Kate Ferdinands Dubai Mindset Shift: Kids Thriving!

has made a U-turn on claiming she was 'homesick and struggling' in as she boasted how her kids are 'learning things they wouldn't in the UK' amid her 'mindset' shift.

Kate, 34, previously opened up on relocating to the Middle East .

Now, in the latest episode of her podcast Blended, Kate appears to have had a change of heart as she said how the children are excelling academically since the move.

While speaking about living in Dubai during , Kate explained: 'The kids have shorter days, my children are going to school from 8:45am and they get picked up at 1pm, so like they're doing half days.

'Everything changes, I like the energy, it's quite calming - not when they kids come back at 1pm by the way - it's just something that I've not experienced before.

'It's a different vibe and I feel like living in a country with different religions and so many different cultures, you learn so much and pick up so much. 

'My children are learning things that they wouldn't... they might learn it in the UK but they wouldn't actively be living it. That's something that I really love about Dubai.'

When her co-host Nathalie Holmes-Lewis replied 'Mashallah', Kate said she wasn't comfortable repeating the word due to her pronunciation.

She explained: 'I don't feel comfortable saying the words because I don't think I've got the right voice but Cree will say the words because he's learning Arabic whereas I feel a bit awkward with it still.'

Meanwhile, after sharing in a previous Instagram post to fans about how she has been feeling 'overwhelmed and stressed', Kate said she is .

She said: 'Life is busy, I'm trying to slow down and not move at a fast pace everywhere. [It's] not perfect, but I'm more aware of what I am doing, I'm trying to stop myself in my tracks sometimes.

'Listen, I've got a busy life, but I'm actively trying to do like some breath work and some things to like change my mindset cause I realise nothing can change this apart from me.

'You've got to actually make changes in your life so I'm trying to do that and I feel like it's going ok.'

Kate and Rio  

However, his two eldest sons Lorenz, 19, and Tate, 17, have stayed in the UK. 

She also discussed Mother's Day as a step-parent on her podcast, as she and her co-hosts fielded emails from listeners who had personal dilemmas relating to their blended families.

Kate said: 'Mother's Day is great for many people, but for step-mum's, it can sometimes be, what's the word, you don't always feel acknowledged, sometimes feel a bit down. 

'It's hard, there's lot of people to consider, and when someone has passed away, there's a different type of energy and feeling around that person, you're worried about everyone that's involved. 

'You're also a human with feelings so I think it's about having a really honest conversation and being really clear, and you're husband and partner being clear to everyone.'

She continued: 'I try not to talk about myself but I'm going to talk about myself, we always say and the kids are at a age now that me being here and them loving me does not change their love for their mum.

'She's [their mum Rebecca] still always going to be up there, that is always there. You can love two people and it not take away from another. If you have five siblings, you can't love all five of them because love is endless, you give as much as you want and receive as much.

'I think it's about people understanding that their mum is always going to be their mum.'  

Kate, who had revealed her plans to visit the UK for Mother's Day before the situation developed in the Middle East, concluded: 'For me, I'm happy to talk about this, I don't want Rio to post about me on Mother's Day, I really, really don't. Because I wouldn't feel comfortable without him posting Lorenz, Tate and Tia's mum.

'It's complex... I don't mind, I know you love me, know the kids love me, like I'm confident with that. 

'Who cares what people think? I don't care what people think if he doesn't post about me, I know he loves me. Sometimes you've got to think about that. You're loved, you're safe, you're ok. F*** everyone else.'

Kate previously said of her move to the UAE: 'I am enjoying it, but I miss home quite a lot. I get upset. I miss the big boys a lot and I'm just struggling with that. 

'I know this decision is right for my younger children and as a family we are settled there, but the boys are following their football careers. So they're doing what they want to do otherwise they'd be with us.

'But it's very hard because we've been through so much as a family and we've always been together and that's a huge adjustment.'

Kate added that she and her family have felt far safer in Dubai than the UK, however she admitted she's even begun to 'miss' the English weather.