Pregnant Katherine Ryan admits she’s feeling ‘dejected’ at the thought of her next baby being a boy as she’s been ‘antagonised by men’ throughout her life and jokes her son is a ‘toxic male’

Katherine Ryan has admitted that she’s feeling ‘dejected’ at the thought of her next baby being a boy.

The comedian, 42, who is expecting her fourth child with husband Bobby Kootstra, already has son Fred, four, as well as daughters Violet, 16, and Fenna, two.

However, during a recent interview, Katherine spoke of her dread at adding another boy to her brood, recalling how she’s been ‘antagonised by men’ throughout her life.

The TV personality also joked that her son Fred is a ‘toxic male’ as she opened up about facing gender disappointment.  

Speaking to Jamie Theakston and Zoe Hardman on Heart Breakfast on Monday, Katherine responded candidly when the radio hosts asked how she felt ahead of welcoming her fourth child. 

She explained: ‘I have to say, that I can’t ever complain post first trimester, I’m quite big, so I think it might be a boy, so I’m feeling dejected about that, because men have just antagonized me all life, even before their born.’

The comedian, 42, who is expecting her fourth child with husband Bobby Kootstra, already has son Fred, four, as well as daughters Violet, 16, and Fenna, two

The star went on to confirm the gender order of her children so far, stating: ‘Girl, boy, girl’, before that she ‘never’ finds out the sex of her child.

‘It’s always a surprise and I love that, it’s vintage’, she explained. 

The 8 Out Of 10 favourite then went on to confess that she’ll no doubt have ‘gender disappointment’ with her upcoming child if it was a boy as she spoke about her four-year-old son.

She told the hosts: ‘I will have it this time if it’s a boy. You know what it is, my son is a toxic male, he’s four years old and he always wants to fight me, I drove him to nursery the other day, he sat behind me and he had a sword held to my throat for a while. 

‘Like whose giving you weapons. I didn’t grow up with brothers, so it’s been an adjustment for me. But I love him, he’s a very special guy.’

Katherine, who initially announce her pregnancy last month, has been open about her fertility struggles in recent years, revealing in 2024 that she had had three miscarriages in five years.

Speaking in November, Katherine admitted she would love to have more kids – but was worried about her age. 

‘I’m old. I used to think I was going to be the babies’ dad because I’m working but actually I’m like their grandmother,’ she quipped at the time. ‘My back hurts, sometimes I give them treats. I’m like a fun grandma.’ 

However, during a recent interview, Katherine spoke of her dread at adding another boy to her brood, recalling how she’s been ‘antagonised by men’ throughout her life (pictured last month) 

The TV personality also joked that her son Fred is a ‘toxic male’ as she opened up about facing gender disappointment

‘I can’t ever complain post first trimester, I’m quite big, so I think it might be a boy, so I’m feeling dejected about that, because men have just antagonized me all life, even before their born.’

The 8 Out Of 10 favourite then went on to confess that she’ll no doubt have ‘gender disappointment’ with her upcoming child if it was a boy as she spoke about her four-year-old son

The TV star revealed in 2022 that she had kept her second pregnancy a secret because she was scared it would lead to her losing work.

She was eight months pregnant when she presented ITV’s Ready To Mingle, a fact that she hid from everyone. 

Katherine and her husband Bobby have been together since 2018, but have known each other since they were children as they grew up together in Canada.

Childhood sweethearts, the two parted ways initially before rekindling their romance this side of the Atlantic.

The couple revealed in the latest series of the family’s reality show that they ‘wanted the option of having a fourth [child].’ 

The series saw the couple exploring their marriage through therapy before visiting a fertility clinic.

Katherine admitted in the scenes which aired in February that she knew conceiving a fourth child would be challenging thanks to both her and Bobby’s age.

Katherine, who initially announce her pregnancy last month , has been open about her fertility struggles in recent years, revealing in 2024 that she had had three miscarriages in five years

The TV star revealed in 2022 that she had kept her second pregnancy a secret because she was scared it would lead to her losing work 

‘It’s not that surprising that over 40 women have fewer follicles than we once did,’ said Katherine. ‘But we talk a lot about male fertility as well, which is on a steep decline. But I would still like a fourth baby.

‘We are so blessed to have the kids that we do have. Having children is not for everyone, but I personally really like making people. I think it’s a superpower if you can do it.’

She explained at the time how she and her husband had never previously struggled with getting pregnant but had suffered multiple losses.

‘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,’ she explained.