bˈɑːɹloʊz wˈaɪf dʒoʊˈænə lˈʌmli hɐz sˈɛd ðætðə kˈʌpəl lˈaɪv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt lˈaɪvz ænd wɛn ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ fɔːɹ wˈɜːk ðeɪ duːnˌɑːt tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ.
Barlow's wife Joanna Lumley has said that the couple live independent lives and when they are away from each other for work they do not telephone each other.