Katherine Ryan has welcomed her fourth child! The comedian, 41, was already a proud mum to teenage daughter Violet, 15, as well as son Fred, four, and daughter Fenna, two, with husband Bobby Kootstra.
She revealed her pregnancy while on her podcast in June and has kept fans updated with the odd snippet. Katherine had tried to keep her baby news a secret for as long as possible; however, her daughter Violet gave a huge hint in a social media post.
Now, the TV star's husband, Bobby, has taken to social media to announce the arrival of their daughter. He said: "Holland Juliette Kootstra has arrived. The 'Patrick Mahomes' of childbirth pulled out another MVP performance! Amazing to witness the greatness of @kathbum #blessed."
Sharing the first snap of their daughter, Holland was seen wearing a custom-knit babygro with her name on it. While another image showed proud dad Bobby carrying his newborn daughter out of the hospital to an awaiting car.
Further images showed little Holland being doted on by her older siblings, big sister Violet, sister Fenna and brother Fred, after she arrived back at the family home.
After giving birth, Bobby revealed that the Canadian star sipped on Dom Pérignon champagne from the comfort of her hospital room. A bottle of the vintage bubbles retails from around £189. Elsewhere, Katherine tucked into delicious food, including sushi from celebrity hotspot Nobu restaurant in the comfort of her swanky hospital suite.
Katherine first gave a hint that she was pregnant while making an appearance on Violet's TikTok page while the teen was sharing reviews. Days later, she stepped out on the red carpet showcasing her blossoming baby bump.
The couple chose not to know the gender of their newborn, with them divided on whether they were having a boy or a girl. In July, Katherine filmed herself in a mirror at home and declared: "This has got to be a boy."
Yet, she insisted: "We don't know," pre-empting questions about if they had found out the gender of their third child together. Katherine and husband Bobby appeared on her Telling Everybody Everything podcast to discuss their baby.
She said: "The boys are yours and the girls, I feel like, are mine." Bobby added: "I think the best thing for the family would be a girl." Katherine joked that the pregnancy "explained the 20lb weight gain", with Bobby admitting she had kept her pregnancy relatively secret.
Earlier this year, Katherine opened up on her wishes for a fourth child as she admitted she didn't think time was on her side. The former Celebrity Gogglebox star visited a fertility clinic with husband Bobby and discussed the chances of them being able to conceive.
Things haven't always been easy for the couple as they have welcomed two babies, had three miscarriages and juggled Bobby's move to the UK from Canada. Katherine and Bobby first dated when she was 15, before rekindling their romance in 2018 when she returned to Canada to film BBC show, Who Do You Think You Are?.
Speaking about their fertility to OK Magazine, she shared: "We’ve always gotten pregnant with the babies quite quickly. I’ve been pregnant five times in five years, but that also means I’ve had three miscarriages in five years and the likelihood of that increases as you get older.
"You have to find a balance between what you can personally stand and risks you’re willing to take." Katherine has made it clear that surrogacy isn't for her.
"It’s controversial to say but I wouldn’t want that labour – both literal and also the workload – to fall on another woman," she said. "I think surrogacy is wonderful. It’s beautiful for people who are really eager to offer it and for couples who need it but for me, I think it would be exploitative."
Her pregnancy news came just months after Katherine underwent surgery after being diagnosed with skin cancer. She first spotted the signs after noticing a mole was changing.
She had previously been diagnosed with stage two melanoma at the age of 21. Despite doctors insisting that her mole wasn't cancerous, she demanded testing on it.
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