Comedian Katherine Ryan has welcomed her fourth child, a daughter named Holland Juliette Kootstra, her husband Bobby Kootstra revealed on social media today.
The 41-year-old television personality's spouse announced the arrival with an Instagram post praising his wife's delivery room performance.
"Holland Juliette Kootstra has arrived. The 'Patrick Mahomes' of childbirth pulled out another MVP performance! Amazing to witness the greatness of @kathbum #blessed," he wrote.
Mr Kootstra shared photographs of their newborn wearing a personalised babygro featuring her name, alongside images of him carrying the infant from the hospital.
Katherine Ryan has welcomed her fourth child
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The birth follows Ms Ryan's pregnancy announcement on her podcast in June, though she had attempted to keep the news private until her teenage daughter inadvertently revealed hints online.
The couple are already parents to 15-year-old Violet from Ms Ryan's previous relationship, four-year-old son Fred, and two-year-old daughter Fenna.
Additional photographs showed the older siblings meeting their new sister at the family home.
The parents had chosen not to learn their baby's gender beforehand, with differing predictions about whether they were expecting a boy or a girl.
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Following the delivery, the new mother celebrated with Dom Pérignon champagne, priced at approximately £189 per bottle, whilst relaxing in her hospital room.
She also enjoyed sushi from the upmarket Nobu restaurant during her stay.
Ms Ryan had joked during her pregnancy that it "explained the 20lb weight gain," whilst Mr Kootstra admitted she had successfully kept the news relatively quiet.
Ms Ryan has been candid about her fertility journey, revealing that she experienced three pregnancy losses over five years alongside her successful pregnancies.
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"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 told OK Magazine.
The comedian visited a fertility clinic with Mr Kootstra earlier this year to explore their options for expanding their family.
She acknowledged the challenges posed by age, explaining: "You have to find a balance between what you can personally stand and risks you're willing to take."
Ms Ryan and Mr Kootstra's relationship began when she was 15 years old, before they reunited in 2018 whilst she was filming the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? in Canada. The couple married in 2019.
Ms Ryan has expressed firm views against surrogacy as an option for expanding their family.
"It's controversial to say but I wouldn't want that labour - both literal and also the workload - to fall on another woman," she stated, adding that whilst she considers surrogacy "wonderful" for those who need it, she would find it "exploitative" personally.
The pregnancy announcement came months after Ms Ryan underwent surgery for skin cancer, her second melanoma diagnosis after first experiencing stage two melanoma aged 21.