The curse of Jack and the Beanstalk in Glasgow has struck a second celebrity in nine years.
TV star John Barrowman was rushed to hospital after being injured in the panto favourite, following on from a similar misfortune that befell one half of the Krankies.
Barrowman was performing in a matinee yesterday afternoon when he was hurt while riding a real horse on stage at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC).
The Torchwood and Doctor Who actor was taken to hospital as a precaution and is said to have suffered minor bruising in the fall.
Ever the showman, Barrowman plans to return to treading the boards for today's performance after his role was temporarily filled by understudy and his cousin Greg Barrowman.
The Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime has a history of misfortune.
Janette Tough, better known as wee Jimmy Krankie, was taken to hospital after falling from the beanstalk prop at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre in 2004.
A spokesman for the SECC said: "John Barrowman, who plays Jack in the production, was replaced by understudy Greg Barrowman following a fall from a horse onstage. As a precaution John was taken to hospital."
Barrowman has been starring as Jack alongside veteran performers The Krankies in the pantomime since December 15 last year.
The Glasgow-born actor emigrated to the US with his family when he was eight.
It is his third annual outing with the pair in his home city, appearing in Aladdin and Robinson Crusoe in previous years.
Barrowman said before the pantomime run: "I love coming up and doing panto in Glasgow at Christmas.
"There's a sense of humour up here that is unlike any other in the country and it's the same kind of sense of humour that the three of us have, so it goes over very well."
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