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Jamie Laing
Hello, everyone. My name is Jamie Laing and this is great company. Well, this is an exciting episode.
Producer Jemima
It is going to be an exciting episode.
Jamie Laing
Hello.
Well, hello, because firstly, producer Jemima over here. Now, if you're new to the show, I'm your host, Jamie and this is producer Jemima. Yeah. And she has turned up. And you. You think you're pretty sexy today. I think.
Producer Jemima
I. I've not. That's not come out of my mouth. But I do have quite a husky little voice which I'm enjoying.
Jamie Laing
Why do you have a husky voice?
Producer Jemima
I caroled hard. I caroled hard last night.
Jamie Laing
What does that.
Producer Jemima
Even Christmas we did went to some bars and there was a trumpet and we sang our little hearts out to some Christmas carols.
Jamie Laing
Hang on. So.
Producer Jemima
So, you know. Oh, come, let us adore him.
Jamie Laing
Oh, come let us adore him. Oh, come.
Producer Jemima
That's where I went.
Jamie Laing
Hard.
Okay.
Real hard.
And you were front, center, back. Where were you all three? Oh, you mixed it up at the same time. Okay, that's pretty good. Also, we've got to say this is a very exciting episode. And we're recording this on a Saturday.
Producer Jemima
It's Saturday.
Jamie Laing
It's Saturday. And the whole team is here and they are excited because of our guests, but also a little bit annoyed that we're recording on a Saturday because it's really their only day off.
Producer Jemima
Jamie makes us work Sundays.
Jamie Laing
Yeah, it's our only day off.
Yeah. The only day off. Yeah.
Yeah.
Producer Jemima
No, but it's exciting every once in a while and we will get a little bit of. If anyone's concerned, we will get Lou time.
Jamie Laing
That is true. Today's guest is really exciting. If you don't haven't watched TikTok or on social media and you didn't watch I'm a Celebrity, you may not know who this guest is, but if you are on social media and you did watch the Jungle, you know exactly who G.K. barry is. Grace, who is a good friend of mine, she was on the Jungle. She's an incredible talent. She's amazing.
She really is.
And she's so much fun.
Producer Jemima
Yeah.
Jamie Laing
She's one of these sort of talent that has broken through sort of that social media place. And what's interesting about that, right, is that there's this sort of weird hierarchy that goes on in television, movies, social media. And what happens is, is that if you do television, that means you can't really do film. Supposedly. It's very strange, but film can do television. It's very weird.
Producer Jemima
This is the sort of, okay, I get what you're doing.
Jamie Laing
This is like the archaic rule. And then what happens with tv? If you do tv, you can do social media, but social media can't do tv because there are these gatekeepers who are deciding this.
Producer Jemima
Oh, that's so interesting.
Jamie Laing
Yeah.
Producer Jemima
So I guess Grace is quite like a remarkable talent because she came up on TikTok, just been on the Jungle, she's one of the loose women, and her podcast is huge, is humongous.
Jamie Laing
She is one of the first tiktokers to ever go into the jungle, and she absolutely smashed it. And what's amazing is I truly believe that this sort of idea that social media talent can't do television and television can't really do social media is total nonsense. And actually, everyone, if you're talented talent, shines through at the end, 100%.
Yeah.
Grace is coming on. I'm really excited. We're also going to play a fun game with her.
We are.
Producer Jemima
So Jamie, just five minutes ago was like, let's play a game. So we've come up with a little quick fire Game. Why is it that you want to do a quick fire game?
Jamie Laing
Because I think Grace is a really great person at reacting, so I want to give her quick fire question, see how she reacts to it.
Producer Jemima
Okay, nice. We were just coming up with some questions with the team and there were a lot of. We were all just like, no to each other's ideas.
Jamie Laing
Yeah, everyone just. No one wanted to say an idea because everyone was poo pooing it.
Producer Jemima
We whittled it down to 10.
Jamie Laing
Also, I've never said poo pooing in my entire life. What was that?
Poo poo.
Producer Jemima
Do you know what else you said earlier? Holy smokes.
Jamie Laing
Yeah, I say that sometimes.
Producer Jemima
I like that. I'm gonna put that in my vocabulary. And also another one I like. Holy macaroni.
Jamie Laing
Okay, are you ready for this episode today?
Producer Jemima
I'm very ready now.
Jamie Laing
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Producer Jemima
I'm very ready.
Jamie Laing
Here we go.
Please enjoy this episod.
Producer Jemima
Sorry, that's your line.
Jamie Laing
Yeah.
You can say, here we go.
Producer Jemima
Here we go.
Jamie Laing
Please enjoy this episode of Great Company with GK Barry.
Hi, I'm Grace and I am Great Company.
I have a little quick Fire game I wanted to play with you.
Go on. Love that.
Here we go. Best DM slide from me. From both, actually. You sending someone and one coming back.
The DM for me was probably my girlfriend messaging me for the first time. That really worked. I never respond to DMs. For me, I remember, oh, I don't know. I just message everyone, like Beyonce, asking them to come on my pod and thinking they're gonna reply. I sent one to Billie Eilish the other day. I was like, hey, babe, like, if you're ever in London, just let me know. I would love to get you on the pod. And I was like, she's gonna reply.
She didn't. What's your reoccurring nightmare?
Oh, I always have one that I'm back. I'm doing a talk at my school and I've got no teeth and everyone's like, gummy gummy. And that's my. I always have that nightmare.
I know what you mean.
Yeah.
It means you're worried about money, apparently with no teeth.
Is it?
Yeah. That's when you start.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Times were tough.
The moment when you were like, ew to men.
This is really tmi. But after sleeping with my girlfriend, imagining a man's being on top of me made me physically want to die.
Is it really just different?
Yeah.
Are you serious?
I promise you. Sorry to break that to you. Hopefully Sophie never has this realization.
When I get. I have this time when I got on, if I get on top of stage, she goes, oh, get on with it.
Wow. That was me. I'd always go, fuck. I might as well get this over and done with. So it keeps them quiet for five minutes. That was my life for a bit.
