Katherine Ryan’s comments sparked a huge backlash after they were shared on social media yesterday.
Katherine Ryan sparked backlash after opening up about motherhood(Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty I)
Katherine Ryan has sparked a huge reaction after naming her favourite child. The comedian is mum to four children – including teenager Violet from a previous relationship, and Fred, three, Fenna, two, and Holland Juliette, nine months, with husband Bobby Koostra.
A snippet of the 43-year-old’s appearance on the Begin Again pocast where she named her eldest daughter Violet as her favourite of the four and explained why, was shared online yesterday.
In the clip, she told host Davina McCall that her youngest kids are “nepo babies”, and had benefitted from her success throughout their lives, whereas the 17-year-old – whose father is not in the picture – had missed out.
She said: “Violet’s my favourite, she’s my first born. I think people don’t like that, they think it’s a provocative thing to say. I don’t worry about it hurting the other kids’ feelings because I go, guess what, those are nepo babies, Violet is my favourite.
“You get to go to private school, you get to grow up with a dad, that’s not fair, she’s my favourite… I mean that makes sense in a way doesn’t it, they have privileges she doesn’t.”
Despite the podcast being recorded months ago, the comments ignited a fresh debate on social media, with many calling her out. “I think it’s natural to potentially feel more connected to one but I don’t think it’s kind to actually say it out loud x,” one fumed below the video.
“I felt really sad listening to this. Nepo babies can still be deeply hurt and damaged irrepairably by their Mothers,” another agreed.
“I think you can love different children differently,” a follower said. “It can depend on what’s happening where you feel more defensive of one at any time. You may not be able to show or recieve love from different children at different times for different reasons.
“But your heart is full of love for them all, and there’s plenty of room. I think Favourite needs to be defined. Your children are with you for life, so you may blend with different children at different ages etc. So many variables. But one constant … love.”
“I think a lot of parents have a favourite child but it’s taboo to admit it,” one fan wrote. “Just like most people have a favourite parent, sibling, family pet, friend, cousin etc…”
As a commenter added: “Definitely don’t agree with her from experience your just making the other siblings feel less important, jealous, comparing themselves to the older child.”
Katherine added to her family with daughter Holland last year – her fourth child, and her third with husband Bobby. The Taskmaster star has always been honest about her approach to motherhood, and confessed that she doesn’t “raise humble children”.
“I know that being a nepo baby can backfire,” she previously told Paloma Faith on the Mad, Sad & Bad podcast. “A lot of these children can really struggle to ascend to what their parents have achieved and that can be a terrible feeling.
“However, I have decided to spoil my daughter as much as I can and give her really extravagant Valentines. I fly her wherever she wants to go, I get her VIP tickets to anything that I can because then I feel like she won’t be impressed by someone’s dusty son.
“I used to be really impressed by the offer of a ride home. I think I’m a pretty great mother… and an excellent dad. Parenting is my wheelhouse. I’m good at it. I’m honest with my kids, I look after my kids. I don’t have the same shame that I think is hoisted upon a lot of women if they chose to be mothers.”
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