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'I Knew I'd S**t Myself': Katherine Ryan Shares Her Lightning Fast Birth Story

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23.10.2025

Katherine Ryan (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Comedian Katherine Ryan has opened up about her extremely rapid birth, which led to her soiling herself in front of a “handsome doctor”.

In an episode of her podcast, Telling Everybody Everything, Katherine revealed how her newborn baby, called Holland Juliette, made quite the speedy entrance over the weekend.

Addressing her husband Bobby Kootstra, Katherine asked how he’d rate the birth, to which Bobby replied: “We scheduled it and it went according to plan and no problems.”

“I would call it pretty smooth sailing,” the comedian added, while cradling her baby in her arms.

Katherine explained the plan was that if she hadn’t given birth by Friday, they would be booked in for an induction (where labour is artificially started) with a “lovely, handsome doctor, celebrity obstetrician”, called Pat.

She added that “he’s not someone that you want to shit yourself in front of”.

I think we know where this is going...

“My vag started like bubbling, like bubbles were coming out of it. And I was like too stupid in the moment to know that that was ... Holland crowning,” she said.

She requested some pain relief, and........

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