Katherine Ryan reveals real reason she quit Mock the Week as she hits out at BBC

, Katherine said: "I loved Mock the Week, I loved everyone who worked on that show but there came a point in my career where I had to stop appearing on that show because i knew there was just one seat for women at that time.

"I knew that if i was sitting in that chair, i was preventing one of my female peers from having a go. Being on that show was life-changing.

"You would receive so much more exposure and people would come to see you on tour and it would really draw people in, it was a game changer."

Many fans assumed Katherine was boycotting the show, but on the podcast she confirmed that she never boycotted the show she was just realistic that if she wanted another woman on the panel, she had to leave.

Mock The Week was cancelled by the BBC just last year. After 17 years on our screens, the show came to an end on 4 November 2022.

Dara said: "We just couldn't be more silly than the news was already.

"Huge thanks to all our guests over the years, so many of whom went on to huge successes of their own, and never write or call. It was a joy!"

Just recently, Katherine revealed at The Sun's Who Cares Wins awards, that she had a plan B if comedy hadn't worked out.

She said: “I always say that if I could do anything in life that could bring me true satisfaction in life it would be midwifery.

“They are like good cop and bad cop.

“I had a midwife who was like, ‘Whatever you want,’ and I had another who was like, ‘No, this is what we’re going to do,’ and I think I would definitely be the bad cop.

“I would love to do it if I was a bit smarter, well maybe a bit stronger and a lot smarter.”

Katherine presented the Best Midwife award to Valentina Burnett at the awards show, commending Valentina and emphasising the importance of recognising the efforts of the nation's 57,000 midwives.