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Linda Barker (born 26 October 1961) is an English
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.


Education

Born in Shelf, on the outskirts of Halifax in the
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, Barker was educated at Bradford Girls' Grammar School before studying fine art at the
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in Farnham, now the
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. She then did odd jobs in various areas including
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, before settling into a career as an interior designer. An accomplished painter, she did up her flat in Battersea and was the subject of a ''House Beautiful'' magazine spread on interiors.


Career

Barker began her work in television as a set designer, where she met her husband. She was one of the group of people including
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approached by the
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in 1996 to work on a
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show called '' Changing Rooms'' as designers. Barker also started co-presenting ''House Invaders'' in 1999, and co-presented a three-part special called ''Planet Christmas'' in 2001. After six years of ''Changing Rooms'', restricted by the BBC's position on commercial endorsement and disappointed to be overlooked as a replacement presenter to
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, she left the show. Barker launched her more commercially focused career by appearing in the second series of the
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reality show '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'', on which she finished in third place on the final day. Barker adopted a new personal image, being featured in lads' magazine shoots and making a
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DVD. Commercially, she designed and advertised
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. She also brought out her own wallpaper range with Crown. She began presenting series for ITV, including ''
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'', ''Building the Dream'' and a daytime lifestyle series, ''Under Construction''. In 2007 Barker took part in the
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children's show ''
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'', as the hidden celebrity. Barker also appeared on a celebrity edition of '' Come Dine with Me'', aired on 17 September 2008, alongside
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,
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and
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. Linda finished in joint first place with Ryan, both of whom scored 26 points. In 2009 she joined the design team on the ITV daytime series ''
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''. In 2013, Barker went on to take part in '' Splash!'', ITV's celebrity diving show with Olympic diver
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as her mentor. She finished in third place. In 2017, she presented ''The Home Game'', a new daytime series for
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. Today Barker writes, publishes design books and writes a column for the weekend '' Daily Express'' magazine. In April 2021, Barker launched a collection of fabrics, curtains and blinds with home furnishings retailer Terrys under the brand name "Linda Barker Home".


Personal

She is married to TV executive Chris Short, and the couple have a daughter and two dogs. The family currently lives between Battersea London and the East Riding of Yorkshire.


References


External links

*
Really Linda Barker – personal website
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