Katherine Ryan has spoken out after Romesh Ranganathan claimed she insisted on a ‘no touching’ policy for the new sitcom Romantic Getaway.
In the six-part comedy series, the two play Deacon and Allison, a couple who plan to scam their shady boss of £500,000 in order to fund another round of IVF after numerous failed attempts.
However, after inadvertently adding an extra 0 to the number they want, they swiftly find themselves embroiled in an inquiry while attempting to conceal their crime… all while without touching one other.
Despite the fact that they play lovers and are close friends in real life, Romesh, 44, recently stated Katherine, 39, laid down some ground rules on set.
‘Despite playing a couple, Katherine, who is a really good mate of mine made it clear from the very beginning that there would be no touching – she was adamant,’ he said while appearing on The Graham Norton Show in December.
‘In fact I think it was a deal breaker for her,’ he added.
Romesh later clarified on Good Morning Britain that the rule was enforced because: ‘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.’
However, appearing on Friday’s The One Show, Katherine had a different tale to tell presenters Alex Jones and Roman Kemp, joking that while Romesh is a ‘great’ man he’s also a ‘liar’.
Saying they were best friends, Katherine explained: ‘That’s not exactly what I said. The thing about Romesh is he’s a wonderful man but he’s also a liar.
‘What I said was no intimacy unless it’s real,’ with Alex remarking that was ‘very different’ to Romesh’s narrative.
Katherine continued: ‘I said I’m full method no touching at all, no, unless it’s real. It was Romesh who backed out of that. I was prepared to go all in.’
The One Show continues on Monday on BBC One at 7pm.
