GRACE Keeling, known as GK Barry, is a celebrity podcaster and influencer.
In 2024, the star announced that she would be heading into the jungle to appear on the latest series of I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here.
Online fame
Grace first started her TikTok account in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Her account, which featured videos of her day-to-day life, quickly received a surge in popularity on the platform.
Within five months of starting her account, she hit 100,000 followers.
In just over a year of starting the account, she had hit one million followers.
Saving Grace
The influencer soon ventured into the world of podcasts and launched her own show named The Saving Grace Podcast.
On the show, she invites celebrities and influencers to open up about their lives and experiences.
The podcast has been a massive hit and has even featured stars including Allison Hammond, Maddison Beer and Rob Becket.
Grace also talks about her own life on the podcast and occasionally shares hilarious stories from her time at Nottingham Trent University.
The podcasts’ immense popularity has landed Grace some big TV gigs, including regular appearances on Loose Women.
The Sun also exclusively revealed that Grace was in advanced talks to join Strictly Come Dancing’s next series.
Grace is not scared of talking about controversial topics either, as she interviewed Bonnie Blue.
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Grace’s love life
In May 2024, Grace revealed that she was dating a female footballer but she did not disclose the identity of her partner.
In June, it was revealed that Grace’s mystery girlfriend played for England.
It was eventually revealed by The Sun that Grace and Charlton Athletic strike Ella Rutherford were in a relationship.
A source exclusively told The Sun: “GK has been seeing Ella for a while but they are very much official now.
“They grew even closer on holiday in Benidorm and GK has met all her family.
“She’s really happy and they are having so much fun together.”
Going down under
Grace revealed that she will be facing her fear of insects in order to take part in the 2024 series of I’m a Celebrity.
She will be joined by some of the biggest names on TV including Colleen Rooney, Tulisa and Danny Jones.
It’s set to be an action-packed and hilarious series but there might be one major change on the horizon.
Olly Nash, an executive producer on the show, shared that fans might be seeing less of the semi-naked shower scenes that have long been a staple of the show.
“It’s funny, they (celebs) have all asked about that this year, but most people just cover themselves up.
“And it’s absolutely changed. I think the whole world has changed, hasn’t it a lot over the years?
“People are less likely to get in there and want to flaunt themselves.
“They ask can you shower nude, do people shower nude?
“And you go, ‘you’re absolutely welcome’.”
The show is known for its Bushtucker trials, which sees celebrities dosed with bugs and forced to eat various parts of different animals.
