Kate Ferdinand reveals she’s PREGNANT! Star is expecting her first child with husband Rio

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Kate Ferdinand has announced that she is pregnant and expecting her first child with husband Rio.

The former TOWIE star, 29, took to her Instagram on Thursday to share a sweet video of herself and Rio, 41, telling his three children – Tate, 11, Lorenz, 13, and Tia, nine.   

Kate captioned the announcement with: ‘The crazy house is about to get a little bit crazier … every time I watch this it makes me cry, the best reaction ❤️ Baby Ferdy we are all so excited to meet you.’ 

In the video, the couple sat down Rio’s three children as they shared the news with them for the first time and filmed their reactions. 

Kate and Rio started off by looking through baby pictures with Tate, Lorenz and Tia as they reminisced about their childhoods.  

The former TOWIE star said: ‘I think Tia you look the same’ to which Tia replied: ‘That one looks like me.’

Kate then cryptically added: ‘Look at it page by page, that’s right.’ 

To which Lorenz read out a message which said: ‘Before we used to argue everyday of the week, now for the next chapter. Guess what?’

Anticipating there was exciting news, the teenager jumped out of his chair to which Kate announced: ‘I’m pregnant!’

The reality star then cradled her blossoming baby bump and added: ‘Have you not noticed?’

Kate’s three stepchildren were left overjoyed at the news as they jumped out of their chairs cheering to hug the couple.

Tate shouted: ‘No you’re not!’, with Lorenz declaring: ‘What the hell? Yes! Are you actually?’ and Tia sweetly adding: ‘OMG! Sister, sister!’ 

Katie has reportedly been suffering with bouts of morning sickness and thinks she is carrying a baby girl.  

A source told The Sun: ‘Everyone is deliriously happy.

‘Kate’s pregnancy has made everyone beam with joy. 

‘She’s had a rough few weeks, but couldn’t be happier. She always wanted her own children with Rio, and to grow his existing family. Everyone is so excited.’

MailOnline has contacted Kate’s representative for comment.  

Kate’s 1.2 million followers and celebrity pals were quick to react to the video as they shared their well-wishes.

Sam Faiers said: ‘Congratulations to you all ❤️ such wonderful news xxx.’

Rio’s brother Anton Ferdinand put: ‘This is the best news another Ferdy on its way!! so proud of you all love you guys @rioferdy5 @xkateferdinand.’ 

While Rochelle Humes added: ‘So SO special so happy for you both ❤️.’ 

The announcement comes after Kate detailed the incredibly awkward chats she has with her stepchildren about sex earlier this month. 

Kate admitted that Lorenz, Tate and Tia are not afraid to question when the couple will grow their family, with one even asking: ‘When are you going to do it again?’

The former TOWIE star confessed that while the couple would love to welcome their first kid together, lockdown has halted their baby-making plans due to a lack of ‘quality time together’.

Kate, who previously confessed her parenthood journey hasn’t been the easiest, said the youngsters are incredibly comfortable with their family dynamic, so much so that they even ask about when she and their dad get hot and heavy.

The ex-reality star told The Sun: ‘Conversations have got a bit graphic with the kids. They’re saying: “When are you going to do it, then?” It’s so funny. 

‘One of them said: “You’re not going to have [sex] in lockdown while we’re in the house so I think you’re going to have it in October.” I’m like: “I can’t believe I’m having this conversation!”‘

On when they’d like to expand their brood, she added: ‘We would like to have a baby but there’s no [set] time. That’s just part of being a parent, isn’t it? Where is the love life?! We’re getting a little bit of time here and there, but I wouldn’t call it couple time.’

She also spoke about motherhood on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast earlier this year.

Kate said: ‘I said to Rio say if we have a baby when they get to five I’m going to be great. I know what I’m doing but that baby stage I don’t know. The kids talk about having a baby all the time. 

‘I said “Rio I’ve never changed a nappy, I’ve never had children!” I think [having a baby] will bring us all together, tighter, closer as a knit. 

‘It’s weird because when we’re in the house and it’s us five, I feel like their mum and I know I’m not their Mum and we all feel the same. I just feel like they’re my children. It’s a normal family.’

