46 h. ago Katherine Ryan was 'quite ill with lupus' when she decided to try for a baby aged 23 as she details gruelling climb to fame as a single mother after surprise split from baby's father

She's one of the funniest women in showbusiness but Katherine Ryan's rise to fame has been anything but easy. 

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48 h. ago Katherine Ryan’s ‘single parent shame’ stopped her from returning to native Canada

‘There was this sense that I had chosen badly,’ comedian revealed

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53 h. ago ‘I love money!’: Katherine Ryan on success, feminism, bad reviews and ballsiness

When the Canadian comedian first arrived in the UK, she says she was instantly poor. But her career soon began to take off. She discusses provocation, perfectionism and telling people her secrets‘Especially in this country, I think you needed me. You didn’t realise it but you needed me, to lift some of your own shame.” Katherine Ryan, the 42-year-old Canadian comedian who has made her home in the UK for nearly 20 years, has brought her newly minted fourth child, Holland, to the Guardian offices and the baby is lying in a little blanket-nest on the table. Ryan whips off her breast pumps so they don’t make an annoying sound, but I hadn’t noticed the noise, as I was distracted by how adorable the baby is. The first thing you notice is the awesome capability of this woman, who can fully beam maternal love while crafting sequential thoughts in whole sentences, and never get distracted by anything.The second thing you notice is what she’s famous for – a natural, unaffected ballsiness, a r...

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2 d. ago Katherine Ryan's daughter pays tribute to tragic Swiss fire victim educated in UK

Katherine Ryan's eldest daughter Violet has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to British-educated teen Charlotte Niddam, who tragically died in the Swiss bar fire

Events

6 d. ago Battling a broken arm Prince William first became a Godfather at the tender age of 16

Prince William is known to be the godfather three, potentially four, times over, with multiple friends bestowing the honour on the future king.

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9 d. ago Richard Curtis' writer daughter criticises Kate Winslet's stance on nepo babies and insists people like her have to 'literally just step out the door' to follow in their parents' footsteps

Writer Scarlett Curtis has criticised Kate Winslet's stance that her children are not nepo babies, insisting that her own father's career has given her huge advantages in her work.

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2 w. ago Woman extradited from UK to US to face charges of murdering her two children

Kimberlee Singler is accused of killng her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son

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2 w. ago Mother, 51, who spent two Christmases fearing she would die from tongue cancer reveals the single symptom she almost missed

When Clare Davis-Eaton found a pea-sized lump on her neck, she didn't really think much of it-and she certainly didn't think it might be a sign that she had cancer.

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2 w. ago TOWIE star Demi Sims drops major hint she's back with girlfriend after surprise split

Fans think former TOWIE star Demi Sims has rekindled her romance with Made In Chelsea's Jazz Saunders after their shock split earlier this month

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2 w. ago Blind psychic Baba Vanga's prophecies for 2026 hint at humanity facing a mysterious new civilization

Baby Vanga lost her sight at age 12 after being caught in a tornado, an event that coincided with the emergence of her purported psychic abilities.

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2 w. ago Blind psychic Baby Vanga's prophecies for 2026 hint at humanity facing a mysterious new civilization

Baby Vanga lost her sight at age 12 after being caught in a tornado, an event that coincided with the emergence of her purported psychic abilities.

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3 w. ago Comedian Katherine Ryan undergoes secret surgery two months after giving birth

Mock The Week star, Katherine Ryan, gave birth to her fourth child, Holland, two months ago and has already gone under the knife for some 'serious' cosmetic surgery

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3 w. ago Charlotte Dawson makes shock announcement after split from fiance and reunion just days later

Former Ex On the Beach star Charlotte Dawson has issued a lengthy statement following her surprise split from fiance Matt Sarsfield, admitting to her fans that it was 'time'

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3 w. ago Katherine Ryan reveals she's undergone 'serious' cosmetic surgery just eight weeks after giving birth to her fourth child

The comedian, 42, said that going under the knife so soon after giving birth to her daughter Holland with her husband Bobby Kootstra meant she had to pause breastfeeding.

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3 w. ago Michelle Kwan reveals new baby’s name after welcoming second child at 45

The Olympic medalist revealed on Instagram that she had given birth to her second daughter

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3 w. ago The Museum of Katherine Ryan: comedian lists her Crouch End flat for £825,000

The three-bedroom apartment was Katherine Ryan’s first property purchase, and the place where she raised her daughter

Economics

4 w. ago Single mother who built luxury shepherd's hut in garden of her £1million home for extra income faces having to tear it down after Airbnb listing sparked planning row

Sophie Weldin had the 20ft long trendy caravan built in the secluded garden of her £1m detached home on the edge of Lyme Regis, Dorset.

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