John Barrowman on first crush and advice from Stefanie Powers...

Thanks to AfterElton.com, I have some highlights from an attitude the beautiful and talented John Barrowman gave to Attitudes magazine a few months ago.
On realizing he was gay: "I knew I was gay when was I eight years old and found some magazine my brother had, like Hustler or something, and I just kept looking at the men and not the women. From then on when I heard the kids say "Faggot" I knew that I was one of those."

His first crush: "My first crush was on my best friend Mike Molina. We used to do everything together. I'd spend the afternoon doing sports with him, then I'd go and play Barbie dolls with my friend Laura. ...I remember copping a peek at him but I would never have dreamed of making a move on him."

His first boyfriend: "I didn't have a boyfriend until I was in London and in the show "Matador." His name was Paco Perez-Arevelo and he played the front of the bull. [Laughs] And he was who I lost my virginity to also. ... One day I got call from my dresser John saying that Marilyn, my girlfriend from America, was waiting at the theatre for me and to be aware if Paco was with me. I panicked and didn't know what to do. I went to Stefanie Powers...and I asked her advice, so she was the first person I ever actually came out to. She said, "Honey, if you want I'll cover for you. You can say you're having an affair with me if you have to, but you also have the option of being a man and telling her the truth." So that's what I did."