Katherine Ryan welcomes her fourth child | A daughter named Holland © Bobby Koostra/Instagram

Katherine Ryan welcomes her fourth child

A daughter named Holland

comedyKatherine Ryan has given birth to her fourth child, a daughter named Holland Juliette.

The comedian posted a picture fanning herself in bed after the event, with two glasses of Dom Perignon champagne and a takeout from Nobu, the swanky Japanese restaurant in Mayfair co-owned by Robert De Niro.

From the hospital bed

She said the 45-minute delivery was her ‘personal best’  while husband Bobby Koostra said: ’The "Patrick Mahomes" of childbirth pulled out another MVP performance! Amazing to witness the greatness of @kathbum '

Mahomes is the  quarterback with the Kansas City Chiefs, who has just become bookies’ favourite to take the NFL’s most valuable player award this season.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Bobby Kootstra (@bobby_k__)

Ryan and Koostra have a son Fred, four, and daughter Fenna, two, with Bobby, with the comic also having a 16-year-old daughter, Violet, from a previous relationship. 

The comic, 42, posted pictures of the family guessing the gender of the new arrival – something she insisted she didn’t want to know in advance – while Koostra shared photos of Fred and Fenna , above, meeting their baby sister 

Ryan has said this fourth child would be her last.

Published: 19 Oct 2025

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