Is Emily Barker moving to Ireland as she leaves the UK?

Dancing With The Stars fans are convinced that Emily Barker might be making the move back to Ireland after she teased a huge life change on New Year’s Eve.

The blonde beauty was a firm favourite on the dance show from 2017, right up to when she lifted the glitterball in 2023 when paired with Carl Mullen before sensationally announcing that she was quitting the series.

After leaving DWTS Emily pivoted into real estate in the UK and devoted more of her time to her fitness business Mad Hot Fit.

Emily Barker and partner Olly Ashton. Pic: Emily Barker Instagram

Almost a year later and it looks like she’s ready for another huge change.

Emily and her partner Olly Ashton are leaving the UK behind for good to embark on the next chapter.

Alongside a series of pictures which show them walking their dog in the countryside, Emily teased that they were moving countries and tasked her followers to guess where the new home would be.

Emily Barker is leaving the UK. Pic: Emily Barker Instagram

She wrote: ‘Last day in the UK, tomorrow we embark on our journey of moving… We are sooo excited to move countries with our little doggos and embark on this new adventure in 2025.

‘Any guess which country we are moving to?

Inevitably, Ireland was the first guess for many of her followers given her history with the country and the fact that she still flies back and forth for visits.

Emily Barker and partner Olly Ashton. Pic: Emily Barker Instagram

‘If it’s Ireland you won’t look back, I moved from Birmingham in 2013 and life has changed so much,’ replied one person.

Others simply asked ‘Ireland?’

Emily is keeping the destination under wraps for the moment however, ahead of the return of Dancing with the Stars, has opened up about battling her body insecurities throughout her time on the show.

Emily Barker on DWTS. Pic: Emily Barker Instagram

Every year I would call my mum crying saying I thought I looked fat or too muscly. My headspace was so poor that I would literally sit and rip myself apart over the Christmas break,’ she said of the annual DWTS promotional photoshoot.

Emily continued ‘It only dawned on me the other day that these photos are amazing. These photos are ones to frame and show my grandkids in years to come.’