Kate Ferdinand has shared insight into her family’s ‘chaotic’ new life in Dubai just weeks after relocating with husband Rio and their kids from the UK.
The former TOWIE star, 34, said that while her five children may be ‘over stimulated’ following the move. she still makes sure the family gather around the table and eat meals together.
Kate and Rio, 46, tied the knot in 2019, they share Cree, four, and Shae, two, and Kate is stepmother also step mother to the former footballer’s older children Lorenz, 19, Tate, 17, and Tia, 13, from his marriage to Rebecca Ellison, who tragically died in 2015.
‘It’s so loud I can’t even tell you, you can’t even hear yourself think. There’s a lot of over-stimulation. But also, it’s so special and crazy and loving and loud and everything that you could wish it to be. The bond between the kids is amazing.’
‘We eat together when we’re all at home, we sit at the table, that’s part of our family routine. Don’t get me wrong. The little ones are wanting to run off, but I try and be quite firm with it. They have to ask to leave the table,’
Kate said what she loved about everyone around the dinner table is that it gave the family a chance to ‘reconnect’ amid their new busy lives.
Kate Ferdinand has shared insight into her family’s ‘chaotic’ new life in Dubai just weeks after relocating with husband Rio and their kids from the UK
The former TOWIE star, 34, said that while her five children may be ‘over stimulated’ following the move. she still makes sure the family gather around the table and eat meals together
She told KENT LIFE magazine: ‘And it’s mental, and there’s food getting thrown about everywhere, drinks are being spilled. But it’s the one time we’re all together, normally’.
Earlier this month the couple were reunited with Rio’s older children, as they posed with his son Lorenz who has flown out to visit after recently signing his first professional footballing contract with Brighton back in the UK.
Tate, who plays for the Under 18s Brighton team also joined the family reunion.
Kate’s Instagram carousel was filled with sweet pictures of the family enjoying a dip in Dubai’s Gulf, as well as some gruelling gym workouts.
She captioned: ‘A little weekend update. The best time being reunited with the boys
‘We’ve all missed them so much
‘“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”,’ she finished quoting.
Another Instagram snap captured Rio posing for the camera while their adorable pooch rested on his shoulder.
Kate said what she loved about everyone around the dinner table is that it gave the family a chance to ‘reconnect’ amid their new busy lives
Earlier this month the couple were reunited with Rio’s older children, as they posed with his son Lorenz who has flown out to visit after recently signing his first professional footballing contract with Brighton back in the UK
A different clip saw Kate looking fabulous in a stylish beige cargo maxi skirt and white T-shirt as she captured herself for an outfit check – but a cheeky Rio could be seen peeping out from behind.
The couple, who tied the knot in 2019, also share children Cree, four, and Shae, two, and Kate is stepmother to Rio’s older children Lorenz, Tate, and Tia, 13, from his marriage to Rebecca Ellison, who tragically died in 2015.
The couple have packed up their lives in south-east London in exchange for a lavish £6.5million mansion in the sun-soaked desert of Dubai.
The Daily Mail can reveal their new bolthole, located in the exclusive gated community of Al Barari, was listed for 32.5million dirhams (£6,550,310) as of April this year.
Rio recently revealed the motivation behind his decision to relocate to Dubai just months after quitting his punditry role at TNT Sports.
The former Manchester United and England defender announced in May that he was parting ways with the broadcaster at the end of last season to focus on his business interests.
The couple have packed up their lives in south-east London in exchange for a lavish £6.5million mansion in the sun-soaked desert of Dubai
Rio, whose time on TNT Sports (previously known as BT Sport) spanned 10 years, has decided to relocate with his family to the United Arab Emirates, despite his 19-year-old son Lorenz signing his first professional contract with Brighton in July.
‘There’s not one reason,’ he told The National, opening up on the decision. ‘I went for the Global Soccer Awards at Christmas and I hadn’t been there properly for about seven or eight years. I used to go there all the time before.
‘We spent time with a couple of (partner) Kate’s friends who lived there and I just saw a different side to it. I also have a business out there, Football Escapes.
‘In Dubai, it feels like they’re valued and the lifestyle means that they’re happy and vibrant with a good energy for the kids. Lifestyle, safety, weather and just a new life.
‘I wanted a new chapter and I’ve been doing TNT (TV) since I retired for the last 10-11 years. When I made the decision, I thought ‘this must be 30 years when my life is driven by the fixture list.’ Not now. I’m not leaving football, but it’s just not the governing body of my life now. I’ve got to be honest, it feels nice.’
