Emily Barker (born 13 December 1996) is a British
dancer
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and
choreographer
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. She is a professional dancer on the Irish version of ''
Dancing with the Stars
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''.
Career
In 2016, Barker toured with the
Burn the Floor tour.
In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside ''
Strictly Come Dancing
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'' professional
Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours.
In 2017 and 2018, she also toured with ''Strictly Come Dancing'' contestants
Harry Judd
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Judd published his first book, ''Get Fit Get Happy'', in ...
and
Louis Smith, along with
Aston Merrygold
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's UK tour, ''Rip it Up''.
''Dancing with the Stars''
In 2017, Barker was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of
''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with
Big Brother UK
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runner-up,
Hughie Maughan. They were the first couple eliminated from the competition.
In 2018, Barker was partnered with Olympic medal-winning race walker,
Rob Heffernan. They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, eventually finishing in fifth place.
In 2019, Barker was partnered with actor,
Johnny Ward. They reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as joint runners-up to
Mairéad Ronan and
John Nolan.
In 2020, Barker partnered, former
Kilkenny hurler,
Aidan Fogarty. They reached the final, finishing joint runners-up to
Lottie Ryan
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and
Pasquale La Rocca. This was Barker’s second time in a row to reach the final, making her the second professional dancer to do this.
In 2022, Barker partnered former
RTÉ
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newsreader,
Aengus Mac Grianna. They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in 10th place. On 10 March, it was announced that Barker would partner
Jordan Conroy
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Salome Chachua, tested positive for
COVID-19
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.
In 2023, Barker partnered
RTÉ 2fm Breakfast presenter,
Carl Mullan. They reached the final and won the competition, making this Barker's first win since she joined the show in 2017. Barker also became the first professional dancer to make three non-consecutive finals.
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.
Series 1
; Celebrity partner
:
Hughie Maughan; Average: 16; Place: 11th
Series 2
; Celebrity partner
:
Rob Heffernan; Average: 20.9; Place: 5th
Series 3 Series 3 may refer to:
* 3 Skypephone Series, the mobile phone series
* Apple Watch Series 3, smart watch
* Aston Martin Lagonda Series 3, the automobile model
* Aston Martin V8 Series 3, the automobile model
* BMW 3 Series, the automobile model l ...
; Celebrity partner
:
Johnny Ward; Average: 25.9; Place: 2nd
Series 4
; Celebrity partner
:
Aidan Fogarty; Average: 23.2; Place: 2nd
Series 5 Series 5 may refer to:
* Aston Martin V8 Series 5, an automobile model
* BMW 5 Series, a line of automobiles
* GeForce 5 Series, a line of video cards
* Psion Series 5, a line of handheld computers
* South African Class 6E1, Series 5, a series o ...
; Celebrity partner
:
Aengus Mac Grianna; Average: 13.7; Place: 10th
Series 6 Series 6 or Season 6 may refer to:
*Series 6 exam, officially the Investment Company Products or Variable Life Contracts Representative exam
*Apple Watch Series 6, a smartwatch produced by Apple
* BMW 6 Series
* GeForce 6 series, line of video card ...
; Celebrity partner
:
Carl Mullan; Average: 23.7; Place: 1st
Personal life
From 2016 Barker was in a relationship with fellow
''Dancing with the Stars'' professional dancer,
Curtis Pritchard
Curtis Pritchard (born 8 February 1996) is an English dancer and choreographer, known for his role as a professional dancer on the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. In 2019, Pritchard appeared in the fifth series of the British dati ...
. In early 2019 it was reported the couple were no longer an item. In late 2019, Barker and her
Series 3 Series 3 may refer to:
* 3 Skypephone Series, the mobile phone series
* Apple Watch Series 3, smart watch
* Aston Martin Lagonda Series 3, the automobile model
* Aston Martin V8 Series 3, the automobile model
* BMW 3 Series, the automobile model l ...
celebrity dance partner,
Johnny Ward, confirmed they were an item. They ended their relationship in March 2020.
References
1996 births
Living people
British ballroom dancers
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