@thetimes: Turns out the famously unfiltered comedian Katherine Ryan (@kathbum) is just as unfiltered off screen. Tweakments, sex, motherhood, fat jabs and miscarriage — nothing is off limits.⁠ ⁠ We’re here to talk about Ryan’s new book. Firstborn Daughter is a memoir that covers the more recent years of her life — her famous and successful years; her years with Bobby Kootstra, whom she’d originally dated when they were at high school together. The book is also a contemplation of what it means, sociologically, culturally, psychologically, to be a firstborn daughter, which Ryan is.⁠ ⁠ 🗣️ “I was about to have Holland, and this firstborn daughter thing had come out of the tour. I had one throwaway comment about it. I said, ‘Is anyone here a firstborn daughter?’ And literally every woman …”⁠ ⁠ #katherineryan #ukcomedy#cosmeticsurgery #daughter

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