Personal Life
Barker married Celeste Harrison, an heiress to the Charles Wells brewery fortune, in 1992. Following a diary report in The Observer, Barker confirmed he and his wife had separated, and on 26 October 2006 the British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror revealed that he had left his wife and children for a man. The paper backed the story by quoting his mother-in-law. The Sun reported that the man was an interior designer employed to oversee renovations on the Barkers' Peasmarsh family home. It was later revealed that Barker was divorcing his wife. The Independent on Sunday later reported that Barker has confirmed that he is a homosexual.
Barker's wealth is estimated at £3.9m.
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