Kate Ferdinand marks eight years since she met husband Rio with throwback snap as they return to the place they first met in Dubai
It’s been eight years since Kate Ferdinand met her husband Rio as she shared a heartwarming photo of the couple together.
The former TOWIE star, 33, and the ex-footballer, 46, met through mutual friends in 2016 while they were both on holiday in Dubai.
The couple are now back in the UAE to ring in 2025, with Kate sharing a cozy photo of the pair enjoying a night out.
Alongside the post, she wrote: ‘Rio and I met eight years ago yesterday.
‘Who would have thought that, fast forward to now, we would be back where we met, married, with two more beautiful children, five in total
‘It’s crazy to think that a chance meeting, and so many obstacles thrown our way, we could see in the new year as a family of seven (I just miss our Lorenz).
Kate Ferdinand marks eight years since she met her husband Rio as she shared a heartwarming photo of the couple together
The former TOWIE star, 33, and the ex-footballer, 46, met through mutual friends in 2016 while they were both on holiday in Dubai
‘I’m entering 2025 feeling very grateful and excited for what’s to come ‘.
Kate and her husband Rio, who married in 2019, are parents to Cree, who was born in December 2020, and daughter Shae, who was born via caesarean section last year.
She is also stepmother to his three children Lorenz, 18, Tate, 15, and Tia, 13, from his previous marriage to Rebecca Ellison, who died in 2015.
In November, three-year-old Cree was rushed to hospital with a serious injury during a family trip to the Maldives.
Former TOWIE star Kate shared the scary news on her Instagram when she posted a photo in the back of an ambulance with her toddler, but did not say how he suffered the injury.
She wrote of the summit: ‘We ended a fantastic trip with a broken collarbone. My boy always gets hurt!!
“It’s been sleepless nights, cuddles, TV and chocolate ever since.”
The podcaster told how the frightening incident happened at the end of their ‘fantastic trip’ and told how Cree ‘keeps getting injured’.
Kate and Rio are parents to Cree, born in December 2020, and daughter Shae, while she is also stepmother to his three children Lorenz, 18, Tate, 15, and Tia, 13.
Kate recently shared some of her happiest Christmas moments when she posted a sweet family album of photos to Instagram
Kate has remained open about her struggles to adapt in a blended family, admitting she ‘overthinks’ her actions when it comes to caring for her stepchildren
She said since the injury they have been dealing with “sleepless nights” as he recovers.
Kate has remained open about her struggles to adapt in a blended family, admitting that she “overthinks” her actions when it comes to caring for her stepchildren.
During an appearance on Virgin Radio, she explained: ‘My family is so accepting of it. They love me. It has nothing to do with them. I will always be a little worried, and it will be a bit of a struggle. I don’t think the box was ever fully checked.
“I think sometimes I can make the mistake that they are teenagers who don’t listen. I start thinking, ‘Oh my god, is it me? Is it because I’m their stepmother?’
“And every now and then I just have to sit back and say, ‘They’re teenagers and this is what teenagers do.’ But you can be a little more sensitive.’