Who's your best friend?
Best friend? Oh, I've got three best friends that are all the same. Like, in the same group. I'd say my manager, my girlfriend, and Tat, the. Where the Barry came from. But Tat's my longest best friend, so she wins.
What is a best friend to you? What does that mean?
Someone that will humble you, always be there for you, will not judge you, and loves to drink.
What club are you taking reverend calls to?
I'm thinking maybe Freedom in Soho. I could see him on the pole.
Worst hangover you've ever had.
Dear God. I remember Harry Pinero. I remember it so well. Harry Pinero had a. Like, it was a Captain Morgan party. I don't know what it was, but he had a party. It was sponsored by Captain Morgan's. I'm not really a rum drinker. And I was like, fuck it, I'll have some spice rum. I had so much spiced rum that the next day I got alcohol poisoning. I was throwing up everywhere. And I just moved into my house. There was no furniture and I was laid on the carpet shivering because I couldn't work out how to turn the heating on. And it lasted about 14 hours. And I said to myself I'd go sober. And I had to then drink more to stop it. And I just haven't stopped.
Would you like to know how you die or when you die?
Oh, I'd love to know how I die.
How? What would. How.
Best case scenario. It's a really dramatic, like, very camp way. Like, I was walking out of Freedom, got hit by a bus or something like that. I'd love something a bit dramatic. Would hate to die in my sleep. I don't know. Something that would make the news.
If you could be a boy for a day, what would you do?
Wank. I would. I would actually, this is what I'd do. I would wank all day long. I would chat up a girl just to see what it's like from a man point of view. I'd then probably try putting a finger up my bum because I've heard you've got a G spot, so I'd like to know what that's like. And I'd also just like to maybe get into a fight. And that's it, really.
You said that you were quite shy, you were quite anxious maybe when you were younger.
I don't know what happened to that. I think it was the GK Barry thing. Cause I was like, if I walk into a room, I can just pretend to be who I am online. And then that sort of helped and then it just started becoming me anyway. But in normal day to day life, which I think people saw in the jungle, was that I'm not always like, I am quite quiet. Not when I'm doing trials, but I am quite quiet and I am quite reserved, so. But now I feel a little bit more like me and not G.K. barry. It's weird. I've done like a flip and then another flip, so.
So GK Barry is like your alter ego in a way.
Yeah, really. Like if I'm. If I'm going to an event and I know people in there will know me as GK Barry, I'll go in so confident, I'll have a wine in my hand. I'll be loud, but I'll be talking to everyone. But if I'm doing something as me, I will literally sneak into that room, still get the wine, but I won't be like that. It's weird.
It's not weird. It's a protective mechanism.
Yeah, yeah, it's that.
That is so interesting. So when was the first time that you created the character? Then, in a sense it is you, but it's sort of this heightened version of yourself.
I don't even know how I thought about doing it. I just remember posting tik. I think it was cause of lockdown. So I was like, listen, no one's gonna see me. We're probably all gonna die. So I was just not. I was posting and then I remember thinking if I put on a really strong accent, the story sounds funnier. So I was doing that and I was being really like outrageous with all my stuff because the views were coming from when I'd talk about my most Outrageous story. So I was like, right. And then it just sort of stuck. And I was like, well, I've got to carry on with this now, even after lockdown. So I was like, I'm stuck in this now. I have to talk like this for the rest of my life. Like, I'd be having a conversation with my manager, talking like this, and then a follower would come up to me and I'd be like, what are you doing? It was just so embarrassing to do. I don't know. I don't know what happened. The lines were blurred. Yeah.
Psychologically, what does that do?
I feel like I had an identity crisis. Cause I was like, who am I? Am I sounding like an East London cab driver or am I actually posh? I don't know who I am. Am I actually funny? I don't know. And then I was having. I'm just me now. I get that. And I have a. I can sometimes be over the top when I need to be and really funny when I need to be. But it is just a front.
Yeah. You're more comfortable in that space, right?
Yeah. 100% grace.
It's so funny. I had that. So when I was doing Made in Chelsea, I remember the first ever, like, scene that was aired or whatever. Social media was like Twitter or X at the time.
God forbid. Yeah.
Oh, my God, it was horrendous. I would, like. I would do the scene and then I would see the scene on TV and I would then go straight away to social media. Because you wanted to see what people were saying. Right. And they would say things like, oh, he's funny or he's energetic or whatever it was. So then I latched onto that.
Yeah.
And I went, well, I've got to be energetic and funny in every single scene. Yeah.
Yeah.
And then what happened was, is sort of I became this volumed up version of myself. It's still me. I think I was very much exactly the same person I was on the.
Show, but it's just more.
More. And then because we were filming 160 days a year, I couldn't separ the TV show from my real life. And I went, and I've said this before, but I went with a friend for a drink and I was chatting to him and he said to me, we're not on Channel 4 at the moment.
Oh.
And I went, what the fuck? I was like, are you.
Oh, you don't even realize you're doing it.
I didn't even realize I was doing it. And I had become like, this isn't that crazy.
Yeah, it's bizarre. I don't know why we do it. And also, I think when you have a platform and you can read stuff about yourself, it will then alter. So if I've been on Loose Women, I'll be like, right, let me go on Twitter. And if people are like, she was trying too hard today. I'll be like, I was trying too hard today, even though I didn't think I was until I read it. It's. I don't know, weird. I don't know why I do it.
I thought I was pretty good at dealing with the Internet, same as you. And then what happened last year is we did a collaboration with Netflix, Sex Education.
Love that.
Yeah. It was great for sweets and sex education together. And we put the sweets out there, and people didn't really understand the collaboration. And so what happened was, is they thought that I was selling sex to kids.
I could see why that would be a problem.
The online sudden, like, explosion of people thinking I was a pedophile. Sorry. Was absolutely. Where. Where the office got phoned up and people just phoned up and shout, pedophile life down the line.
That is the worst type of confusion as well. That couldn't be worse.
