Huge comedy star and her husband sign up for new series of Celebrity Gogglebox

KATHERINE RYAN and her husband Bobby Kootstra have signed up to star on the new series of Celebrity Gogglebox.

The comedian is sure to bring the laughs as she gives a glimpse into her home life for the first time.

Katherine told me: “It’s usually just the dogs who get to see us watch TV, so we’re excited to welcome viewers into our home as we decompress in our favourite spot – the sofa.

“We’ve been huge Gogglebox fans for years and we are thrilled to be taking part.”

The Canadian funnywoman is now based in London and recently welcomed baby Fenna in December.

The duo will join series stalwarts returning to the Channel 4 show, including Zoe Ball, Johnny Ball and Woody Cook, Denise Van Outen and Duncan James, plus Shaun Ryder and Bez.

Katherine, 39, recently said her previous days as a struggling single mum to oldest daughter Violet were maybe the best of her life — and fears she won’t have better again.

But thankfully, Katherine does not find the celebrity aspect of her career quite so tedious and admits she is rarely ­recognised.

But fans do recognise her children, thanks to the sweet photos she regularly shares of them on social media.

Katherine says: “What’s started to happen since I had my most recent baby, Fenna, is that the babysitter takes Fred out to the park instead of me doing it, and people have said to her, ‘That’s Katherine Ryan’s son, I remember him from Instagram’.

“And I’m like, ‘The BABY is famous?’ ”

Meanwhile, Katherine says fellow Canadian Bobby, who she first dated when they were 15 before they reunited 20 years later in 2018, adores the perks of being with a TV star.

She says: “Bobby loves that I’m on television and I’m quite well-liked.

“He likes it when people recognise me, he likes that we went to Maya Jama’s birthday party, he likes the red carpet and all the perks. He’s proud of what I do.”