Kate added that she’s always wanted a big family, she continued: ‘I always thought I wanted a big family but I’d never thought think I’d get it this way. 

‘It’s just mad when I think about it. I thought I’d have a big family but with three step kids and them losing their mum I never saw it being this way.’  

Kate recently shared an impassioned social media post after attending the Black Lives Matter protest in London with her family.

The media personality told how attending the event was a ‘moving and overwhelming’ experience for them and also detailed how important it was for the children to attend.

She penned: ‘Such a moving & overwhelming experience for us today. honestly, we were cautious about going & taking the children, but we are so glad we made the decision to go, it’s something we will all remember for the rest of our lives.

‘It felt so good to be part of the movement. Our kids are the future, for us it’s so important for them to understand what is happening in the world and be part of the change, we need to continue to educate ourselves and the younger generation.

‘Taking one knee with thousands of protesters & having a minutes silence is a moment that will stay with me for a very long time. We stand united #blacklivesmatter.’

The reality star embarked on a relationship with footballer Rio in 2017 and stepped back from TOWIE to become a mother figure for the trio, after his first wife, Rebecca, tragically passed away from breast cancer in 2015.

Rio proposed to Kate in November 2018 after almost two years of dating and the couple filmed a similar video to their baby announcement.      

The former TOWIE star accepted a romantic rooftop proposal from the sports legend during a family holiday to Abu Dhabi.

He popped the question in front of his three children after the former footballer was given the blessing of his late wife Rebecca to find love again.

Taking to her Instagram account to share the happy news with her followers, Kate wrote: ‘The perfect end to our holiday … How could the answer not be yes.’ 

Kate uploaded three pictures of the magical moment Rio popped the question as his kids looked on.

The stunning cityscape images appeared to have been taken on a rooftop helicopter pad following a night-time ride.

The former England star proudly revealed he had included his kids in his proposal plans, and praised them for keeping the secret for so long. 

Posting a sweet snap of the trio watching the special moment, he wrote: ‘She said yes. How these 3 kids kept it a secret I’ll never know.’ 

The couple tied the knot less than a year later with a romantic ceremony taking place in September 2019 at the luxurious D Maris Bay hotel in Turkey.  

The reality star started dating Rio in early 2017, two years after he tragically lost his wife Rebecca following a short battle with cancer. 

Rio previously revealed that Rebecca encouraged him to find love again once she passed, in a conversation with her friend Lisa.   

He told The Sun: ‘Rebecca told Lisa something in the final weeks of her life.

‘Months later Lisa told me what it was… “It kills me to think of Rio with a new partner, Lisa, you know it does. Of course it does. But you know what kills me even more? Thinking of him alone and lonely.

“‘If I don’t make it, Lisa, I don’t want Rio to be miserable. I want him to be happy.”‘

In 2018, Kate revealed that Rio’s three children were keen for her to have a baby so they could have another sibling to play with.

Speaking in an interview with the Daily Mail’s YOU magazine, Kate said: ‘The kids would like a little brother or sister; they say, “I dreamt that you were pregnant”. But right now we’re just happy with our little unit.’

Kate also explained that she saw the ex footballer and his brood as a package and ‘fell in love with them’ as soon as she met the trio.

She added: ‘I fell in love with Rio, then I met the kids and fell in love with them. I realised, “Wow, my life is going to change”. I couldn’t be part of his life and not part of theirs.

‘I knew it would be a challenge, but if you love someone you go with it and deal with the difficult stuff.’   

In spite of her close relationship with Rio’s children, Kate has said their late mother is ‘irreplaceable’ and she works hard to keep Rebecca’s memory alive.

In her and Rio’s BBC documentary: Becoming A Family, which aired earlier this year, Kate said getting to know the children and Rio as a unit was a ‘hard couple of years’ as she was met with hostility from extended family members.

Two years on, Kate says she is more relaxed about being ‘honest’ about the highs and lows of parenting.

Kate said: ‘I’m just being more open and honest with everything. I’ve found a happy-medium.

‘We compare ourselves to everyone’s best bits and we don’t always know what’s going on.

‘So I’ve made a conscious effort to try and be more open and honest and share not always the great bits of my life and that makes me feel better aswell because you haven’t got as much pressure to live up to what everything thinks is happening.’

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