Katherine Ryan says women in showbiz are forced to always question how ‘safe’ they are at work

Katherine Ryan says women in show business are in a “constant state of alert” to the behavior of predatory men.

The comedian, 38, says female actors need to consider whether a job is ‘safe’ and whether they should consider taking a job if they’ve heard a male peer is ‘very dangerous’.

It comes after the Canadian star revealed she once confronted a TV colleague and accused him of being a ‘sex pest’.

Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, she said: ‘It’s a constant state of alertness – is this job safe for me?

“Should I take this job knowing that I will be working with someone who I have heard from my peers is very dangerous?”

Last week she revealed in a chat with Sara Pascoe (pictured right), Ms Ryan (pictured left) revealed she had once confronted a TV colleague and accused him of being a sexual predator. She said she made the allegation in front of others working on a popular program

The Canadian stand-up artist has also that as she became more successful, she had fewer problems with sexual parasites in her industry.

But she said female comedians always talk to each other about predatory men in the industry.

She made the comments when asked if there was still a problem in the entertainment industry.

Last week, she revealed in a chat with Sara Pascoe that she once confronted a TV colleague and accused him of being a sexual predator.

The TV star – who has appeared on shows such as Have I Got News For You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Mock The Week and a League Of Their Own – said she made the allegation in front of other people working on a popular program.

She told him, “I picked him up. I called him a predator in front and in front of everyone every day.

But she also said, ‘What am I supposed to do? It’s so complicated because I don’t have proof.

‘What, I’m not supposed to feed my children because of someone else?’

Miss Pascoe, 41, said: ‘Have you ever done a job and then someone contacted you and said, ‘He’s my rapist?

It sparked an online guessing game about who she was referring to in the remarks.

Miss Pascoe replied: ‘Also in the case you refer to it was about bringing it up.’

Meanwhile, Miss Pascoe has revealed she reported a male celebrity to a TV station after receiving a phone call from a viewer who claimed she had been raped by him.

Miss Pascoe, 41, said: “Have you ever done a job and then someone contacted you and said ‘That’s my rapist’? I had it in a job recently where I had to go to the chain, and it’s all because you feel so responsible but you also want it to be handled well…it’s so complicated.’ ITV and Channel 4 declined to comment.The BBC declined to comment.Sky has also been contacted.

Miss Ryan joins a long line of high profile women who have made similar allegations against sexual predators. They include Gwyneth Paltrow and Cara Delevingne – who have both shared their experiences of abuse by disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Since 2017, several high-profile British celebrities have been the subject of MeToo allegations.

Last year, Doctor Who star Noel Clarke was accused of groping, harassment and intimidation after 20 women provided accounts of misconduct to the newspaper.

In April, former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood was accused of sexual misconduct by seven women in a joint investigation by BBC News and The Guardian.

Separately, more than 10,000 current and former secondary school students across the UK have shared their experiences of sexual harassment and rape culture anonymously on the Everyone’s Invited website.

Miss Ryan releases her series on Amazon today. She interviews other actors, including Sue Perkins, Joel Dommett, Rob Beckett, Sarah Millican and Jimmy Carr.