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Katherine Ryan revealed on a podcast that her eldest daughter Violet, whom she welcomed in a previous relationship, is her favorite child<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Ryan shares three younger children with her husband and says Violet’s upbringing was different from her siblings’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Fans were divided over her comments, with some expressing disapproval and others defending her honesty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Katherine Ryan<\/a> isn’t joking around when it comes to which of her kids is her favorite.<\/p>\nWhile appearing on the Begin Again with Davina McCall<\/a> podcast this past October, the Canadian comedian, 43, shared that she has a favorite of her four kids \u2014 and defended her decision to reveal which one it is.<\/p>\n“I can say it. Violet’s my favorite. She’s the firstborn daughter,” said Ryan. “And I think people don’t like that. That’s a very provocative thing to say as well.”<\/p>\n
Ryan shares her three younger kids \u2014 Fred, Fanna and Holland \u2014 with her husband Bobby Kootstra. She is mom to daughter Violet, 17, from a previous relationship.<\/p>\n
“And I don’t worry about it hurting my other children’s feelings because I go, ‘Those are nepo babies.’ Like, guess what? She’s my favorite,” continued Ryan. “You get to go to private school. She’s my favorite. You get to grow up with a dad. Life’s not fair. She’s my favorite.”<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\nA clip from the podcast was reshared on a Facebook page<\/a> for McCall’s podcast, and many followers shared their disapproval of Ryan’s comments.<\/p>\n“No, absolutely not, you can not [sic] pick a favorite child,” one person wrote. “You love them equally for their own individual purposes.”<\/p>\n
“Even as a mum if I had these feelings don’t think I’d tell them!” said another.<\/p>\n
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However, a few others chimed in and defended Ryan, saying that they understood what the mom of four was trying to convey.<\/p>\n
“She’s more protective over the eldest because she doesn’t have a dad in her life and they went on the journey together whereas the younger kids got the better version of her that had already achieved success,” a third commenter wrote. “I think that’s what she’s trying to say.”<\/p>\n
“I think a lot of parents have a favorite child but it’s taboo to admit it,” said another. “Just like most people have a favorite parent, sibling, family pet, friend, cousin etc…”<\/p>\n
Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Katherine Ryan revealed on a podcast that her eldest daughter Violet, whom she welcomed in a previous relationship, is her favorite child<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Ryan shares three younger children with her husband and says Violet’s upbringing was different from her siblings’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\nFans were divided over her comments, with some expressing disapproval and others defending her honesty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Katherine Ryan<\/a> isn’t joking around when it comes to which of her kids is her favorite.<\/p>\n
While appearing on the Begin Again with Davina McCall<\/a> podcast this past October, the Canadian comedian, 43, shared that she has a favorite of her four kids \u2014 and defended her decision to reveal which one it is.<\/p>\n
“I can say it. Violet’s my favorite. She’s the firstborn daughter,” said Ryan. “And I think people don’t like that. That’s a very provocative thing to say as well.”<\/p>\n
Ryan shares her three younger kids \u2014 Fred, Fanna and Holland \u2014 with her husband Bobby Kootstra. She is mom to daughter Violet, 17, from a previous relationship.<\/p>\n
“And I don’t worry about it hurting my other children’s feelings because I go, ‘Those are nepo babies.’ Like, guess what? She’s my favorite,” continued Ryan. “You get to go to private school. She’s my favorite. You get to grow up with a dad. Life’s not fair. She’s my favorite.”<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n
A clip from the podcast was reshared on a Facebook page<\/a> for McCall’s podcast, and many followers shared their disapproval of Ryan’s comments.<\/p>\n
“No, absolutely not, you can not [sic] pick a favorite child,” one person wrote. “You love them equally for their own individual purposes.”<\/p>\n
“Even as a mum if I had these feelings don’t think I’d tell them!” said another.<\/p>\n
Katherine Ryan
Credit: Begin Again with Davina McCall\/YouTube<\/i><\/p>\nHowever, a few others chimed in and defended Ryan, saying that they understood what the mom of four was trying to convey.<\/p>\n
“She’s more protective over the eldest because she doesn’t have a dad in her life and they went on the journey together whereas the younger kids got the better version of her that had already achieved success,” a third commenter wrote. “I think that’s what she’s trying to say.”<\/p>\n
“I think a lot of parents have a favorite child but it’s taboo to admit it,” said another. “Just like most people have a favorite parent, sibling, family pet, friend, cousin etc…”<\/p>\n
Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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