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Katherine Ryan has offered her two pennies’ worth on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, saying that if the actor ‘can’t take a joke’ he should ‘stay home’.Moments before he received the 2022 Academy Award for best actor for his turn in King Richard, Smith stormed up onto the stage to smack comedian Chris Rock across the face after he made a ‘GI Jane’ joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.Red Table Talk host Pinkett Smith has previously spoken about her struggles with alopecia and said it is what prompted her to shave her head.Her husband then shouted that Rock should ‘keep my wife’s name out of your f*****g mouth’ as he returned to his seat.Plenty of celebrities offered a reaction to the slap, with many backing Smith for protecting his family and slamming the joke, but Ryan rounded on Smith’s reaction and said that to be ‘insulted’ was ‘the point of the celeb monologue’.Having opened up a discussion with her social media followers on the slap, Ryan then took to her Instagram Stories to share her point of view with snapshots of conversation threads.One fan wrote in response: ‘I don’t condone what he did, violence is never the answer but just because Chris is a ‘comedian’, it means Will has to sit and watch his wife be insulted? Chris shouldn’t have said it, Will shouldn’t have hit him.’Ryan replied: ‘Yes, he has to sit and watch his wife be insulted, yes that’s the point of the celeb monologue.’‘Can’t take a joke, stay home,’ she added.Another follower raised the issue of the slap itself overshadowing ‘the humiliation of a black woman’ and pointed out that the ‘politicisation and policing of black hair has been rife for centuries’ with Rock’s derogatory comment being ‘well below the belt and incredibly

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Katherine Ryan looked stylish in an animal pattern as she was spotted enjoying a stroll in the sunshine with her baby boy Frederick in London on Thursday.The 38 year old was pictured wearing a leopard print maxi dress with a white loose T-shirt underneath, accompanied with a pearl necklace and a pair of cream open-toed sandals as she headed out for a walk with her son. Katherine had her hair in a ponytail and wore brown oversized sunglasses as she was seen pushing baby Frederick in his pram in the warm London weather.

Express.co.uk the TV personality admitted her leave from the show had been "articulated as a boycott" and it wasn't like that.Since Mock of the Week began in 2005, it has featured numerous female comedians including Jo Brand and Sarah Millican.However, it was not until 2017 that two women were featured on the six-person panel at the same time.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Katherine explained her decision to leave the show.She said: "It has been articulated as a boycott. I think that was the word and I certainly didn’t do that."I love Mock of the Week and I’m a huge fan and I am a huge fan of Dara Ó Briain specifically and I think Mock of the Week is a phenomenal vehicle for getting new comedians noticed.She continued: "It really helps direct people to come see me really and really opens the door for people to know about you and I love, love, love working on that show."I love the producers but there came a point in my career where I had to be careful I wasn’t being too selfish and taking all those bookings for myself."She went on: "Because at the time they only booked one comedian that was female-identifying each episode."Only one, it was never two, ever.

DJ and presenter Clara Amfo has talked of looking forward to trying her luck with pies, pastries and pithiviers ahead of the new run of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer. The 37-year-old star, who hails from Kingston-upon-Thames, has admitted she wasn’t going into the tent with any illusions that she’d be wowing with their ways when she competes against other celebrities.

Katherine Ryan has revealed her and husband Bobby Kootstra suffered a "brief rift" in their marriage during lockdown as he discovered they had lost their sense of smell.The 38 year old comedian and Bobby dated in high school, rekindling their romance 20 years later and entered into a civil partnership in 2019. But Katherine joked they almost hit the rocks during lockdown after contracting coronavirus as she opened up on losing their sense of smell to OK!.

Katherine Ryan has opened up on suffering two miscarriages during lockdown, calling the experience "relentless." The 38 year old gave birth to her second child, son Fred, last June but suffered two miscarriages back to back before welcoming him with husband Bobby Kootstra. Opening up on the ordeal in an exclusive interview with OK!, the comedian said: "By the time Fred joined our family I felt very lucky because we had lost two pregnancies before him.

Katherine Ryan is in the middle of her latest UK tour when we sit down for a catch-up, her first since returning from maternity leave after having her son Fred last June. And the 38-year-old says the audience has definitely changed during the time she’s been off. “People are adjusting to being out again,” she says.

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Katherine Ryan was in happy spirits as she attended The National Comedy Awards at London's Roundhouse with her husband Bobby Kootstra on Wednesday. The couple – who share eight-month old son Fred together – were pictured beaming at the ceremony as they enjoyed a date night away from parenting duties. Katherine has plenty to celebrate too as she won the Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance award for her work on 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

Katherine Ryan and her husband Bobby Kootstral oozed glamour as they rocked The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer red carpet. The couple were among the stars in attendance at Roundhouse, London, and looked ready to celebrate the UK’s most brilliant comedy content and creators. Katherine was wearing a silky yellow dress with a plunging V-shaped neckline, with her partner Bobby dressed to the nines in a white shirt that featured leaves embroidered in black thread, and a black blazer.

