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Katherine Ryan has explained why she called out Leonardo DiCaprio and James Argent for dating younger women, calling it 'gross' and 'weird'.

The comedian, 39, has been outspoken about the two men in the past, making videos and tweets poking fun at them for their dating choices.

Now speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Katherine has stated that she's happy to be the 'poster woman' for hitting out at older male celebrities with a penchant for dating younger partner because she hopes it will reach young women.

She began by insisting: 'I don’t care at all about backlash or cancel culture. I do care about hurting people’s feelings, believe it or not. 

'I know that James Argent has had some rough times and I don’t want to heap criticism on someone who’s vulnerable.

'But at the end of the day, I have somehow become the poster woman for rallying against grown men, powerful men, famous men dating teenagers. I didn’t choose that life, that life chose me. 

'I don’t think it's controversial to say that’s gross or weird and I’m very happy to continue beating that drum for as long as it takes.'

She added: 'And I’m not speaking to the men, because that’s who I get the backlash from, I get all these men in my messages going, "Oh sorry he’d rather date a Ferrari than an old banger and he doesn’t want you", like I would ever give them the time of day! 

'But I’m not speaking to the men at all because I understand that there are a lot of people that find that age group attractive - I’m not going to solve that problem.

'I’m speaking to the young women because I happen to have the ear of a lot of teenage girls and young women.

'I look out at my audience and I have people my age, I have couples but I also have a lot of teenagers so even if one of them hears what I’m saying and goes, “Ew maybe that man is interested in me because he wants to boss me around or because women his age don’t talk to him, maybe I will give that a miss”. 

She quipped: 'I’m basically Leonardo DiCaprio trying to get to as many young women as I can.’

Previously Katherine blasted 34-year-old James for dating 18-year old actress Stella Turian.

TOWIE star James and Stella have been together for over eight months after meeting at a wedding in Mykonos last year.

They're in a long-distance relationship because Stella, who's 16 years Arg's junior, lives in her native Italy while James resides in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.

Katherine took to her Instagram stories in a brutal way where she cuddled her baby daughter Fenna Grace, whilst giving the camera a moody looking stare.