Saffron Barker Bio, Wiki, Age, Boyfriend, Parents, Family, Height, Net Worth, Strictly Come Dancing, Siblings and Instagram
Saffron Barker Bio – Saffron Barker Wiki
Saffron Barker is a 19-year-old English YouTube star. She originally started out as a singer in a girl group called Born2Blush, with the four-piece making themselves known on the YouTube scene following their cover of Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk in 2014.
Born2Blush was short-lived and the following year Saffron set up her own YouTube channel, with her first video documenting a family trip to Florida.
Saffron’s channel took off when she released her jokey ‘Types of Boyfriends’ video in 2016, which has since amassed over nine million views on the platform. She now uploads one video every Sunday at 5pm.
Saffron Barker Age
Saffron Barker was born on July 24, 2000 in Brighton, England. She is 19 years old.
Saffron Barker Parents
Saffron Barker’s parents are Darren Barker and Wendy Barker.
Saffron Barker Family
She is the daughter of Darren and Wendy Barker. She has two brothers, Casey and Jed. She also has an adoptive brother named Jordan Camolli who is an electronic musician.
Saffron Barker Boyfriend
Saffron Barker was in a relationship with Youtuber Jake Mitchell from 2015 to 2016. She was rumoured to be dating fellow Youtube star Joe Weller. However, the pair dismissed the speculation around their relationship.
In an Interview with Ashley Roberts on the Heart Radio breakfast Show, Saffron revealed she was “very” single and wasn’t currently dating. However, she didn’t rule out the prospect of finding love on the BBC One show: “You know what, I haven’t even really thought about that. I think I’m just so focused. Obviously I want to meet my partner and have the best time and everything else. But I’m just so focused on working hard and I haven’t even really thought about it.”
Saffron Barker Strictly Come Dancing
On 1 August 2019, it was announced that Barker would be a contestant on the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. Saffron Barker’s bio on Strictly website reads, “Social Media star Saffron Barker is the fourth celebrity confirmed for our brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing! Saffron said: “I am really excited to go on the Strictly journey and am feeling very grateful for the opportunity! I’m looking forward to learning all of the dances, finding out who my partner is, getting to wear the costumes and to just experience this once in a lifetime opportunity.”
“19-year-old Saffron has over four million followers across her combined social channels and averaging 15 million views a month on her YouTube channels. In 2017 Saffron’s book ‘Saffron Barker Vs Real Life’ reached number one on the Sunday Times bestsellers list and her popularity has also gained her three successful homeware ranges with Primark.
“Saffron is also a supporter of several charities and this year completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon for the Make A Wish foundation. She also completed her first marathon, the London Marathon, running for Dementia Revolution in memory of her Great Grandad Ted.”
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Saffron Barker Strictly Partner
Saffron has been paired with Strictly professional, AJ Pritchard.
Saffron Barker Net Worth
Saffron Barker’s net worth is estimated to be $1 million (£802,140). Saffron’s appearance on the show Strictly Come Dancing gets her the standard £25,000 payment for signing up. If she manages to stay on the dance floor until the end of October this then rises to £40,000. Any star that makes it to the quarter-finals sees their fee jump to £60,000 – and if she wins she will pocket a whopping £100,000.
Strictly Come Dancing 2019 Contestants
- David James
- Chris Ramsey
- Emma Barton
- Saffron Barker
- Catherine Tyldesley
- Mike Bushell
- Karim Zeroual
- Viscountess Emma Weymouth
- Michelle Visage
- Will Bayley
- Alex Scott
- Dev Griffin
- James Cracknell
- Anneka Rice
Saffron Barker Book
In 2017, Barker wrote her own book, titled Saffron Barker Vs Real Life: My Perfectly Filtered Life (Sort Of. But Not Really at All).
Saffron Barker Height
Saffron Barker stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 m).