GK Barry teases when she will pop the question to girlfriend Ella Rutherford as their relationship gets serious almost a year after going public
The TikTok star and Ipswich Town footballer, both 25, publicly confirmed their relationship in August 2024 after months of dating rumours and keeping the relationship private.
And while GK, real name Grace Keeling, often jokingly calls Ella her 'wife', she has now admitted she will be the one to propose to the sports star.
Speaking in an interview with The Mirror, Grace revealed: 'Ella's always like, "When are you proposing, then?" She asked me to be her girlfriend, so it's definitely me getting on the knee.'
The star confirmed it will be a destination proposal as she added: 'But we need to explore more countries, see which we like, then I can propose there.
'I'm not proposing in Skegness. She just needs to be patient — but patience isn't one of Ella's virtues.'
It seems the couple have done a U-turn on who would pop the question after Grace previously revealed it would be the footballer getting down on one knee.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday at the beginning of the year, she admitted that her and Ella have already confirmed they are getting married and having kids.
But sharing that the milestones could be a while off yet, Grace said: 'One day, it's going to happen, not yet, we're both set on doing well in our careers.
'Then she'll get down on one knee!'
GK previously admitted she was 'terrified' of first meeting Ella as she hadn't yet dated a woman after coming out.
She said: 'I knew I was bi, but I was really scared to date a woman. It was territory I'd never been in. I was really terrified to meet Ella. We had a mutual friend.
'I looked at her Instagram and I thought, "look at the calves on that! There's no way I'm letting her go." So I plucked up the courage and went on a date.'
Back in April Ella shared a rare insight into her relationship with Grace as she admitted 'she's changed my life for the better'.
Speaking on talkSPORT's The Kickback, Ella said: 'She [GK Barry] really just became, straight away, as soon as I met her, that rock - that I obviously had with family and stuff but I think it's different when you've got a partner and you're going home to them every night.
'She's been a massive part of why I'm so happy on the outside if people do see that. Since I met her, she's changed my life for the better.'
Ella added: 'She's flourished into her wag era. She's cooking dinners and enjoying just coming to the game with her prosecco.
'She hasn't got a clue what's going on. I asked "babe what do you do when I'm playing?" and she's just like "I just watch you".
'Sometimes she'll say like "that was a free kick" and she'll know a corner but I do need to sit her down.
'At the start I was banging my head because she didn't know what goal we were scoring in or what team we were - I said "we're wearing all blue babe you need to just look at our team".
'But she's come on, bless her. That's nice for me as well because she really does try to understand it as well as me understanding what she does and supporting her.
'She's been a massive support for me this year so that's been nice.'
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