Katherine Ryan has revealed what she loved about being a single mother as she reflected on touring with her first daughter Violet, now 15, before they got married.
The comedian, 41, who is currently on tour with her Battleaxe tour, admitted she fondly remembers her time as a single mother and described it as “empowering to make all the decisions for herself.”
The TV star, who also now shares two children, Fenna, two, and Fred, three, with husband Bobby Kootstra, spoke to MailOnline to explain how she approached parenthood differently when it came to just raising Violet alone.
‘I think one of the things that I loved about being a single mother and that I still remember fondly is that it is very empowering to be able to make all the decisions for yourself.
“I think we should make all decisions without having to consult anyone else.”
Katherine Ryan has revealed what she loves most about being a single mum and admitted she still suffers from mum guilt while traveling with young children.
The comedian, 41, confessed that she fondly remembers her time as a single mother and described it as “empowering to make all the decisions while being yourself.”
Katherine gave birth to Violet when she was 25 years old and was just beginning her comedy career performing in smaller venues and arts centers.
When posing her solo, she explained that she had no choice but to take Violet on tour with her, however, Bobby is now available to stay home with the three children.
Revealing how she still struggles with “mom guilt”, Katherine confessed: “I’m doing this tour alone and Bobby has all the kids, but I really miss them.”
‘I think there is guilt for whatever type of working mother you decide to be. I’m not sure if the parents are equally to blame. I haven’t heard much about dad guilt, but maybe it exists.
“I think there’s a lot more trust in everyone’s role in a heteronormative relationship where the man works and the mother stays home.”
He added: “Especially when the children are young.” I feel like I should be the one there.”
Praising Bobby, she continued: ‘My husband is a great dad and he’s obviously a stay-at-home dad who does things brilliantly. But I get phone calls. Like, “where’s the cough medicine?”
“I say, well, ‘it’s in the cough medicine drawer where cough medicine goes.’
Discussing how to balance work and family life, Katherine has teamed up with Gousto for their recent Get It Off My Plate campaign.
The campaign encourages the nation to share their mealtime mental load, which Katherine can relate to with a teenager, two young children and a husband.
She said: ‘It’s very empowering to make all the decisions yourself. “I think we should make all decisions without having to consult anyone else” (pictured with husband Bobby Kootstra)
The TV star also shares two children, Fenna, two, and Fred, three, with her husband Bobby.
As she lifted her solo, she explained that she had no choice but to take Violet on tour with her, however, Bobby is now available to stay home with the three children.
‘So I get those calls because my kids are so young. But as they get older, Bobby leans more and more into that role and is very confident with them.”
Discussing how to balance work and family life, Katherine has teamed up with Gousto for their recent Get It Off My Plate campaign, which encourages the nation to share their mental load at mealtime.
The star, a brand ambassador, explained: “It’s really about the mental toll of having to prepare for meals and think about next week when life is so overwhelming.”
She joked: ‘There’s a trendy girl dinner happening on social media right now. I think it’s really wonderful to be a single woman, to be young, and to be running around London eating chicken Caesar salad in a martini glass. But you can’t really do that at every meal.”
Explaining how Gousto helps her manage her household of five and balance the different age groups, she added: “Even though I’m out a lot at dinner time, I take a bit of packed lunch and still have to think about the order.” of food. The weekly shopping is still my mental load.’
Revealing how she still struggles with “mom guilt”, Katherine confessed: “I’m doing this tour alone and Bobby has all the kids, but I really miss them.”
The brand has teamed up with ceramicist Margo in Margate and customers have the chance to win a limited edition plate from their range if they share their mental load at mealtime.
More than half (58%) of Brits say they feel the pressure of “mealtime mental load” while planning weekly meals, shopping and cooking.
Each plate is adorned with identifiable phrases inspired by the country’s mealtime complaints.
‘We have all these different age groups in our house at the moment. We have small children and my husband is a big Canadian carnivore who eats meat and potatoes.
‘Violet is a teenager, but right now she’s pickier than little kids. She is vegetarian most days and Gousto solves that problem for us four days a week.
The brand has teamed up with ceramicist Margo in Margate and customers have the chance to win a limited edition plate from their range if they share their mental load at mealtime.
With Brits having more on their plate than ever, Gousto takes a bite out of the to-do list to make planning, cooking and dining as easy (and delicious) as possible.
In partnership with ambassador and comedian Katherine Ryan and ceramist ‘Margo in Margate’, Gousto launches the ‘Off My Plate’ range of ceramic plates that invites Brits to take the mental load off their chests when it comes to eating and put it on the Gousto plate.
Visit gousto.co.uk/offmyplate to get your hands on a limited edition plate.