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\n\t\tKatherine Ryan has given birth to her fourth child (Picture: Getty\/Instagram\/@bobby_k__)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tKatherine Ryan has given birth to her fourth child (Picture: Getty\/Instagram\/@bobby_k__)<\/p>\n
Katherine Ryan<\/a> raised a glass of bubbly after giving birth to her fourth child in what she described as a \u2018personal best\u2019 delivery.<\/p>\n The 42-year-old and her husband Bobby Kootstra<\/a> shared the happy news on Instagram<\/a>, revealing they have named their newborn daughter Holland Juliette Kootstra.<\/p>\n Posting a series of snaps of Ryan in hospital after giving birth, Kootstra wrote on his social media<\/a> account: \u2018Holland Juliette Kootstra has arrived.<\/p>\n \u2018The \u2018Patrick Mahomes\u2019 of childbirth pulled out another MVP performance! Amazing to witness the greatness of @kathbum,\u2019 he added, tagging his wife\u2019s account.<\/p>\n She shared the slideshow to her Instagram story with the caption \u201845 min PB\u2019. The pictures showed Ryan in the hospital nursing her newborn, next to a very Katherine-Ryan-coded buffet.<\/p>\n The couple rang in the birth of their child with a bottle of champers \u2013 Dom Perignon, no less \u2013 as well as a meal from Robert De Niro-owned restaurant Nobu, which specialises in sushi, which pregnant women can\u2019t eat since raw fish is a no-no.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t Katherine, 42, already shares son Fred, four, and daughter Fenna, two, with Bobby. Her first daughter Violet, 16, is from a previous relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n Among the snaps shared by Bobby were adorable pictures of Fred and Fenna meeting their baby sister. Bobby could also be seen carrying baby Holland out of the hospital as the family of six headed home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Ahead of giving birth, Ryan confirmed this fourth child would be her last \u2013 and also said she was down at the thought she might give birth to a boy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n During an appearance on Heart Radio\u2019s breakfast show, she said: \u2018I have to say that I can\u2019t ever complain post-first trimester.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018I\u2019m quite big, so I think it might be a boy, so I\u2019m feeling dejected about that, because men have just antagonised me all my life, even before they\u2019re born.\u2019<\/p>\n After welcoming her kids thus far in the order of \u2018girl, boy, girl,\u2019 Katherine said she never finds out her baby\u2019s sex beforehand<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s always a surprise, and I love that. It\u2019s vintage\u2019, she stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Duchess star then declared that she will inevitably suffer \u2018gender<\/a> disappointment\u2019 if her little one arrives as a boy.<\/p>\n \u2018I will have it (gender disappointment) this time if it\u2019s a boy. You know what it is, my son is a toxic male; he\u2019s four years old, and he always wants to fight me,\u2019 she shared.<\/p>\n \t\t Katherine recalled: \u2018I drove him to nursery the other day; he sat behind me, and he had a sword held to my throat for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018Like, who\u2019s giving you weapons?\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018I didn\u2019t grow up with brothers, so it\u2019s been an adjustment for me,\u2019 she admitted.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s all in jest\u2014in true Katherine style, of course\u2014as she assured listeners: \u2018But I love him; he\u2019s a very special guy.\u2019<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Katherine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270785891-de02.jpg\")
\n\t\tRyan said the childbirth was her \u2018personal best\u2019 (Picture: @kathbum\/Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Katherine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270785884-0cf6.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe couple have named their daughter Holland (Picture: @bobby_k__\/Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Katherine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_270785910-242a.jpg\")
\n\t\tRyan\u2019s husband posted a series of snaps (Picture: @bobby_k__\/Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Katherine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_257956353-7003.jpg\")
\n\t\tKatherine Bobby Kootstra entered a civil partnership in 2019 (Picture: Toby Shepheard\/ PA Wire)<\/p>\n
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