Linda Barker
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Linda Barker | |
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Born | Shelf, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 26 October 1961
Known for | Interior design and television presenter |
Spouse | Chris Short |
Children | 1 |
Linda Barker (born 26 October 1961) is an English interior designer and television presenter.
Education
Born in Shelf, on the outskirts of Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire,[1] Barker was educated at Bradford Girls' Grammar School before studying fine art at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design in Farnham, now the University for the Creative Arts. She then did odd jobs in various areas including fashion, before settling into a career as an interior designer. An accomplished painter, she did up her flat in Battersea and was the subject of a House Beautiful magazine spread on interiors.[citation needed]
Career
Barker began her work in television as a set designer, where she met her husband. She was one of the group of people including
Barker launched her more commercially focused career by appearing in the second series of the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, on which she finished in third place on the final day.[citation needed]
Barker adopted a new personal image, being featured in lads' magazine shoots and making a
In 2007 Barker took part in the
In 2009 she joined the design team on the ITV daytime series 60 Minute Makeover.
In 2013, Barker went on to take part in Splash!, ITV's celebrity diving show with Olympic diver Tom Daley as her mentor. She finished in third place. Barker, who wore a bikini throughout the series, received widespread praise and complementation for her body and became an ambassador for Playtex shortly after.[3]
In 2017, she presented The Home Game, a new daytime series for ITV.
Today Barker writes, publishes design books and writes a column for the weekend Daily Express magazine.[4]
In April 2021, Barker launched a collection of fabrics, curtains and blinds with home furnishings retailer Terrys under the brand name "Linda Barker Home".
Personal life
She is married to TV executive Chris Short, and the couple have a daughter and two dogs.[5] The family currently lives between Battersea London and the East Riding of Yorkshire.[6]
References
- ^ "Linda Barker profile: news, photos, style, videos and more HELLO! Online". Hellomagazine.com. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Linda Barker launches new homeware collection". Goodhomes Magazine. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ ""Splash!" Linda Barker lands lingerie deal". www.digitalspy.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Limelight Management". www.limelightmanagement.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Alix Walker and Sian Merrylees (17 November 2010). "Linda Barker on motherhood – Online dating | Relationship advice". Woman and Home. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 April 2022.