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Daily Mirror
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
ITV Loose Women's GK Barry makes huge announcement saying 'I couldn't say no'
I'm A Celebrity star GK Barry - real name Grace Keeling - has launched a new project away from her Loose Women commitments and fans have been sent into meltdown GK Barry has excitedly revealed her latest venture away from her TV commitments. The 25-year-old host of the Saving Grace podcast, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has collaborated with Echo Wines to create a Limited Edition Summer Berries bottle. The special edition bottle, infused with Grace's genuine and unfiltered personality, features vibrant designs and cheeky messages that are sure to spark conversations at any summer gathering. You can find the GK Barry-designed Echo Falls Summer Berries 9% in major grocery stores throughout the summer season. Additionally, the brand is partnering with The Girlies Guide social community to host a string of exclusive women-only events, reports OK!. Chatting about her partnership with Echo Falls, the ex-I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant GK Barry exclaimed: "When Echo Falls slid into my DMs, I honestly couldn't say no - I've been a fan of Summer Berries for years, so to have my own bottle? Iconic." She added: "Summer Berries has always been my go-to, so giving it the full Barry treatment was a dream. It's loud, it's juicy, and it's got main character energy - just how I like it." Grace's announcement on social media has sparked an outpouring of love, with fans flooding her post with heart emojis, flames, and comments like "legendary", "obsessed" and "the collab that makes so much sense". New findings from Echo Falls have uncovered that young adult women are increasingly valuing their friendships, with a significant 64% meeting their mates at least once a week. Consequently, an impressive 73% of those surveyed believe their bonds with friends have grown stronger over the past year. Despite social media constantly promoting extravagant and unique social experiences, most people prefer to keep it low-key. Over half favour 'getting together over dinner or a meal' as their top way to catch up, while 45% enjoy 'meeting up at a restaurant or pub for drinks/a glass of wine' – how very traditional! Echo Falls spokesperson Maggie Applegate commented on the findings: "Who says girlies are glued to their phones all the time?". "Our research shows that they are prioritising their friendships, making time to see them each week in person, and feeling energised by doing so. "In fact, 90% of those polled say they feel better and uplifted after spending time with their girls." GK Barry-designed Echo Falls Summer Berries 9% is available in Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Coop and Booker
Daily Mail
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
GK Barry lands major new gig in career move that's worlds away from Loose Women and TiKTok
GK Barry has landed a brand new national presenting gig and it's worlds away from Loose Women and her TikTok fame. The influencer, 25, has seen her career sky rocket since jetting off to Australia last November for I'm A Celebrity. And now GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has landed a spot on BBC Radio 1's schedule this summer. The star will present her very own show for the entire month of July after BBC bosses announced a schedule shakeup. GK will host Radio 1's afternoon show from July 4 and will be on air from 1pm to 4pm every Saturday and Sunday. Speaking about her new gig, GK said: 'I am so excited to be presenting my own show with BBC Radio 1 across July, I thank the whole team for trusting me with such an incredible audience and I'm ready to bring you all into my world and music a few hours a week.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The influencer, 25, has seen her career sky rocket since jetting off to Australia last November for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Teasing her new show, the BBC said the TiKToker will be joined by 'special guests' who will co-host the programme alongside her. Elsewhere, Jamie Laing will host his radio show with his wife Sophie Habboo this June. Sophie, 30, will step in as co-host with her husband as Jamie's co-anchors Vick Hope and Katie Thistleton continue their respective maternity leaves. GK previously revealed how she struggled with the 'vicious' reaction to her Caribbean accent when her family relocated to the UK from the British Virgin Islands. She had grown up with her mum Loretta and stepfather Andrew in Tortola before they moved to Cambridge when she was just eight years old. Speaking on the Loose Women podcast, GK told Jane Moore that her family moved to a small town that was 'predominantly white,' and her classmates couldn't 'wrap their head around' her Caribbean accent. Speaking about her upbringing in the British Virgin Islands, GK said: 'From as young as I can remember, I was in Tortola and I was one of the only white girls. 'All the aunties were doing my hair, they were braiding my hair, little cornrows and I just never saw anything different about that. I just thought, ''Oh, this is it''. 'But also the school that I went to, there were so many different races that it was just normal for me to see just any race, at any time… So I was friends with everyone. I had an incredible time.' Discussing her family moving back to the UK, she explained: 'And then when I moved back to the UK, we moved back to a predominantly white, small town and I had a Caribbean accent. 'Now Jane, I don't know if you've ever gone into a small town with a Caribbean accent and be white, but it's vicious. 'It was just really, really weird and most people couldn't wrap their head around [it at school]... I'm talking about my life and people had no clue what I was on about. 'And then obviously you've got the other side, my dad was getting a lot of hate at the time because again, we were in a white community, he was getting a lot of racism. 'So, it was sort of just like, 'I don't really know where we all stand here'.' and Jane confirms, 'This is your stepdad, but he's your dad.'
