COMEDIAN Katherine Ryan has been bringing smiles to people's faces for many years.
Ever since winning the Funny Women award in 2008 she has seen her career soar.
Who is Katherine Ryan?
Born June 30, 1983, Katherine Ryan is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter and actress.
She currently lives in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire with her husband Bobby Kootstra and their three children.
She came to Britain in 2008 with her then boyfriend - and never left.
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These days, she features regularly on television panel shows such as QI, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You and most recently appeared on The Masked Singer as it was revealed she was Pigeon.
Does Katherine Ryan have children?
Katherine and her husband have three children, Violet, Fred and Fenna Grace.
She announced the arrival of her youngest child, Fenna Grace, in December 2022.
Fred is one-years-old, while her eldest Violet is 13-years-old.
Ryan admitted she was shocked to fall pregnant with her youngest child so soon after giving birth to Fred.
What TV shows has Katherine Ryan hosted?
Katherine Ryan is the face of BBC Two's new talent show All That Glitters as she aims to help find Britain's best jeweller.
Situated inside a specially built workshop, eight different jewellers will go head to head to showcase their skills in the six-part series.
Katherine also presents Channel 4's How'd You Get So Rich, which features homes of the elite exploring how they made their cash.
She is also a panellist on The Fake News Show and the Big Fat Quiz end of year show hosted by Jimmy Carr.
The charismatic presenter has hosted Hair on BBC Two - a competition for amateur stylists, and has appeared on many panel shows from Mock The Week to Sunday Brunch.
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Since 2021 Katherine also hosts Ready To Mingle.
Katherine also stars in her own Netflix show, The Duchess.
In addition to this she has also appeared on Big Zuu's Big Eats and comedy Romantic Getaway where she stars with Romesh Ranganathan.
What do we know about Katherine Ryan's personal life?
Katherine and her two younger sisters were born and raised in Ontario in Canada.
Her parents split up when she was 15, and she later went to study in Toronto when she was 18 years old.
During her studies, she worked at Hooters and also developed her stand-up skills on open mic nights.
She ended up travelling around Canada as a corporate trainer for Hooters training up new waitresses.
She helped to launch the only Hooters in the UK in Nottingham, and her partner decided to stay for a short time to explore London.
Katherine said she would do so for a month from the summer of 2007, but ended up moving permanently to the UK from January 2008.
The couple own a house in London still but opted to move to Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire for the idyllic life to raise her family.
