Kate Ferdinand reveals what Rio's kids call her after saying she 'had to earn' step-mum status

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Kate Ferdinand opened up recently about having to “earn” her status as step-mum to husband Rio Ferdinand’s children as she revealed the name they now refer to her as.

Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast Blended, Kate talked about how her relationship has progressed with her stepchildren, Lorenz, 15, Tate, 13, and Tia, 10.The 30 year old entered husband Rio’s family when the pair’s relationship turned serious in 2017, meeting his children two years after their mum Rebecca Ellison sadly passed away from breast cancer.

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Discussing her blended family with guest and journalist Ashley John-Baptiste, who was in foster homes as a child which he discusses in BBC Three documentary Split Up in Care: Life Without Siblings, Kate spoke of how she “had to earn” the title of step-mum. “After watching the documentary, I know that you met your mum when you were around 10-years-old," the former TOWIE star said. "How did that feel, because the label 'mum' for me...