Katherine Ryan and her husband Bobby Kootstral oozed glamour as they rocked The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer red carpet.The couple were among the stars in attendance at Roundhouse, London, and looked ready to celebrate the UK’s most brilliant comedy content and creators.Katherine was wearing a silky yellow dress with a plunging V-shaped neckline, with her partner Bobby dressed to the nines in a white shirt that featured leaves embroidered in black thread, and a black blazer.The couple, who entered into a civil partnership in 2019 and welcomed a son last year, posed for pictures as they entered the event, with Katherine wrapping her arm around her other half.The Duchess star’s appearance on the carpet comes just weeks after she admitted she really didn’t want to promote her tour, but was contractually obligated to do so.In a post shared to the comedian’s Twitter, she said: ‘Hi it’s me, Katherine Ryan, author of The Audacity, also available as an audiobook, here to fulfill my contractual obligation of promoting my tour.‘I don’t promote things because I just feel like if anyone wants to be there they will go.’Elsewhere, Greg Davies walked the carpet at the National Comedy Awards and flashed a stern look at the camera.Munya Chuwawa, who is on the shortlist for the comedy breakthrough of the year award, was also in attendance and beamed from ear to ear.The comedian wore a black polo neck top of the occasion, with a colourful blazer featuring anime characters.Elsewhere, comedian Rosie Jones dazzled in a floaty green tulle maxi dress. The Would I Lie to You? and The Last Leg star looked over the moon on the red carpet and punched the air in sheer delight as she had her picture taken.

Paul Sinha’s TV Showdown returns tonight to ITV for a second series with captains Rob Beckett and Fay Ripley as they’re joined by new celebrity guests.  Paul has been on The Chase since 2011 but was given his own slot on TV Showdown early last year, which soon went down a treat with fans.  The Chaser’s own quiz show sees stars from the world of TV test their knowledge of what’s on the box.

Katherine Ryan has revealed how a Jennifer Lopez film inspired the decision to bring her daughter on stage during a gig to calm down a heated argument among the audience.However, the comedian admitted that she had no idea Violet, 12, would take the mic and start speaking to those involved in the brawl, having thought that the youngster could sing to try and distract from the altercation.Katherine, 38, recently shared footage from the comedy set in Leicester, which showed her eldest child stating: ‘OK, OK. No one’s threatening anyone, just calm down.

Katherine Ryan was forced to deny that she was pregnant and expecting her third child.The Canadian, who gave birth to her son Fred eight months ago, took to her Instagram platform on Thursday with a stylish snap of herself in a plunging bright yellow floral dress.The 38 year old bundled up with a chunky scarf and carried her high heels in her hand as she carted along a suitcase while strolling in comfortable flat bedazzled uggs. "Walking into my marriage to @bobby_k__ with minimal baggage and comfortable footwear," she captioned the post with a fan quickly speculating she was pregnant.

she’s been able to potty train her baby ahead of the milestone. Recently, the comedian was open about anticipating ‘backlash’ from trolls after revealing she could count the amount of soiled nappies in 2022 on one hand before her son was even eight months.Well, today is another cause for celebration as little Fred – Katherine’s son with husband Bobby Kootstra – beamed into the camera as he turned eight months old, with the star sharing a collection of sweet images to Instagram on Tuesday.In one the baby was seen looking towards the camera as he played with a colourful xylophone, as the family headed on a day out with Bobby seen pushing Fred in a stroller before settling into a cosy nook and reading a book.Perfect day, really.Katherine, who also has 12-year-old daughter Violet from a past relationship, recently pre-empted some pushback after she revealed that she tries to skip the nappy stage entirely with her children and train them to use a potty from the off.She took to Instagram to share: ‘I hate to even write this because I know I’ll get backlash but for those who know about my potty training ethos and success with baby Violet…‘Fred reliably wees on the potty at under 8 months and we can count the amount of 2022 soiled nappies on one hand.’The Duchess star added: ‘I didn’t know whether it would work with Fred.

Katherine Ryan has admitted that she was once forced to apologise to a fuming parent after publicly calling out their son for "bullying". Appearing on a recent episode of Mel Giedroyc's Unapologetic with her baby son, the 38 year old comedienne, who says she expects "backlash" to potty training eight month old Fred, hilariously recalled the awkward encounter.

Stacey Solomon has taken to social media to address people’s concerns about her dogs sleeping with her four month old daughter, Rose. People’s concerns come after doting mum Stacey shared a sweet snap of Rose napping with her dogs Teddy and Peanut on Valentine’s Day. She wrote alongside the photo: “They’ve missed each other I think… Rose & me have been away for a few days for work so we were so excited to come home and have all the cuddles.

Katherine Ryan has revealed that she has potty trained her eight month old son Fred and admitted that she anticipated 'backlash'.The 38 year old comedian, who shares Fred with her husband of two years Bobby Kootstra and is also mum to 12 year old daughter Violet from a previous relationship, shared the parenting revelation to her 821,000 followers on Saturday 11 February. Canadian-born Katherine penned to her Instagram Story: ""I hate to even write this because I know I'll get backlash but... "For those who know about my potty training ethos and success with baby Violet...

Katherine Ryan's rarely-seen daughter Violet made an appearance during the latest show on the star's comedy tour over the weekend. Comedian Katherine, 38, performed the latest stint of her Missus tour in De Montfort Hall, Leicester on Saturday 12 February. However, towards the end of the show an argument broke out between some audience members.The mum-of-two's 10 year old daughter Violet then came on stage to correct the rowdy crowd members, which was met with praise and laughter by fans.

Katherine Ryan has revealed she has potty trained her eight month old son Fred.The 38 year old comedian is a proud mum to her daughter Violet, 10, and her baby son Fred. Katherine is no stranger to getting candid about her parenting decisions with both her children and has previously discussed her son's prompt birth after she took castor oil and asked her fans for advice on her daughters pony. Now, Katherine has admitted she is anticipating "backlash" with her latest revelation as she explained she has managed to potty train her eight month old son.