People, take note: Katherine Ryan has just offered a masterclass in responding to a backhanded compliment in the aftermath of the release of her new Sky comedy Romantic Getaway.
The 39-year-old comic co-stars with Romesh Ranganathan, 44, in the recently released series, in which she maintained a strict no-touching rule.
Katherine and Romesh play married couple Deacon and Allison, who decide to scam their shady boss of £500,000 in order to afford another round of IVF after numerous failed attempts.
However, after inadvertently adding an extra 0 to the number they desired, they swiftly find themselves embroiled in an inquiry while attempting to conceal their crime… while keeping a safe distance.
After sitting down to watch the series, one person felt it was OK to make a snarky remark about Katherine.
‘I have not been a fan of @Kathbum in the past…’ they wrote. ‘Just watched Romantic Getaway with @RomeshRanga and @JohnnyVegasReal and was blown away by her acting and comedy… I stand corrected.’


But Katherine wasn’t impressed with the tweet’s deception and simply replied, ‘Too late. I am currently not accepting new fans.’
Katherine, please take a bow.
Earlier this week, co-star Romesh revealed Katherine’s wish to avoid touching while filming.
‘Katherine said that she thinks we’re far along enough in our marriage in the show that we wouldn’t touch each other that much,’ he told the presenters.
‘She just said, “I just think you can show affection in different ways”. She made it very clear, it was a dealbreaker.’
An inquisitive Reid then asked: ‘But also didn’t she say that because you’re friends and because you’re so well-known no one actually wants to see you kissing?’
‘Well, it was a dumbing it down of our acting abilities really,’ Romesh replied, adding that Katherine argued because audiences know them as comedians, they wouldn’t buy them as a married couple.
Romantic Getaway is streaming from Sunday on Sky Comedy and NOW.