I’m a Celebrity’s GK Barry lands first acting role in huge new Netflix thriller
I'M A Celebrity star GK Barry has made her acting debut in a huge new Netflix thriller.
GK, 25, survived 20 days in the ITV show's latest series - which ended last month.
The social media influencer - real name Grace Keeling - has now ventured into the acting world.
She plays "Vanessa" in Netflix thriller Missing You, which was released on New Year's Day.
Based on Harlan Coben's novel, the show stars Rosalind Eleazar as Detective Kat Donovan.
A synopsis reads: "Eleven years ago Detective Kat Donovan's fiancé Josh - the love of her life - disappeared and she's never heard from him since.
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"Now, swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again.
"Josh's reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father's murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past."
Missing You's other stars include Richard Armitage, Lenny Henry, Marc Warren and Lisa Faulkner.
Speaking ahead of the show's debut, Fool Me Once actor Richard revealed his approach to playing Sergeant Ellis Stagger.
He said: "You sort of just play it for the moment and you trust the creative team above you to you know, you don't question.
"You just play the suspense for the twist and the thrills.
"But I've never played a police detective before. It was nice to take on a character that had that authority."
In addition to GK, fellow I'm A Celeb alums Jessica Plummer and Matt Willis are also among the cast.
During her time in the jungle, viewers loved GK's friendship with campmate Reverend Richard Coles.
The pair reached the final five alongside Coleen Rooney, Danny Jones and Oti Mabuse.
Who is GK Barry?
GK Barry amassed more than a million followers on TikTok in just over a year during the first UK lockdown in 2020.
Grace Keeling, better known as GK Barry, is a 25-year-old social media influencer.
She rose to fame during the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, creating a TikTok account and posting short vlogs showcasing her day-to-day life.
Although she originally intended on staying low-key, she gained a large following in no time at all.
By August 2020, only five months after starting her account, she had already hit 100,000 followers, reaching more than a million in just over a year.
She now has over 4.5million followers across her social media platforms.
After completing a degree in film studies from Nottingham Trent University, Grace furthered her education with a master’s in digital marketing.
While at Nottingham Trent, she worked on the set of BBC series Doctors and the Netflix film Hood, as well as creating content for ShawMind — a charity working to promote mental health awareness.
Grace is known for her podcast, named The Saving Grace Podcast.
On the show she invites celebrities and influencers to have a chat about life and the latest trends, as well as any embarrassing stories from their past.
In May 2024, Grace said she was dating a female footballer.
Then in June it came out that the soccer star in question plays for England.
The Sun revealed that Grace and Charlton Athletic striker Ella Rutherford, 24, are getting serious — they've met each other's family and holidayed together.
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."
However, both of them fell short of being crowned the winner.
GK placed fifth and Richard finished third among the 12 campmates.
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McFly star Danny ultimately went on to become King of the Jungle.
Missing You is available to stream on Netflix.