Barry, like final yr’s competitor Nella Rose, gained her notoriety on social media.
Right here’s what you’ll want to know concerning the star, from her age to her well-known girlfriend.
The place is GK Barry from and the way outdated is she?
GK Barry was born Grace Eleanor Keeling in Cambridge on August 25, 1999, making her 25 years outdated.
However she did not keep within the metropolis for very lengthy. On the age of two, she and her household relocated to the Caribbean‘s British Virgin Islands.
After that, when she was eight years outdated, she moved again to the UK and settled in Nottingham, the place she attended Nottingham Trent College to check movie.
How did GK Barry grow to be well-known?
Barry’s work on TikTok has made her a widely known on-line persona and influencer.
The 25-year-old initially gained consideration on-line in 2020 due to her life-style movies on app.
At first, she didn’t need her personal identify to be identified to the world, so she glided by the the identify GK Barry, derived from her initials and a pal’s final identify.
She started internet hosting the Saving Grace Podcast in 2022. Since then, she has toured the nation with the Saving Grace Podcast.
Barry is courting footballer Ella Rutherford, who’s a striker for Ipswich City.
It’s reported that the pair met on Instagram however it’s not identified how lengthy they’ve been courting, because the pair wish to preserve their relationship personal (and barely characteristic on one another’s social media accounts).
Barry beforehand dated fellow TikToker Billy Hunt, who she had met by means of former Gogglebox star Joe Baggs.
Has she been on TV earlier than?
Barry is not any stranger to the world of TV. Her first on-screen look was as a visitor on Love Island’s Aftersun in 2023, although she had beforehand labored behind the scenes on varied programmes.
The Cambridge-born influencer then participated as a contestant on The Weakest Hyperlink and has appeared on display screen for Channel 4’s Stand Up To Most cancers.
What has she mentioned about signing up for I’m A Celeb?
After showing as a visitor on Ant and Dec‘s Instagram Stay present two years in the past, Barry says she is raring to lastly meet them in particular person.
“Too proper I’m a brilliant fan,” says Barry. “They (Ant & Dec) went: ‘What’s a GK Barry?’, and now we have now gone from that to me being on the present. It has gone full circle.
“I can’t wait to fulfill them in Australia within the jungle. I’m additionally excited to fulfill everybody on the programme, because the solid is at all times so superb.”
The TikTok star, who says she is terrified of “all the pieces”, has to beat quite a lot of phobias throughout her time on I’m A Celeb.
“I haven’t slept in a month. I’m terrified of the Trials and I’m genuinely terrified of all the pieces. The consuming trial to me is the worst factor you are able to do to a human being. You additionally don’t know who you’ll click on with both however hopefully, after the primary week, I’ll settle in properly.”
Barry has mentioned she’s going to miss her girlfriend and cat probably the most throughout her time within the jungle.
“When you’re lacking house and all you need is your consolation individuals, then that might be exhausting if they don’t seem to be there,“ she added.
“However my girlfriend can be very excited for me and thinks I’ll do very well.”
I’m A Celeb… Get Me Out Of Right here! airs on weekdays and Sunday at 9pm on ITV