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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
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Pregnant Katherine Ryan horrified as she's hounded by bailiffs over £10,000 council tax bill
KATHERINE Ryan has revealed she's been hounded by bailiffs and treated like a tax dodger after council blunder saw her wrongly held responsible for £10,000 in unpaid bills. 4 Katherine was paying the bill for her rented out property – which led councils to think she had a second home Credit: PA 4 The star said that she received notice of a 200% price hike by the council over the error Credit: Getty She paid the charge voluntarily - as a gesture of goodwill - to make things easier for her renters in the gothic church conversion in Crouch End. But she was shocked to then discover that Haringey Council believed she still lived there, classed the property as a second home, and hiked her council tax by 200%. When payments didn't match the inflated charge, they sent bailiffs to her house. Speaking on her podcast Telling Everybody Everything, Katherine said she sent them the tenancy agreement as proof that it wasn't her second home, and explained: "We pay the council tax because we want to make it seamless for everyone, but we don't live there.' READ MORE KATHERINE RYAN 'I never got a reply. I emailed four times,' she added. 'I called and was on hold for 40 minutes - then they just sent me back to the switchboard.' Katherine, who is 'I finally spoke to a woman who said, 'Oh yeah, we didn't receive any of your letters.'' Most read in TV She was then told that, legally, landlords aren't responsible for council tax if the property is tenanted - unless it's classed as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Because the tenancy agreement hadn't been logged, the council wrongly billed her and added the second-home premium. Katherine Ryan pregnant with FOURTH child after hiding last pregnancy from BBC 'She goes, 'We can't go after you for council tax because you don't live there.' And I was like, 'Well, apparently you can - I've paid you ten grand and you've sent bailiffs to my house. Twice.'' Katherine was told she could apply for a refund but that the council would now send her tenants a backdated bill for the entire period. 'I was like, 'What!? You're going to send my tenants a bill for ten grand dating back two years?' She's like, 'Yep... Sometimes this causes problems - tell them not to freak out.'' She asked if the credit could be transferred but was told the tenants were 'just going to get a big bill.' 'Luckily, I'm in contact with the tenants,' she said. 'They trust me... But the bureaucracy! What if English wasn't my first language? 'Navigating all of this, there's got to be a better way.' 4 Katherine has called for an "easier way" to deal with council tax issues Credit: Getty 4 Katherine has shared that she's in communication with her renters over the issue Credit: Splash
The Irish Sun
24-04-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Katherine Ryan makes shock claim ‘very rich' male comedian showed TV co-stars sex videos backstage at gig
KATHERINE Ryan has made an explosive claim about a male comedian allegedly showing sex tapes of himself to fellow performers at a gig - leaving one star shaken moments before she went on stage. Speaking on the Advertisement 4 Katherine Ryan has recalled a time she was in the company of a very rich male comedian who was showing sex videos to stars backstage Credit: Instagram 4 Katherine has been vocal about her experienes as a female comedian Credit: Getty Though careful not to name the man, she described him as "very rich," "very powerful," and "very famous" - adding that he was "not British". She recounted being one of three women on a mixed-bill show when she saw the unnamed comic brazenly showing explicit videos on his phone to a group of men, including intimate footage of himself with a woman. "And there was a young female comedian who was starting out, who was next to him, and he was with all the lads, showing pictures and videos on his phone that he had taken of himself having sex with women. Advertisement READ MORE ON KATHERINE "So, like, really intimate photos, intimate videos, next to the woman ... showing her." A stunned Ashley suggested: "That's kind of like exposing yourself?" To which Katherine replied: "Like yeah, his penis was in a lot of these videos." She said the young women looked visibly uncomfortable and came to her dressing room, disturbed by what she'd seen, before she was due to go on stage. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Exclusive Katherine said female comedians continue to face danger and double standards in the industry. Russell Brand charged with string of rape and sex assaults against four women over seven-year period She went on: "In every green room, every dressing room, there are things we can't do that the boys can do. "We can't sleep on the floor with like, four other comedians starting out a lot of times. Advertisement "We have children that we have to look after, and then we get fans who, like, could kill us. " "She'd be like, come kill me in Cincinnati at 7pm come kill me in San Diego. "I'll be here at 8pm we have to publish where we are at night, and we're always alone. It's a bit different." Advertisement The In 2023 it was claimed Katherine was referring to He has denied all allegations and will fly back from Florida — where he now lives with his wife — to appear before Westminster magistrates on May 2. Advertisement 4 Katherine at the Glamour Women Of The Year party Credit: Splash 4 Katherine previously took aim at Russell Claim, who she alleged was a 'sexual predator' years before he was accused of a series of grim offences Credit: Getty
