led to the spin-off BBC2 series for adults, with the 51st century renegade attracting millions of viewers in his own right.
Barrowman
Leading man: John Barrowman with his Torchwood co-stars (from left) Naoko Mori, Gareth David-Lloyd, Freema Agyeman, Eve Myles and Burn Gorman
And he also put his musical training to good use as as judge on talent shows How do you solve a problem like Maria?, Any Dream Will Do and I'd Do Anything.
The actor and performer shares a house in London and a flat in Cardiff with Mr Gill, 44 - but now, they are making a commitment to Wales, where the Dr Who and Torchwood filming is done.
And they're hoping to start filling all their new rooms with a bigger family to join them and their dogs.
Barrowman, who has been openly gay for years, started to think about his future when he was filming a new programme called the Making Of Me, where he investigated why he was gay.
During the show, he came face-to-face with a man who believed there was no way a gay person could have a fulfilling life.
John
Eye eye, Captain: John with Dr Who's David Tennant and Freema Agyeman
Barrowman said: 'His idea was that you had to have the white picket fence and the farm and he was talking about it like it was something I could never have.
'I actually said to him that I have a partner, I have a dog, I have a beautiful home. You can have that and be gay.'
But he is not keen to label Scott his husband or refer to their union as a 'marriage'.
He added: 'I don't call it a marriage for my own reasons - and I would suggest to gay men and women that they don't call it a marriage, because it connotes religious organisations that don't like them, and why do we want to take that on board?'
Barrowman has talked in the past about having a family - he has often said that he and Mr Gill are fond of children and Barrowman's sister Carole says they are both 'fabulous role models' to her children.
Although he has, in passing, mentioned surrogacy before, it would appear the couple will look to adoption if they want to bring up a child.
And Barrowman has also made it clear that he would stick to UK adoption agencies - not following the likes of Madonna and Angelina Jolie, who went abroad to adopt.
He has previously said: 'If we were going to have children, we would adopt because we feel we have a lot to offer. We would like to adopt a young child, a preteen or a teen.
'We feel we would be giving them an opportunity as there are so many children out there who need good homes and loving families.'
Gay adoption has met with opposition from religious organisations and MPs in the UK, who say children should be brought up in traditional family units.
Recently, the Roman Catholic Church announced it was pulling out of three of its top adoption agencies because it cannot comply with Westminster's new gay equality laws.
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I say good luck to John and if he wants to adopt let him.