And I was just like, fuck, I'm going to be that guy. And they're going to be like, do you remember that guy who was like, on, like, that Made in Chelsea show?
He saw a pedophile now.
Yeah. He saw that creepy, sweet company and he was like, a pedophile. That's what it was. I was, like, going through this thing.
It was awful.
It was awful.
My God.
Yeah. And it was like. It was.
Yeah. I won't complain again.
Social media is this place which is. It's so quick and so instant that when you're very in the thick of it and you suddenly get turns on, you then catastrophize and you're like, well, this is it. Problem is, is in this industry, it's based on your personalities and things like that. And so that's quite tricky because there's a lot of pressure on yourself. You're not selling a product, you're selling yourself.
Yeah.
Grace, you're the nicest, greatest person.
Thank you.
But you truly are. You are beyond kind, you're beyond funny. You're beyond great. And you've got to know, you're amazing. No, you truly are great. And, like, that's why we have the whole team here today, because everyone was so excited that you were coming in.
Come on. Thanks, guys.
Yeah. 100% I just want you to know that when you were younger at school, what were you like?
I was such a nerd. I was so weird, but not a nerd as in like a smart nerd, that I was actually weird. Like I was so unfunny, try hard. Weird looking. Like there was just nothing good there going on. And no offense to emos, but I was in emo. But it didn't suit me. It didn't suit me at all. So there was a lot going on there that shouldn't have been going on.
I think some people are listening, right? 100%, who maybe they feel like out of place or maybe like a misfit or they don't quite fit in and maybe they're having a tough time at school as well. What would you say to someone who's listening?
You can back this. The funniest, most successful people in our industry or in most big industries, the most successful ones are the ones that had a shit time at school or that every comedian I've met had an awful time at school because of the way they looked or they were a bit weird. And when you look at them now, people want to be them. They have the dream job. So I think. And school's not the be all and end all. I feel like when I was at school I was like, this is. I have to be liked and otherwise my life is over. When you leave school. When I went to uni, I just clocked how much none of that mattered.
Doesn't matter.
It does. Even if you're having a bad time at uni, that doesn't matter either. Because when you leave that, you have a whole life and whole new friends and whole. You can move to wherever you want to move to. You can move away. And that is one thing I'd suggest if you are having a tough time at school or like college, if you were able to move out of that area to a unique or it can be a shit uni. Do you know what I mean? It can be like I said, no, you don't need GCSEs to get into. Just go to anywhere and move out because you will have a whole new sense of life. And that is what I would say.
We had Luke Evans on and he was really bullied as well. And he's downed on 36 or 46 Hollywood movies and insane. And he said, but his thing was he always knew that school was temporary. And I don't think a lot of people realize that. They think it's the be all and end all.
That's what I thought 100%. I was like, I'm gonna die here. This will never end. And now I like the people that I would obsess over the most, trying to want them to like me. I do not even think about now. On the odd occasion, when I'm drunk at Christmas, seeing my friends from school, I will have a stalk of their Facebooks and a laugh. But you don't think about them. They're that irrelevant to you. Which I think is important to remember.
Did you enjoy school at all?
No. That was absolute hell. I hope it burns to the ground. It was. With no one in it, obviously. It was aw, I think. And as well, when I went to school, it was the time where social media was just coming in, so I would get like nasty comments at school and then I'd go home to Twitter and someone would have tweeted an ugly picture of a fish and said it looked like me. I'd be like, this doesn't end. And the teeth. The fish had buck teeth, which is why it hurt more.
Great.
Thank you, Jay.
Because that's just. Yeah, because I suppose you were. You have a great family.
Yeah.
And. Yeah, and that is so, like, I see your family on and I just think they are the best. And the fact that you have that family as your support system. Some kids don't have that. And so they're stuck in this like, hell hole of shit.
Yeah, that's because I can imagine how awful it is getting stuff at school but then coming home and having bad stuff. But again, I feel like if you ever get a chance to just move away, take that opportunity, especially if you're having an awful time at home. Cause there is more to life, even though it doesn't feel like it at the time.
Did you tell your parents you're having a hard time at school?
Yeah. Every day I'd be like, they said that I was ugly. And my mum would be like, please, when will this end? But there's nothing really you can do. No school deals with bullying at all. And if they do, it's usually, oh, we've moved her seat. She's still in the same class, but she's like four seats away from them now. Thanks. So it's difficult, but it was helpful having my friends and my family on my side, because when I went home, I was like, I'm away from it now. Which was nice.
But didn't you go, you moved to the British Virgin Islands.
Yeah.
And then you moved back six years later.
Yeah.
And was that complicated? Because Then you're joining a new school at different times.
Yeah, it was. I said I had a Caribbean accent when I moved to the uk, which arguably, again, was weird. I was like, m on. Like, there was a lot you didn't. Yeah. And I had cornrows.
You didn't.
Which would never run now, but it did back in the day. And I just turned up to this primary school with cornrows and a Caribbean accent and I was just like, this is too much. But I didn't know it was weird. Cause that's all I knew. So I, like, fitted into my surroundings then. But it was. Yeah. And I moved to a primary school, which was a Christian school of about 50 people. All of them were like jockeys. Like Jockey family, very countryside. There was a lot. And that was difficult. Yeah.
When you went to uni, did that all change 100%?
When I went to uni, I remember it was like, slow mo, the whole thing. I was like, oh, my God. I could just. I could shag right here. And who's going to tell me to not do it? Probably my flatmates. But that doesn't matter because fuck them. I mean, I could do what I wanted and I could. I don't know, I just felt like, oh, my God, I can do what I want and I can be me. And I was making loads of friends. I wasn't really doing much on my course, but I was making loads of friends and had the emo look gone, to be honest. I went more big hoop earrings, ripped jeans. Yeah. I should have got bullied again, but I didn't, thank God. But, yeah, I just felt like. And there were so many different types of people at uni that no one actually cared what you looked like or what you were doing. So everyone just sort of embraced it. So that was really nice. And I remember the first time my parents dropped me off, I hysterically cried.
Is it Nottingham? Right.
