Whether it was on TikTok, on instagram, on your podcast app or on ITV, chances are, you’ve already come across GK Barry.
The podcaster and social media star recently joined the cast of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here? But who exactly is she?
Who is GK Barry?
GK Barry is the professional name of Grace Eleanor Keeling. The podcaster, TV personality and social media media got her start on TikTok in 2020 and, since then, has launched a successful podcast, Saving Grace, joined the panel on Loose Women and appeared on I’m a Celebrity as a contestant.
Barry, born in 1999, grew up in Cambridge before enrolling in Nottingham Trent University’s film studies program.
“I remember being seriously scared before I went to uni; I was really shy! As soon as I came to Nottingham, I don’t know what happened, but I was just so social,” Barry said to the student magazine Leftlion in 2021. “Uni really boosted my confidence. I loved it.”
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GK Barry took off on TikTok
While completing her degree, the pandemic hit. Barry joined TikTok and it quickly took off.
“It was all very quick,” she said. “I started TikTok in the first lockdown and by that August I’d reached 100k followers. By the time I’d had the app for around a year, I’d reached a million. I’d say the only thing that’s changed is that a lot more people recognise me on nights out, which is really fun. It’s like having an extra group of mates on your night out! ”
As of November 2024, she has 3.7 million followers.
GK Barry began her podcast Saving Grace
GK Barry joined the world of podcasting in 2022 with her podcast Saving Grace.
