GK Barry has revealed her unusual post-night-out recovery routine, which includes submerging her face in ice-cold water, taking a combination of paracetamol and ibuprofen, and listening to music with specific frequencies to ease a sore head.
Morning Ritual: Lying to Herself and Ice Water
Discussing her meticulous regime, Barry said: “What I do is I’ll wake up and start the day by lying to myself I’m fine. Then I’ll put on eye patches and dip my head in an ice-cold bowl of water. Two paracetamol, two ibuprofen, and I’m ready to attack the day. The world is my oyster.”
Unusual Recovery Hacks: Frequencies and Football
Barry teamed up with Tropicana Hydrate+ to deliver refreshments to Londoners recovering from late nights watching football. She recalled her days living in Nottingham: “I’d have to get the train from Nottingham to London for work after a big night out. I'd have to listen to music on YouTube with frequencies that are supposed to help a sore head and hope it would help. And to be fair, on some of my darkest days, it did do something.”
Overstepping the Mark: Ibiza Fountain Incident
Barry admitted she sometimes overestimates her sobriety: “I tend to think I’m more sober than I actually am – even when I am pretty loose.” She recounted a trip to Ibiza where she ended up in a fountain: “I was in Ibiza and we went to this restaurant with lots of meats, cheeses and wine. Let’s just say I went a bit too heavy on the wine and too light on the meat. I ended up jumping into a fountain and nearly drowning. Thankfully I was rescued by my friends – including the Baggs brothers and Max Balegde. Then they had to carry me home – and to make things worse I dropped my phone in there. The next day I woke up looking like The Grudge. At least I was wearing a lovely pair of Hawaiian pyjamas, so every cloud has a silver lining.”
Football and Sleep Advice
Barry revealed she has been enjoying this summer’s football, particularly underdog stories like Cape Verde, Curacao and South Africa. She urged fans to prioritise sleep: “I’d say make sure you sleep. I’ve never understood it when people are like, ‘We’re going to have to ride it out.' I have never been a ‘ride it out’ person. You need to go to bed, and you need to lie to yourself the next day you went to bed at 9pm. Make sure you chuck away your Oura Ring as well, which will tell you you’re going to suffer.” When asked about England’s chances, she said: “God bless Harry Kane. A girl can dream!”
