Katherine Ryan, 41, steps out with husband Bobby Kootstra in first sighting since she learnt shock 'real biological age' amid skin cancer battle
Katherine Ryan has been seen for the first time since learning her shock biological age.
The comedian, 41, recently revealed she was left thinking she was going to die after being told she has medical age of 77 during an appearance on What's My Age Again? podcast.
Katherine - who revealed in March that she's battling melanoma for the second time - enjoyed an outing with her husband Bobby Kootstra in north London on Friday amid her barrage of worrying health news.
She was casually clad for the outing in a floral dress that she paired with a pink and khaki oversized cardigan.
Bobby also kept things low-key in a white jumper and backwards baseball cap.
Katherine recently spoke with Dr Chris Wincup and resident podcast ageing expert Dr Nicola Conlan, Katherine to find out her glycolic age.
Glycolic age refers to a process that sees guests take a blood test to determine their biological age, and compare it with their chronological one.
During the chat, Katherine, who has also been diagnosed with cancer twice, revealed that before her lupus diagnosis she was misdiagnosed with a range of conditions including leprosy.
She was told she had ringworm on her face when in reality she had Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE).
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus is a form of lupus which affects the skin and presents as sores, usually on the person's face or scalp.
Katherine told the podcast: 'I was originally diagnosed with ringworm on my face, but it was the discoid rash. And leprosy, I thought, leprosy.
'Well, I wasn't diagnosed with leprosy. It was just, like, suggested to me by a guy on a bench.
'Nicola, am I gonna die? Is there anything positive from the data that you collected?'
To which Dr. Nicola Conlon replied: 'The positive is, as I always say, that it's reversible and knowing something about it means you can do something, something about it.
Katherine replied: 'It's not reversible. I have a chronic illness. I'm not going to be doing any yoga with you and your little northern friends.
'I appreciate you always try to give some actionable advice, but I just, I lean into being 77.
'I thought it was going to be older, to be honest with you, with the few weeks and months that I'd had leading up to the test.
'Yeah. Okay, so I've been doing well. I did well in my questionnaire.
'We've had crackheads in here who are 20. Great. Well, I'm going to ask my closing questions to myself now.
'Thank you both so much for being here, I do have some medical mistrust.
Which prompted Chris Wincup to say: 'That's why I'm on this side. Right.'
Katherine replied: No, but I really like you, Dr. Chris. I appreciate that you've dedicated your life to helping people like me and, you know, the trauma that we've come from, being told it's all in our head.
'Totally yada yada. We don't know why we put you on anti-malarial medicine. You might go blind. We don't know.'
Katherine also revealed she doesn't exercise and shared the reason why she steers clear of going to the gym.
'I think being in any close proximity to the Lycra dads, you know, on a Sunday, that would make me feel sad and stupid,' she shared.
'It would be an inflammatory response straight away. You know what I mean? I don't want to be part of that gang.'
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