Grace Keeling, known as GK Barry, is currently one of the campmates on I’m A Celebrity 2024.
As viewers get to know her, discussions have shifted to her well-known girlfriend, Ella Rutherford.
Although she usually keeps her relationship private, fans quickly found out that the internet star is dating a prominent sports figure.
Recently, she posted several photos of them together, captioning one with, “My little jungle babe.”
Who is GK Barry’s partner? here’s all there is to know about the footballer.
Who is Ella Rutherford?
Ella hails from Kent and plays as a striker for Ipswich Town’s women’s football team.
She has also represented England at various youth levels, including under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19.
In October, she had knee surgery to remove a button that was causing her significant pain, leading her to take a brief hiatus from football.
Ella often shares photos from her training sessions and matches on social media, along with glimpses of her personal life with Grace.
How did Ella Rutherford and GK Barry meet?
Grace began following Ella on social media while Ella was recovering from her knee surgery.
The footballer humorously remarked that she wondered, “Who is this sexy blonde girl?”
Eventually, Ella slid into Grace’s DMs, saying, “Is now a good time to tell you how beautiful you are?” to which Grace replied, “It’s always a good time.”
On Grace’s podcast, Saving Grace, they talked about the challenges of arranging their first date.
Grace kept postponing it, but Ella finally took a stand, leading Grace to call her “a little pest.” Ella later joked, “That’s the worst thing I’ve ever been called in my life.”
Ultimately, everything turned out well, and Ella remembered skipping home after their first meeting, even though she “couldn’t really walk.”
She shared, “I felt great after that date. I thought, ‘Life’s turned around here,’ and my mum noticed me smiling at my phone all the time, asking, ‘Who is making you smile?’”
During the podcast, the couple answered fan questions about their relationship.
When one fan asked Ella if she was concerned about Grace’s past relationships with men, she confidently replied, “No, I’m not concerned. Have you seen me?” They also discussed their favorite dates, who cooks better, and their first meetings with each other’s families.
How long have Ella Rutherford and GK Barry been together?
While the exact timeline of when the couple first started dating remains unclear, it seems their relationship became more serious over the summer.
A source told The Sun, “GK has been seeing Ella for a while, but they are very much official now.” They reportedly grew even closer during a holiday in Benidorm, and GK has met all of Ella’s family.
Before this, the couple tried to keep their relationship under wraps for as long as they could, with GK avoiding revealing Ella’s real name in interviews and instead calling her ‘Eyelashes.’
In an episode of the Saving Grace podcast, GK shared, “I’m not gonna say who it is, but I’m gonna give her a nickname called eyelashes.
“So whenever I refer to eyelashes, I am talking about the love of my life. I’m in love. And yeah, it has been three weeks, but that’s fine. That’s absolutely fine. She came to me like a dream, and I was obsessed.”
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