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GK Barry details the 'vicious' reaction to her Caribbean accent when her family relocated to the UK from the British Virgin Islands


The social media star, 25, had grown up with her mum Loretta and stepfather Andrew in Tortola before they moved to Cambridge when she was just eight years old.

Speaking on the Loose Women podcast, GK told Jane Moore that her family moved to a small town that was 'predominantly white,' and her classmates couldn't 'wrap their head around' her Caribbean accent. The social media star had grown up with her mum Loretta and stepfather Andrew (pictured) in Tortola before they moved to Cambridge when she was just eight years old, and she admitted the family suffered horrific racism Speaking on the Loose Women podcast, GK told Jane Moore that her family moved to a small town that was 'predominantly white,' and her classmates couldn't 'wrap their head around' her Caribbean accent

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