[1] In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours.
[3] In 2017, Barker was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.
[9] They reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as joint runners-up to Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan.
They reached the final, finishing joint runners-up to Lottie Ryan and Pasquale La Rocca.
[14][15][16][17] In late 2019, Barker and her Series 3 celebrity dance partner, Johnny Ward, confirmed they were an item.