Podcaster GK Barry is making firm friends – and winning over lots of fans – while in the I’m A Celebrity jungle. But some stars back in the UK have beef with her.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star GK Barry has clashed with stars outside of the show(Image: ITV)

GK Barry may have won over the audience on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! but the popular podcaster has made some enemies over the course of her career.

The glamorous 25-year-old TIkTok sensation – whose real name is Grace Keeling – had TV viewers in hysterics on Sunday night as she entered the I’m A Celeb jungle. She cracked amusing one-liners and pulled exaggerated expressions while undertaking early tasks – with fans quickly voting for her to face the first publicly voted challenge in an effort to secure more airtime for her.

The emerging reality star – who hosts the popular Saving Grace Podcast – has clashed with fellow stars in the past including a pop singer who turned out to be a co-star, a celebrity bar owner, and a Love Island winner. While one star has threatened to sue GK over one of her podcast episodes, the star herself has proven that she can hold her nerve and refused to remove the seemingly offensive episode – and the offended celeb has not followed through with their threat of legal action.

As GK emerges as an early favourite for the 2024 season of I’m A Celebrity and fans have watched her bond with her fellow campmates, we take a look at some of the celebs that she’s not been getting on so well with back in the UK.

Podcast star GK seemingly insulted Frankie Bridge while appearing on Loose Women(Image: ITV)

Frankie Bridge

While GK is best known for her podcast and social media presence, some TV viewers may recognise her as an occasional guest on ITV’s lunchtime show Loose Women. While GK has been reunited with show panelist Jane Moore, there is a former I’m A Celeb star that she has clashed with on the lunchtime show – Frankie Bridge.

Eyebrows were raised when GK appeared on the show and discussed her career as a social media influencer and quipped: “I just fell into it… Do you know what though, I always wanted to be one of The Saturdays. When I grew up I got no GCSEs because I was like, ‘I’ll just be Frankie.'” Mrs Bridge then snapped: “That felt like a backhanded compliment!” And later said: “I don’t like you yet, go away!” – but the ladies have assured fans it has all been in jest.

Frankie who topped the charts with hits including All Fired Up also shared her disappointment when it was revealed she was no longer the youngest on the panel, with GK taking the crown.

GK has claimed she was savagely blanked by Wayne Lineker at his Ibiza club (Image: Getty Images Europe)

GK has been bonding well with her fellow I’m A Celeb castmates(Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Wayne Linker

GK has previously claimed she had an awkward run-in with Wayne Lineker when she attended his infamous Ibiza island O Bar establishment. She claimed on her Saving Grace podcast that he shunned her after inviting her to join him at the club, recounting: “I went to his restaurant and he went, ‘I’ll give you a discount if you come back.’ So I thought, Ibiza is well expensive, so I went there.”

She claimed: “He was with this girl and her mum, and I was like, ‘I’ll just say hello’. And I went to say hello and the mum went, ‘Not while we’re eating!’ I thought, the cheek! He went, ‘Hello.’ I thought, ‘Yeah, hello… Anyway, hope you choke b***h.’”

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu

Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has allegedly threatened to sue GK in the past(Image: ITV)

While appearing on KISS FM, GK was confronted by presenter Harriet Rose during a game of Say It Or Shot It over an allegation that she was being sued over her Saving Grace Podcast. Confronting her guest with a question that could be skipped in exchange for a penalty drinking shot, Harriet asked GK: “In an interview with Cosmopolitan, you said that someone once threatened to sue you for talking about them on Saving Grace. Who was it?”

GK then admitted: “F**k, oh it was Ekin-Su. She was like, ‘Yeah, if you don’t take this down, we’ll sue you.’ I didn’t take it down but she didn’t sue me, though.” Sounding shocked, Harriet then replied: “I’ve got to say that is the one question I genuinely did not think you would answer.” But proving she has a steely nature, GK joked: “If you think I’m doing that shot, I’ll answer anything.”