Katherine Ryan's husband in 'traumatic' fight with knife-wielding burglar
Katherine Ryan has revealed the details of traumatic moment when her husband had to chase a knife-wielding burglar out of their house during a terrifying robbery
Katherine Ryan has opened up about a "traumatic" experience she had when she witnessed her husband in a fight with a burgler who had broken into their home with a knife. The Canadian comedian shared the distressing details of her experience in a conversation with her husband, Bobby Kootstra, on her podcast What's My Age Again?. The incident took place in 2019.
In a clip of the podcast episode uploaded to Instagram, Katherine spoke about what happened. "I think it is very traumatic," she said. Addressing her husband, she added: "I know that you couldn't sleep for about a week."
Bobby then continued: "It was so eerie, because it was just me and you." He added that they had been making pasta and he spilled some red wine on his shirt, so went to their bedroom to grab a fresh shirt.
"So I grab a shirt, walk out of the room, and I come face to face with this masked man. First words are, 'What the f***?' and I took after him." Bobby explained that the burglar had Katherine's laptop in his arms and he chased the criminal out of the window.
He then tackled the burglar, who pulled a knife on him. "The knife kind of came out, and I'm like, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa.'" Katherine added that the burglar was threatening to kill Bobby.
The fight made its way to the street, where a police car was driving past. Bobby flagged down the officer, who gave chase when the burglar ran off.
The attempted burglary happened the same year Katherine and Bobby entered into a civil partnership. They first met as teenagers in Canada.
But, after 20 years apart, they reconnected when Katherine returned to her hometown of Sarnia, Ontario, to film an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?.
Earlier this year, Katherine announced that she was having another child with Bobby. They already had two children together - a son born in June 2021, and a daughter born in December 2022.
The birth of their third child together was announced on 18 October 2025. Katherine has another child that was born in 2008.
The family all live together in London.
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