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I’m a Celeb’s GK Barry reveals huge career move just three months after leaving the jungle
It comes hot on the heels of her first Netflix role
GK Barry has revealed her huge new career move just three months after her time on I'm A Celebrity wrapped.
The TV star's job shift comes after reports the podcast queen had doubled her earnings from being the breakout campmate on the ITV jungle series.
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GK, real name Grace Keeling, won over a new legion of fans with her I'm A Celeb appearance and her sweet friendship with Rev Richard Coles, ultimately coming in fifth place.
Now the Saving Grace anchor, 25, who is also the youngest ever Loose Women panellist, will take to the Red Carpet at the upcoming BRIT Awards.
She will front Radio station KISS' coverage live from the entrance to the major London event at The O2 Arena on March 1.
After her new role - which will see her interview the top chart stars of the year - was revealed, she opened up on her nerves to KISS hosts Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely.
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In her signature witty style, she joked: "I think it might be too big a responsibility
"I’m going to go in, heckle, hope for the best and grab consensually.
"That's what I’m going to do.
“Full glam, put a bit of Real Housewives on to calm the nerves, Prosecco and then hairspray my feet so they don’t hurt in heels."
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Talking of getting star-struck, she added: "I’ll be fangirling over Sabrina [Carpenter] – she is an icon, like a Barbie doll.
"I hope she’s nice. I will force her to answer all my questions."
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It comes after another career high saw GK star in Netflix series Missing You.
Her bank balance is being bolstered by the career switch-ups, too.
Figures showed how Grace bagged a pretty penny last year, with her assets going from £485k to over £1.2m.
Her bank balance has increased by over £712k from 2023, leaving her company with a whopping £1.1m in 2024.
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."
Now she’s set to become a multi-millionaire after the show, thanks to her witty one-liners and down-to-earth nature.
“I’m A Celebrity is going to be fantastic for GK,” brand and culture expert Nick Ede told The Sun.
“I think she could earn up to £5 million in the next couple of years.
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"She's going to be a big earner!"
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