If you’re a Katherine Ryan fan, then no doubt you’ll already know her debut sitcom The Duchess has just landed on Netflix.
The series follows what the streaming service describes as the “powerful and problematic choices of a fashionably disruptive single mom living in London”.
And despite Katherine’s character often making terrible choices and dishing out tongue lashings like they’re going out of fashion, it turns out she’s actually quite relatable.
Almost too relatable, in fact.
Here’s just 21 times we’ve all had reactions like Katherine’s during some real-life situations...1. When that overly perky group of co-workers suggest grabbing a coffee2. When you’re forced to explain why you never make it past a second date3. And your
Friends try to talk you up, but you know best4. When you’re commitment averse but also quite happy with the arrangement you have with your Friend With Benefits5. When an ex starts sniffing about after hearing of your latest break-up 6. But then you do it, and instantly regret it7. When foreplay is just too much of an effort8. When
fashion always comes first, no matter what the situation9. When someone comes within two metres of you in the midst of a global pandemic10. When a friend books a dinner reservation at a restaurant you loathe11. When someone questions your terrible break-up makeover12. When you refuse to back your mate after they get caught out spreading gossip you originally told them13. When your BFF starts making other friends and you just can’t handle it14. When you’re trying to catch your crush’s attention 15. When you’re made to look stupid in a meeting in front of your office rival16. When your parents turn up unannounced and expect to be entertained17. When you have to try and be happy for a pal that’s just got engaged, despite the horrific state of your own love life18. And then when they get married, they suddenly think they’re a relationship expert19. When you go home for
Christmas and a distant relative asks why you’re still not married with kids20. When Jane from accounts has found something out about you and is sure to spread it like wildfire round the office21. Anytime anyone speaks to you before your first coffee of the dayThe Duchess is streaming now on Netflix. READ MORE: From Stand-Up To Sitcom – Here's What We Know About Katherine Ryan's New
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