Yeah. Nottingham. Nottingham Tran. Come on. And they dropped me off and they came back to visit me about three months later and they said they were shocked. I was so confident. I was a completely different person. And they said they'd never seen anything like it. Cause when they dropped me off, I cried. Cause I was scared to get on a tram and it was one stop. I cried.
What do you think it was that changed it? You just. You felt that free. I know what you mean. I remember when I left school and I was going to uni and I remember thinking, the only thing I have to worry about is, like, dying. I don't have to Worry about any.
And for me, that was a big risk.
I could go to a drive through. No one's gonna stop me. Yeah, I can do anything I want.
It was the freedom and just being like, you've got to fend for yourself, learn how to do it. And I thought, right, well, I'm someone that I will only do stuff if I'm forced. When I did it, I was like, oh, I can fend for myself. And then I got this, like, confidence, like, I can cook my own dinner. I mean, I don't have to be babied. And I think that's where it happened. I felt just, like, proud that I was doing my own thing.
What was that moment? Was there one moment? You sounded like, I'm free. I can do anything. This is the freest thing ever.
I remember so vividly, I was in Prism in Nottingham.
Nightclub.
Nightclub, of course. And I was like, do you know what? I would have spent all my money on Jaeger bombs. And I did it. And then I was like, and I'm gonna walk home on my own. Which I wouldn't recommend. And I walked home on my own. And I remember getting back to my student accommodation, like, too fucking right. I did do that. And I went to sleep with a kebab and thought, this is, like, the best day of my life. And that's how I knew. I thought if I did that at my hometown. Oh, my God. No way.
Were you babied by your parents or no.
Oh, my God. Yeah. 100%. I wouldn't say. I was like, no, I was spoiled, I think, because my siblings are so much older and they don't live with us. I was like, the final boss. So they were like, you know, don't worry, Grace. Like, if you need help, we'll help you. Like, if you don't want to do it, you don't have to do it. Obviously, I was forced into, like, working at a young age, but.
What have you been working at a young age?
Me in a factory? No. Amazon warehouse? No. Just, like, When I turned 17, my parents were like, you're not getting any money off us. Go and work.
Oh, that flips.
Yeah. I was up, for the love of God. So I had to go and work. But more like if I was upset, my mum would be like, come here. And I'd be watching Strictly with her, like, crying my eyes out, knowing I was about to get an ice cream. But I was very much babied, more by my mum.
Do you have a relationship at uni?
At the start of uni, I did, but I sacked that off very quickly for obvious reasons. Got a leg over, you know, the vibe. But no, I. Yeah. Having a relationship at uni, that wasn't gonna work.
Really?
Yeah, for me.
So for the. For the whole years, you had no relationship?
No relationship. I was single for about 4.4ish years while I was at uni. I thought, this is a bargain. Love this.
See? What? You've never had your heart broken?
No, not really. Actually, no. I mainly did the breaking up, which always felt quite good.
How do you break up with someone? How would you do it?
I'd be like, look, you know, it's not me, it is you. And I need to focus on myself, all of that. But I. In that time, I'm very much someone that. It takes me a long time to be done. Like, you have to push me quite far to be done. But when I am done, that is it.
So if we're gonna role play it right now.
Yeah.
Okay. You're breaking up with me.
Okay.
All right. Hey, Grace.
Jamie.
Whoa. Sorry. That's okay. Yeah. What's up?
Okay, I am gonna be honest with you here.
Okay. I love you. No.
And that's embarrassing for you because I'm done now. I feel like you've made a fool of me. You've made a fool of yourself. I'm actually a lesbian, which is quite funny. I should probably tell you that now. And I just think this isn't working out. I think you deserve a woman that's a 9 to 5 girl who wants a golden retrieve.
I don't want any of that.
You do, and I know you do. You'll find out in five years. I see the future and you see that.
I don't want that. And I don't mind the fact you're a lesbian.
Okay?
I don't care. Yeah, you can go out, but I'll wait at home for you.
Okay, well, now I've got the ick, because I like someone with ambition. So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna say goodbye, and I would love for you to block me.
No, I'm not gonna do that.
I'm gonna block you.
I love you.
Yep.
I love you.
Okay.
I love you.
I. You are giving vagina energy right now.
And that's what you'd like.
Yeah. You've charmed me. I'm back.
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Jamie Laing
Is this the first one you've done since out the jungle?
Yeah.
So how do you feel being out now? Are you anxious? Are you not anxious? What is it?
I was anxious. First couple of days when I came out I was like, this is very overwhelming. I need to go live in a cave. But now I feel great and I feel like I appreciate food and just England a lot more, to be honest. Like a daddy long legs. I can about with now. Am I allowed to swear?
You can say whatever the you want.
Thank you, Jamie. Thank you.
What was the experience like?
The experience was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. It was. I thought, yeah, like I'll keep myself entertained by like starting fires and whatever. It is so boring in there. There's only so many conversations you can have. Like before it's like, well, we've done that. I know everything about your life. The hunger is insane. I didn't expect to be that hungry. And I thought maybe they'd give you like a snack if you felt faint. They don't. It was just a lot. And our season, it was raining the entire time. So you had to just sit around the campfire all day every day in the freezing cold. So it was. Yeah, mentally a lot. I feel like I've been to a place, a dark place in My mind and back.
Grace. Grace said before that you're not much of a hugger.
No.
And there's a lot of hugs that go on every day.
There was an ongoing joke in there that everyone was like, do you want a hug? Because I am not an affectionate person. I. You know, I'll do a hug, but I'm not sat there like, oh, I love this. And every day, it was like 12 hugs, four times a day. And at one point, I just said, if I leave, let's just group hug and be done with it. Because I don't have that in me. I hate hugs now. I've done it too much. I've done my life's worth of hugs.
What is it about hugs that you don't like?
I just think sometimes people don't know how to stop hugging. Like, it's gone on for too long. I feel uncomfortable. I feel very overstimulated. I don't really know where to put my hands. Cause I'm quite tall as well, so I feel weird going on top, which is uncommon for me, but I feel weird going on top or at the bottom. And you just. I don't know. I just think it's over the top.
