[1] After becoming a production journalist for ITN in 1999, she later made her on-screen TV debut for 5 News on Channel 5, where she was a presenter and reporter.
In 2001, she landed a presenting job for the regional evening news magazine Calendar on ITV Yorkshire.
In Autumn 2007 she made a cameo appearance playing a journalist in episode two of the ITV drama Whistleblowers.
In 2018, Barker joined 26 other celebrities under the artist name The Celebs and performed an original Christmas song called Rock With Rudolph, written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.
[4][5][6][7] In 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis Barker rejoined The Celebs, which this year included Frank Bruno and X Factor winner Sam Bailey to raise money for both Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children.
[8][9] In September 2022, Barker rejoined The Celebs alongside Anne Hegerty and Jo O'Meara to mark the 40th anniversary of the Michael Jackson classic album Thriller and raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, with a new rendition of the title track, which was released on the independent record label Saga Entertainment and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn.