Katherine Ryan has revealed that her parents originally thought her partner Bobby Kootstra was a golddigger, as he was "too attractive." The comedian and mum-of-three, 40, recalled the rather awkward period of time during an appearance on Loose Women on Monday, 4 September, where she left panellists Denise Welch, Janet Street-Porter, Kaye Adams, and Gloria Hunniford in stitches at the revelation.
After confirming that her parents had originally thought Bobby was a golddigger, Katherine quipped: "I've dated ugly men before and no one was worried about my investments then. "My dad said 'look at him Katherine' he's either a golddigger or blind in one eye." Adding that she thinks Bobby is the good-looking one of the pair, Katherine quipped that if they were Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez then he would be J-Lo.
Katherine then joked that this was rather "controversial" in her industry, as a lot of the male comedians she worked with have wives who are "younger and way better looking." It comes after Katherine opened up to OK!
about her family life, sharing that she's been left “knackered” from looking after a baby and a toddler. She told us: "I love the children so much, but I do have to juggle working, and the reality is I don’t work as much when I have small children.
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