I think we just hugged outside.
Yeah, but that was nice. I quite enjoyed that.
You went over the top with me, I think, as well.
Yeah. Yeah. Again, it's the. It's the height thing for me.
I felt very dominated when you did that.
A lot of people say that. Yeah, I've got a name in a good way.
Yeah.
I've got a name in streets.
It was like one of those. It was like one of those sort of like grasshoppers coming to, like, eat their yarn.
I get called that a lot, actually. It's the lan. Yeah. I am giving that.
I'm just. I was talking about this before, Grace. I'm like, it's because we've known each other for a few years now. In a weird way, I like, so proud, man. I swear to God, it's the coolest thing in the world. Because what I. And we. I speak to Jemima about this before. There's this weird thing in television, especially linear television, which is like, okay, you have to stay in your lane. If you do digital content, that's where you stay. If you do tv, that's where you stay. If you do film, that's where you stay. And what you've done, which I truly believe is when you've got a talented person, talent should always shine through. And you've done that crossover into Linear tv against all, like, commissioners and people saying, that can't happen. You've done it and absolutely nailed it.
And no one. It's taken us ages. I say us, my manager to me.
Hannah's here, by the way. Hannah is here to Hannah.
Because no one would ever take a chance on me. We've had so many meetings about telly and they're like, you know, commissioners just don't really want like a tiktoker or podcaster going onto telly. It worked out so well. Like, they said to me that they had such a high viewing audience of younger people this year and people just wanted to see me. But it was weird because when I first got announced, it was just full of people going, who's that? Who's this? Who the fuck is GK Barry? Is she a goalkeeper? Like, all of the comments were just roasting me. And then when I got out, it was like middle aged people like, oh, we actually really like her. So I thought, thank you.
How did it work? So you got called into itv. They kind of said, look, we want you to do the show. Were you nervous about doing it?
So, funny enough, I was booked to do another show. And what was the other show?
Hunt?
I cannot say. Could not say. But you can probably guess I was supposed to do.
Does it maybe involve dancing?
Maybe.
Who knows?
No, that's okay.
Sorry, Wait, sorry, sorry. You think they're not gonna guess it from the dancing one? But then you think, wait, so you were booked on that one?
I was booked for another show and then I just got really bad anxiety and I was like, I can't do this. So I pulled out and then Mickey from ITV is like, give me a call. So I'm like, what could this be? She sells it to me so well. She's like, listen, this is the nicest cast we've ever had. She basically told me all the bad things and all the good things. She was really open with it. But she said, this is going to do amazing things for your career. I heard career and thought, cool, I'm in.
You heard good in career.
I thought, fine, I can let this. And then also, one thing about me is I'm always in denial before something. So I said yes to it and then was like, I probably won't do it. In my head I was like, it's not gonna happen. Then it got to the week before and I was having actual mental breakdowns. I was having horrible dreams. I couldn't sleep. I was googling worst Bushtucker trials to make myself feel worse. And then I was on the plane and I thought, I can't even say no cause my manager's booked our flight out here. So yeah, that was awful. And when I was in holding, my God, I was like a mess.
Wait, what's the holding?
You're in holding? I sound like jail. You're like, you've got a chaperone who you drink wine with all the time for like a week. You got no phone, you're in a hotel room out in Australia before you get put in.
Is that to like make you kind of like climatized to the situation?
No, it's so you don't see any of the other contestants? I did, I read the leak. See any of the other contestants and you just sort of, I don't know, you're just out from anything else and then you get put in. But that was really fun. Like I actually didn't mind that, but I was struggling with not having my phone and what are people saying about me? But inside tea. I said to my chaperone, listen, I need a blow dryer. The humidity is no joke. So he was like, cool, took me to a hairdresser's and he left me for one minute to take a phone call. I said to the woman, I said, give me your phone, I'm going on. I'm a celebrity and I need to look at my socials to make myself feel better on myself. I took that bitch's phone.
You didn't. You're lying.
I was looking at G.K. barry. I was like, cool. The announcement post, awful. Who's this? Who's this? I just turned the phone off, took it back and I said the anxiety went down and I went, this is why we aren't allowed our phones Now I get it. I learned from my mistake. I fucked it. And that was all I had to know about the outside before I went in. That I was probably going to be first out. That's all I had in my head.
It's so nerve wracking, man, because like you realize it's such a big show, it's crazy big. And you know in the world of what you'd been living in, you can edit and change and do different things. You have complete control over it. And then you're going into a space where the gods, the people who control it have complete control over you.
Yeah. And I coming out seeing the clips, I thought, I don't even remember having that convo. And like the scissoring thing that I was talking with Rev about me and Rev, like it's funny because they'll never put this in like, it's itv. They'll never put scissoring in. I came out and everyone was going, scissor. And I was like, they put it in.
Can you explain the story and who the Reverend was as well?
Yeah. So Reverend Rich, he was in the Communards and he's also a man of God now. He came in, became best friends with him and we taught each other everything. He was teaching me about Victorian children and his love for pots. I was talking to him about scissoring and for Jazzles. So that was how our relationship worked. And he honestly is the best man I've ever met.
Really?
Yeah. I love him. He's an icon.
What were you most terrified about in the jungle?
Well, it's weird. I was more scared when I. I thought I'd be more scared about sleeping outside and having no control over anything. I hope huntsman spiders and snakes become extinct. That's controversial, but when you've been around with you, I think they are the devil. I didn't realise the level of fear I had for insects and animals. I just thought, I'll be all right on the day. No, I absolutely have an insane fear of anything that crawls or has multiple legs. That was what I was most scared of, the vest.
Who? Hannah, your manager, who has been with you from day dot.
Absolutely.
Basically, you're like sisters, right? You said that if you were going to be the first boated out, you can't be, because you get to the end of the bridge and your manager would be there.
She would march me back to camp. She'd be like, you have not wasted our time like this. So I. That was in the back of my head. And when I started going forth, I thought, she'll be all right with sixth, she'll be all right with seventh. And she would have been, to be fair. But I just thought, I need to do this for Hannah. It's so good and my career.
Why do you think you've done the crossover, like, being serious, Like. Like, because you do Loose Women, You've done this. It's. It's. You're the kind of first person, really, in the UK to kind of jump that platform.
I think firstly, it's because I move to different platforms, like my podcast. I think I know people in telly don't want a lot to do with tiktokers and just tiktokers. So when I started getting offered, like, little TV stuff, it was always podcast host. So I was like, right, that's how I'm known. And then I think maybe it's just contacts in the industry. I think my managers got some amazing contacts. But also from my pod, I was making friends with people in different areas and they were talking to people. But I don't know how I made it onto telly because I am very crude. I have an awful mouth and my humor is horrific. So I think. I don't know.
Yeah. But, mate, that's the thing. That's the beauty of it. I swear to God, you're like me. You like living in that dangerous area where we don't quite know what you're gonna say.
Yeah.
Which is like. That is like, the best thing, because you don't quite know what's gonna happen.
Everyone's holding their breath, and I'm a loose woman.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's so good.
Yeah, it's so good. I'm also quite shy. Like on Loose Women, I'm a mute. I think it'll be different now. I know, Jane. But I am always so conscious of how I am on telly that maybe has helped. Cause they're like, okay, she won't actually be that troublesome. Maybe now.
But you're the youngest person on Loose Women, too.
I am.
It's amazing.
Thank God for that.
You're in a relationship now.
Yeah. Yeah. If she breaks up with me, I will physically die.
But are you in love?
Yeah. That is my wife. I would say 100%. This is gonna be awkward. Imagine she breaks up with me, like, tomorrow, and you release this.
I'll be like, well, but that's amazing.
Yeah.
First time you felt like this?
100%. I feel like before I was like, oh, maybe I'm in love. And then I'd break up with them and be like, I don't really care about them anymore. But that was.
Why does this feel different? Tell me.
I just feel like I am like a leech. We are both leeches. We can never be away from each other. And I feel like. I don't know. I just love her so much. And sometimes I imagine her dying to then be like, how would I react? And I'm really upset when I imagine her dying. And that's how I know.
I swear to you, Grace, when I realized I love Sophie, my wife, we were in on holiday and she went off swimming, and I suddenly thought when I was. She was eaten by a shark.
And you get upset and, like, suddenly.
Getting really upset, I went, if she died, that'd be awful. But I don't really know what I.
Would so glad you do that.
And then after that, I said I'm gonna marry her. And then I asked her to marry me. Not that day.
Well, I was gonna say I waited a little bit.
I waited a little bit. But that. Because of that moment.
Yeah. I feel like, you know, and I've never really wanted to get married or like to have like kids because I do find them a little bit annoying. But I would with her. She would have to be the stay at home mom and I would have to escape to my job a little bit, but I would do that with her. And that's how I know.
What does being in love feel like to you?
Feel like. I don't know, I think it's just feeling really at home with someone. You know, even if you're away, if they're there, it just feels like home. It's really nice. It's really cute. And I feel like when she is in pain, I feel like I'm in pain.
Can I ask you a personal question?
Yeah.
What is the difference between dating a guy and then dating a girl?
It's complete difference, really. Emotionally emotion. They're so emotional like women, but in a good way. Like, I think they're just a lot more thoughtful and you are on the same wavelength at all times. And you know, sometimes when I was dating men, I'd say, this has really pissed me off. And they'd be like, I don't understand why that's pissed you off. Blah, blah, because you're on such different levels. Whereas with Ella, I'm like, this has pissed me off. And she's like, okay, I can see how that piss you off. And you talk through it. And also they do know the way around the vagina, which is something that's very different for me.
Toby just told me that I don't know where the Still. Yeah.
Okay. Have you YouTube tutorialed that?
I found this guy on TikTok who talks about it.
I. Before I met Ella, I had to YouTube tutorial how to finger like 5 minutes before she came to my house.
This is no one of a lie. When Sophie and I were first dating, I found this guy on TikTok who tells you different things. And he said to me what you should do. He said, you should. When they're sitting watching tv, you should climb behind them like this and put your arm over them like a seatbelt. And that's a really good way of doing it. I did that to Sophie and she was like, what are you doing?
I was like. And I was like, you were trying Like a soul. Yeah. Yeah.
My breath was in her ear.
Oh, my God.
The whole thing was just.
I'm imagining it. Yeah. That is tragic.
Yeah.
And you still got married.
And I still got married.
She's a real one.
When was the moment when you realized you wanted to date women?
It's funny because I'd slept with women, but I was like, I don't know if I would date one. Cause I don't. I've never done that before. And I wouldn't really know what to do. And then when I met her, like, I was speaking to her for a bit, and I was like, oh, like. Like, we get on kind of well. So I was really scared to meet her because I'd never met a girl sober ever.
Wow.
Yeah. Ever, like, all, like, you know. So I was like, you know what? It. I really like her. I think she's really fit, and she's really funny. So I'm just gonna fucking do it. You only live once. She came round, and I was like, oh, no, we're gonna. We're gonna have to get married, like, straight away. We got on so well.
It was like that.
Like that 100%. I remember going to. I had my Pretty Little Thing shoot the next day, and I skipped into that shoot, and I went, I'm in love with a girl. And it's all I talk about. All I talk about. And everyone was like, okay, well, this is. You know, are you. Because you've just met her. And I was like, no, you don't understand. I love her. After a day, I love her. And they were like, okay. And she was doing the. She was doing the exact same thing. The exact same thing, which was great.
Do you know the amazing things, Grace? Is that you. So many of your followers are younger, right? And, like, so many people are, like, questioning maybe their sexuality or questioning their life or, like. And you're just such a role model for those people truly are. Just to be like, you are authentically yourself. That is so great. It's so amazing. Especially someone who is on the Internet to be so authentically themselves. It's so important on such a fake place. That is amazing.
