Kate Ferdinand may now be a doting stepparent to her husband Rio Ferdinand ’s children from his first marriage, but last week the 32-year-old opened up about the “shock” she experienced as she went from being a single, carefree reality star to a busy stepmum-of-three. The ex- TOWIE regular was just 26 when she met and fell in love with former footballer Rio, now 44. He was raising three kids alone following the devastating death of his first wife Rebecca Ellison, who passed away in 2015.