GK BARRY has taken on the challenge of a lifetime as one of the stars of I'm A Celebrity.
Cheering the influencer on as she lives it up in the Aussie jungle is her girlfriend Ella Rutherford. Here's her story so far.
Footie career
Hailing from Sidcup, Ella Rutherford was born on April 28, 2000, and is a footballer who plays as a striker for Ipswich Town.
She started her career in Millwall's youth squad before moving onto their first team.
Ella's impressive action on the pitch also secured her a place on the England youth squads.
After a stint at Charlton Athletic, the striker joined Ipswich for the 2024/2025 season.
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Meeting GK Barry
Ella is enjoying a romance with influencer and I'm A Celebrity star GK Barry.
The Sun exclusively revealed their romance was getting serious in the summer of 2024, after they met each other's family and holidayed together.
A source told us: "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.
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"She's really happy and they are having so much fun together."
Ella previously shared photos on social media of the pair enjoying some quality time together on holiday.
In one photo, GK was spotted with Ella while sporting a pink T-shirt with a cryptic graphic.
It read: "I love my girlfriend," with a red love heart.
In another snap, the influencer playfully covered her girlfriend's face with her hand, while pouting at the camera.
Opening up in the jungle
Ella is supporting GK as she takes part in I'm A Celebrity 2024.
During her time in the jungle, the influencer opened up about coming out and also dating the footie ace.
GK told her fellow campers: “Obviously online I’d been like I’d slept with girls or whatever as well, but I’d only dated men.”
Speaking about her girlfriend, she said: “It was by accident I found Ella, through a mutual friend and then I really liked her the first day I met her but I’d never told my parents.
“I’d mentioned, ‘Oh I’m just going to see my friend Ella’ or ‘I’m staying round Ella’s’ so they’d heard her name.”
Speaking about a situation when her parents came to visit when Ella was there, and they asked who she was, GK said : "I told them 'Oh. she’s my girlfriend'.
“(But) They just love her, they never had an issue with it.”
Before she added: “To be fair I feel like the closet may have been glass!”
GK's past love
Before finding love with Ella, GK was in a relationship with TikTok star Billy Hunt, and it turns out, they met through former Gogglebox star Joe Baggs.
The TV personality previously welcomed her ex-partner on the podcast, where she admitted that she "launched" herself on the internet personality.
Grace admitted: "So my version of events.
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"Joe Baggs had a party. [Billy was] the only straight man there, [I] launched myself at him. It's been history ever since."
However, only seven months after they recorded the joint podcast, the YouTuber confirmed that they had split up.
I'm A Celebrity 2024
i'm A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, with a batch of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year..
Coleen Rooney - Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney, has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever.
Tulisa - The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year's I'm A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal.
Alan Halsall - The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities.
Melvin Odoom - The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet - the Aussie jungle.
GK Barry - The UK's biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women. She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers.
Dean McCullough - A rising star amongst this year's bunch of celebs, Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live.
Oti Mabuse - The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV's Dancing On Ice.
Danny Jones - The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle, after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he's now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice, along with bandmate Tom Fletcher.
Jane Moore - The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge - having recently split from her husband. It will be Jane's first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past.
Barry McGuigan - Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer. He told The Late Late Show in 2021: "She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache."
Maura Higgins - The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard. Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year.
Rev. Richard Coles - Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity, and he's ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star, said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: "Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth."