Who is GK Barry's partner? Loose Women star gushes over romance with England footballer

GK Barry spoke about her girlfriend for a long while before the pair confirmed their relationship. Ahead of the Loose Women star's appearance at Pride of Britain, the Mirror takes a look at her new romance

GK Barry has long hinted to her TikTok fans she was in a relationship after speaking about her girlfriend on her podcast.

Grace Keeling, known as GK Barry, has become a social media sensation with her viral skits on social media, as well as her Saving Grace podcast and becoming a member of the Loose Women panel. She was also a host on the red carpet at this year's Pride of Britain.

But while she shares much of her life online, she has kept her relationship pretty private. TikTok sleuths long suspected she was dating footballer Ella Rutherford, who plays for Ipswitch Town, but neither of them would confirm any relationship statuses.

That was all until Grace's 25th birthday in August when Ella dropped the bombshell, revealing the rumours were true as she wished her happy birthday on Instagram.

Grace had long alluded to having a girlfriend, as she would mention her on her podcast, but had never named who it was - until then. She has spoken about how this is her first relationship with a woman on her podcast, and had previously detailed how she saw her partner on Instagram before following one another, sharing: "I saw her Instagram and I thought 'hello!'".

She said she would 'never go back' to dating men and said she felt like she'd "been missing out" by not dating women. She said: "I feel like I went very wrong with men. I don't like men anymore. I will never go back to a man. God forbid. Yeah, I just love it. I just love it. I feel like I've got spring in my step. I feel like I'm glowing. It's the lesbian glow. I've got it. And yeah, that's my life update."

The star, from Cambridge, also has 1.5 million listeners to her podcast, launched in 2022. Yet, she says her massive following is entirely accidental. She told Daily Mirror: "I called myself GK Barry because I didn't want people from school or university finding my videos. I was embarrassed about it at first.

"It's ironic. When you're small, a lot of people will judge you for the content you are putting out. But as soon as you start getting bigger, all those people who judged you want to become your best friend."

Grace made her first big appearance on TV in August when she joined the Loose Women panel, making her one of the youngest ever panelists - born in 1999, the same year as the show.

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