And you can. I think it's so difficult when people put everyone in, like, boxes of, like, you should. Okay, if you fancy a girl, you should be a lesbian, or you're definitely lesbian. I think, like, considering to a lot of people, I feel like I had this awakening quite late. So I just think, however you feel, go with it. And if you just want to experiment, you can experiment. It doesn't mean you're anything. Just do whatever you want to do as long as you're not hurting anyone.
Do you think it's helped to find a boundary between Grace and G.K. barry?
Yeah, I think I speak so much more openly as GK Barry because I just think, oh, they'll associate it with that. Not me, even though that is me. But it's like, at home, I'd never swear in front of my parents. I'd never talk about sex with my parents. But since becoming this person, I'm at home talking about the craziest shit, saying the word shit in front of my parents, like. Yeah, it's weird.
I'm so happy for you, man.
Thank you.
I really am. Because you have your huge show tomorrow.
Yeah. So do you.
You.
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Jamie Laing
I can't wait. I spent so long. You're doing it in Wembley.
Yeah, man.
It's just insane. Like, are you nervous for it?
I'm a bit nervous about what I'll be like with the crowd, but on my rider, there is eight bottles of Prosecco. So I reckon if I work my way through half, I'll be fine when I get on there.
You're gonna be. You're amazing. How do you find life?
I prefer it when I do my tours. I absolutely love it, and I feel like I'm funnier on stage. I don't know why, but I just think it's so fun seeing everyone's reactions.
Cause you riff to them.
Yeah, exactly. And I always pick on people in the crowd. I love it. I think it's really funny. And it's nice. Nice putting a face to a number, you know, when it's like, oh, you've got a couple million, like, followers when you actually see them, it's so good. And hearing their stories. So many people have crashed their cars listening to my podcast as well, which.
Means laughing so much.
It's a flex.
That is a flex. Are you proud of yourself?
Yeah.
You should be.
Yeah. I think I've got imposter syndrome, but I am. I think it's quite. It is mental.
But is the imposter syndrome quietening a little bit?
No.
Okay, good.
Yeah. Again, I'm gonna get a therapist at some point.
If you could have one thing. Now you say, okay. Right, here we go. Five years time. This is what I want to be achieving. What is it?
I want to be doing documentaries on the telly, still popping off on social media. Maybe a Pomeranian that I can carry around in my bag still with my girlfriend. And, oh, I'd just love to have just loads of money as well. That would be nice.
And married.
Yeah. Too right. I'm not proposing, though, so she better just get on that.
Grace, you're the best. Honestly. That was truly amazing. Thank you for coming on great company. Before we finish, even though we've done questions, we like to finish the show with eight questions. Are you ready for this?
I'm ready.
What's a saying or phrase that makes you smile or cheers you up?
Up the bum. Now I'm done.
Best compliment you ever received.
That I'm the funniest person they've met. Which is true.
What scares you most about yourself?
What I'm like after a wine. That is awful.
When was the last time you cried and why?
After I got pie and mash. Cause I felt overwhelmed.
Get out of here.
Yeah. I swear to God. I landed got pie and mash and I felt really overwhelmed.
And you cried into it?
I cried in the car afterwards. When I got back, I was like, it's just a lot. Are you a big crier all the time?
All the time.
All day long, Yeah. I cry all the time. I don't cry happy tears. I just cry sad tears. And then I'm over it in like five seconds. But I'm just really emotional. I hate it.
What's something you can't let go of?
My girlfriend's ass. No, I'd say when people are mean to me, I will be stubborn with that. Yeah, 100%.
What's your guilty pleasure?
My guilty pleasure is doing fuck all. Watching Real Housewives with a snurse in my mouth.
What turns you off?
Oh, bad manners.
What turns you on?
Oh, just big minge energy. Big fucking pussy energy. Love it.
What do you like most about yourself?
I like my sense of humor.
Last one. Favorite swear word.
Oh, I love a at the minute.
It's good, right? Grace, thank you so much for coming. You are honestly the best. I adore you to bits and so does everyone else. Thank you so much. Going great company. You're amazing. What do you think?
Producer Jemima
That was so, so fun. She's hilarious.
Jamie Laing
Also, what's amazing is that you're gonna have to do this edit turnaround real quick.
Yeah, I am.
Producer Jemima
I'm gonna do that tomorrow. Sunday.
Jamie Laing
Sunday's your day to do an edit. It it is.
Producer Jemima
And I do also have an appointment to be playing my French horn tomorrow. We've got more caroling.
Jamie Laing
That is facts.
You're gonna play the French horn?
Producer Jemima
Yeah, a carol on some more carols.
Jamie Laing
What are you gonna Play.
Producer Jemima
I just gone caroling, man. Just call me Carol. New name, okay?
Jamie Laing
That's your new name. Just call you Carol.
Don't.
Producer Jemima
Don't call me Carol.
Jamie Laing
Call me P. Do you know, do you know what? So we can't really talk about what you're going to edit because you haven't edited it yet. So you're just. We're just going to go blind into this. Probably keep it all in.
Producer Jemima
Probably keep it all in.
Jamie Laing
Okay. All right.
Producer Jemima
No, I'll make some cuts.
Jamie Laing
I'll have a little shifty around.
Producer Jemima
But that was really, really good.
Jamie Laing
Shifty around.
Producer Jemima
Little shifty, little shifty.
Jamie Laing
I have a little shifty around.
Producer Jemima
Little shifty woofty.
Jamie Laing
Okay. All right. We hope you enjoyed the episode. Thank you so much for tuning in. Now, if you really liked it, again, like I said at the beginning, we would love to hear from you. You can slide into our DMs very easy on Instagram. We see all of them at greatcompany podcast. Or you can send us an email. Greatcompanyamperproductions.co.uk we want to hear from you guys. And remember, if you haven't subscribed to the show already, please do and share it with your friends because we absolutely love this show.
Producer Jemima
Yeah. And it is also worth saying next week we don't have an episode coming out on Wednesday because next Wednesday is actual Christmas day. So we thought you, you, you do your Christmas day, but we have our episode coming out on Monday.
