ITV 'axes' GK Barry and Reverend Richard Coles show 'after a pilot episode'
GK Barry and Reverend Richard Coles were set to front an ITV show in which they explored the themes of life and death.
ITV has reportedly scrapped a project involving GK Barry and Reverend Richard Coles after a pilot episode.
The Loose Women panellist and the retired Church of England vicar struck up an unlikely friendship on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in 2024, and the network is said to have planned a programme centred on the pair exploring themes of life and death, but it failed to take off.
An insider told The Sun newspaper's TVBiz column: "There were high hopes for the project because producers were excited by the dynamic between GK and Richard, not least because it seemed to amuse viewers.
"They enjoyed the idea of the wise older man interacting with the streetwise millennial as they explored some pretty deep subjects.
"But after provisional filming took place, it was decided not to proceed with it as a series - much to the disappointment of everyone involved."
Last October, 26-year-old influencer GK - real name Grace Keeling - shared details of the project.
She told Attitude: "We are exploring walks of life from two different generations – one from a gay godly man and a gay ungodly woman.
"There are some depressing bits in there, but one thing about me is that I will make a joke about it."
GK even said her 26-year-old girlfriend, former footballer Ella Rutherford, could join her and 64-year-old Richard.
The Saving Grace podcast host said: "We’ve filmed the pilot, so if we film the full series, then I will force this girl into it."
Richard - who was the multi-instrumentalist in the 1980s band, The Communards - teased that "coffins" were involved in the project.
He told the publication: "Me and GK struck up the best of friendships in the jungle, and I’m happy to say we’ve taken that with us out of the jungle into the wider world.
"Expect something surprising with coffins."
In April 2025, GK hinted at some projects with Richard.
She told OK! magazine: "There may be some stuff in the future with me and Rev that people should look out for.
"He's like my iconic uncle. We met up the other day, he had a tea, and I had a Prosecco. That sums us up."
