She told Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that she believed the man was a perpetrator of sexual assault.

As for Ryan, she decided to take part in the show, but “let him know clearly what I think of him”.

According to her, “everyone” in the industry knows who this person is.

A man she called a “predator” during filming for a TV show was being questioned about comments she had made in an interview with Louis Theroux last year.

There was a lot of pushback, with people asking why she wouldn’t say who she was referring to.

Before Russell Brand was accused of sexual misconduct, Ryan’s Desert Island Discs was recorded on 6 September.

It was reported that she was referring to Brand and her time on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle with him in 2018, but she has not confirmed this. Since the allegations emerged, she hasn’t made any public comments about him. In her Desert Island Discs appearance, Ryan talks about her decision to work on the show with the unnamed man, telling Radio 4’s Lauren Laverne: “I had a choice, I could work with someone who I believe to be a perpetrator of sexual assault or I could turn down the job.”

It was “really difficult for me”, “not only because I believe this person to be dangerous, but also what am I going to do if I stay home?” she said.