Jamie Laing
Yep, we do.
Producer Jemima
And then the following week, which is the. A very special episode.
Jamie Laing
Yeah, we have a very special episode because it's going to. Oh, okay.
Producer Jemima
Just keep, keep those lips sealed.
Jamie Laing
I'll keep those lips sealed. All right. I won't tell anyone anything.
Producer Jemima
Good.
Jamie Laing
We'll keep it there. Producer moment. Okay, thank you so much for listening and we'll see you next week on Monday.
Producer Jemima
Monday.
Jamie Laing
Not on Wednesday because that's Christmas day, but on Monday you can listen to our episode. Get ready for it. Have a great day. We'll see you next week. Thank you so much, much. Bye. But goodbye.
To everyone else, this is a desk.
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Great Company with Jamie Laing – Episode: GK Barry: "I'm in Love for the First Time"
Release Date: December 19, 2024
Host/Author: Jampot Productions
Introduction
In this captivating episode of Great Company with Jamie Laing, host Jamie Laing sits down with the dynamic and multi-talented GK Barry, also known as Grace. Produced by Jemima, the episode delves deep into Grace's journey from social media sensation to television personality, her personal experiences, and her heartfelt revelations about love and identity.
Guest Background: Grace's Rise to Fame
Grace, a prominent figure on TikTok and a recent contestant on "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" (referred to as the Jungle), shares her unique path to mainstream media. Jamie highlights the often perplexing hierarchy between social media and traditional media platforms:
Jamie Laing [03:25]: "Grace is one of the first TikTokers to ever go into the Jungle, and she absolutely smashed it."
Navigating Media Hierarchies
The conversation explores the challenges and misconceptions surrounding talent crossover between social media and traditional media:
Grace [04:09]: "She is one of the first TikTokers to ever go into the jungle, and she absolutely smashed it."
Jamie Laing [04:26]: "I truly believe that this sort of idea that social media talent can't do television and television can't really do social media is total nonsense."
Grace emphasizes that genuine talent transcends platform limitations, debunking the archaic rules that restrict performers to specific mediums.
Quick Fire Game: Getting to Know Grace
Jamie and Jemima engage Grace in a lively quick fire segment, revealing amusing and personal tidbits about her life:
Best DM Slide:
Jamie [06:08]: "The DM for me was probably my girlfriend messaging me for the first time."
Recurring Nightmare:
Grace [06:34]: "I always have one that I'm back. I'm doing a talk at my school and I've got no teeth and everyone's like, gummy gummy."
Worst Hangover:
Grace [08:05]: "I had so much spiced rum that the next day I got alcohol poisoning."
Guilty Pleasure:
Grace [47:53]: "My guilty pleasure is doing fuck all. Watching Real Housewives with a snurse in my mouth."
This segment not only adds humor but also provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Grace's personality and experiences.
Personal Experiences: Overcoming Adversity
Grace opens up about her tumultuous school years, facing bullying, and the subsequent identity crisis:
Grace [15:48]: "You can back this. The funniest, most successful people in our industry or in most big industries, the most successful ones are the ones that had a shit time at school."
She recounts moving from the British Virgin Islands to the UK, adjusting to a new environment, and the struggles of fitting in:
Grace [20:05]: "I just turned up to this primary school with cornrows and a Caribbean accent and I was just like, this is too much."
Her resilience shines through as she discusses finding confidence during her university years, where she embraced her true self and built a supportive network of friends.
Career Challenges: Misunderstandings and Misconceptions
Grace shares a particularly challenging episode involving a collaboration with Netflix's "Sex Education," where a misunderstanding led to false accusations:
Grace [14:17]: "They thought that I was selling sex to kids."
This incident highlights the precarious nature of online fame and the rapid spread of misinformation. Grace navigates the ordeal with honesty, expressing the emotional toll it took on her.
Coming Out: Embracing Authenticity
A pivotal moment in the episode is Grace's heartfelt discussion about her sexual orientation and coming out as a lesbian. She reflects on the courage it took and the importance of being authentic:
Grace [28:10]: "I was anxious. First couple of days when I came out I was like, this is very overwhelming."
Jamie Laing [43:26]: "Is that you. So many of your followers are younger, right? And, like, so many people are, like, questioning maybe their sexuality or questioning their life or, like. And you're just such a role model for those people truly are."
Grace underscores the significance of her journey for her followers, especially those grappling with their own identities. She encourages embracing one's true self without conforming to societal expectations.
Relationships: A New Chapter of Love
Grace delves into her personal life, discussing her relationship with her girlfriend, Sophie. She articulates the profound difference between dating men and women, emphasizing emotional connection and mutual understanding:
Grace [40:20]: "Emotionally emotion. They're so emotional like women, but in a good way."
Grace [42:05]: "Before I met Ella, I had to YouTube tutorial how to finger like 5 minutes before she came to my house."
Their relationship is portrayed as a deep and abiding love, marking Grace's first genuine romantic experience:
Grace [38:43]: "I just feel like I am like a leech. We are both leeches. We can never be away from each other."
Jamie lauds Grace's authenticity and bravery, positioning her as a beacon for listeners navigating similar life changes.
Future Aspirations and Final Thoughts
As the episode wraps up, Grace shares her aspirations for the next five years, aiming to continue her influence both on television and social media, and nurturing her personal life:
Grace [46:12]: "I want to be doing documentaries on the telly, still popping off on social media."
Jamie and Jemima express their admiration and support for Grace, highlighting her as an inspiring figure who embodies resilience, authenticity, and humor.
Conclusion
This episode of Great Company with Jamie Laing offers a profound and engaging look into Grace's life, from her rise in the digital world to her heartfelt personal revelations. Through candid discussions and light-hearted segments, Grace's story serves as both an inspiration and a testament to the power of embracing one's true self.
Notable Quotes:
These quotes encapsulate Grace's experiences, challenges, and aspirations, providing listeners with key insights into her journey.
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