Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and his wife, Kate Ferdinand, have welcomed a new-born baby girl to their family.
Kate Ferdinand announced the second child of her marriage with the footballer through her Instagram page, six days after the birth of the girl on July 10, 2023.
Kate shared a black-and-white picture showing the baby’s hands on top of hers and Rio’s. Rio Ferdinand’s wife also revealed the name of the baby with the caption, “Shae Ferdinand, 10-7-23, our strong little girl.”
Kate and Rio have been receiving congratulatory comments from fans and well-wishers. Manchester United congratulated the couple with a love emoji.
A fan commented under the post, saying, “Congratulations! I love the name XXX; my daughter is called Shae, but as Irish, we spell the name differently. But it is traditionally a boy’s name, but I love it for a girl; I don’t care.”
Another Instagram user named Danielle Armstrong commented, saying, “Congratulations, darling. A lot of love to you all.”
Who Is Kate Ferdinand
Kate Ferdinand was born on June 3, 1991, in Essex. She is currently 32 years old. Kate has a height of 1.68 meters.
Kate Ferdinand is the wife of former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand. She used to star in a reality TV show known as TOWE.
She was the star in 62 episodes where she appeared from seasons 16 to 20, which was when she started dating Rio Ferdinand.
Before getting the reality TV show job, she worked as a business support manager at a bank. Kate has a net worth of around £1.1 million. Apart from the reality TV show, she has other business interests.
She invested a huge amount of money in Bromley-based Dolly Donuts. It was revealed that she is now the director of the company.
Kate is also a social media influencer with 1.5 million followers.
Rio Ferdinand Children
Rio Ferdinand has three children from his previous marriage to Rebecca Ellison. He lost his first wife to breast cancer in 2015.
Lorenz is Rio’s first child. He is currently 16 years old. Lorenz is following in his father’s footsteps, as he is currently a goalkeeper at Brighton.
Tate Ferdinand is the second child of the family, and he is currently 14 years old. Tia Ferdinand is 11 years old and the only daughter that came from his late wife, Rebecca Ellison.
It was revealed that Tia has always talked about her late mother Rebecca with her stepmother Kate, and it always went well because she was ready to accept it.
The third son of Rio Ferdinand came from Kate, who gave birth to Cree in December 2020, and he is currently two years old.
The Second daughter that came from the union of Kate and Rio was revealed to be named Shae Ferdinand in July 2023.
