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Magdalene Dalziel

Katherine Ryan and Bobby Kootstra announce birth of baby daughter with very unusual name

Comedian Katherine Ryan has given birth to her third child and shared the adorable name she and husband Bobby Kootra have chosen for the tot.

Bobby broke the news on Instagram that his other half had safely delivered their baby daughter at their London home in the early hours of this morning.

Bobby paid tribute to Katherine, 39, who he said had a “lengthy delivery” as he revealed their new baby is called Fenna Grace.

The proud new dad said: “Fenna Grace Kootstra, Dec 16, at 12:05am.

‘Mom is incredible! Proving her strength repeatedly through the relatively lengthy delivery at home. We are so blessed.”

The Duchess star Katherine and Bobby welcomed first son Fred, one, in June 2021 and Katherine is also mum to 13-year-old Violet.

Bobby also shared some adorable snaps of Fenna and Katherine.

Katherine and Bobby were childhood sweethearts who met again when the Canadian star went home to Ontario to film BBC Who Do You Think You Are, two decades after the pair had split up.

Katherine, 39, announced her pregnancy on her podcast, Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything.

She said: “You guys know I’m pregnant, I’ve been pregnant for a while and here’s how I did that. I got pregnant while breastfeeding the first time I tried and to be honest with you I don’t think it’s going to work because I’m 39 – I would have been 38 when I got pregnant.

“And I thought ‘we’ve got to get the kids out of the way’. You never know how long you’re gonna have and I love my kids.

“I just thought, ‘well let’s go for it’.”

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