Actor's girlfriend thrilled at 'Torchwood' kiss

James Marsters has revealed that his girlfriend was thrilled when he had to kiss John Barrowman during an episode of Torchwood.

The actor, who played Spike in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel, said his partner had a long-running fantasy that he would kiss another man.

Marsters guest stars as bisexual Captain John in the second series of the Doctor Who spin-off, and filmed the smooch with his co-star over the summer.

He said: "I had never kissed a man on film before, but luckily my girlfriend was there, and she said it was always a fantasy of hers that I would kiss another man. She thought it was really hot."

Barrowman, who is openly homosexual, recently described gay stars who refuse to come out of the closet as "sad".

> Click here for our interview with Russell T Davies and members of the Torchwood cast