ELLA Rutherford is the football superstar who is dating the Saving Grace podcaster GK Barry.
The footballer will be cheering her girlfriend on as she heads into the jungle alongside 12 other celebs in the 2024 series of I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here.
Football star
Ella was born on April 28, 2000, and grew up in Sidcup.
She started her football career when she joined Millwall’s youth squad and later moved up to their first team.
Her impressive action on the pitch eventually landed her a spot on the England squad.
The footballer enjoyed a stint at Charlton Athletic, before playing for Ipswich.
Ella and Grace’s romance
In May 2024, Grace Keeling announced that she was dating a female footballer but didn’t reveal her partner’s name.
Just a month later, it was revealed that Grace’s beau played for England.
Fans were clamouring to know who the famous podcaster’s girlfriend was and, eventually, the Sun revealed that Grace and Ella were in relationship.
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.”
Grace’s previous relationship
Before dating Ella, GK was in a relationship with TikTok star Billy Hunt.
Billy joined her on the Saving Grace podcast and GK admitted that she “launched” herself at the internet personality.
Grace admitted: “So my version of events.
“Joe Baggs had a party. [Billy was] the only straight man there, [I] launched myself at him. It’s been history ever since.”
However, they broke up just seven months later.
I’m a Celebrity
Ella’s partner Grace is taking on the Jungle on the 2024 series of I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here.
Grace will be joined by N-Dubz star Tulisa, Colleen Rooney and Strictly star Oti Mabuse.
The show is known for its Bushtucker trials, which sees celebrities dosed with bugs and forced to eat various parts of different animals.
I’m A Celebrity 2024: Rumoured line-up
Who are the stars that are rumoured to be going into the jungle this year?
- Danny Jones – McFly singer
- Oti Mabuse – Former Strictly professional dancer and TV presenter
- Jane Moore – Sun columnist and Loose Women panelist
- Dean McCullough – BBC Radio 1 Presenter
- Tulisa – N-Dubz star and former The X Factor judge
- Barry McGuigan – Boxing promoter
- Melvin Odoom – Radio and TV presenter
- Alan Halsall – Coronation Street actor
- Maura Higgins – Former Love Island reality star
- Rev Richard Coles – BBC Radio host
- Coleen Rooney – Wife of former England footballer Wayne Rooney
- GK Barry – YouTube and internet personality
