Pregnant Kate Ferdinand reveals her due date in baby Q&A with fans
Kate and Rio are expecting their second child together
Last updated 24th May 2023
Kate Ferdinand has shared her due date as she prepares to welcome her second child with her husband, former footballer Rio.
The 31-year-old, who is expecting a baby girl, revealed she is due in July during an Instagram Q&A. One fan asked: 'How long before bubba's due?' Kate replied: 'Eight weeks to go and the belly is rapidly growing.'
Kate has been keeping fans updated throughout her pregnancy on social media, alongside sharing photos of her growing bump. The former TOWIE star recently released a book called 'How To Build A Family', where she shares her experiences of parenting.
Rio and Kate, who welcomed baby Cree into the world in December 2020, announced their pregnancy on social media, with Kate showing off her bump in a video on Instagram. Alongside the black and white vid, the 31-year-old wrote: 'We’ve been praying for you … 🤍🥹✨'. (sic)
Kate later went on to share more bump photos, as she thanked her friends and fans for their lovely messages.
She wrote: 'Good morning, Bump pictures incoming.
'Thank you so much for all of your lovely messages, we are all just so excited! So happy we’ve shared this with you, I’ve found it hard keeping this one quiet 🤐'. (sic)
Following the announcement, Kate was inundated with messages. Molly-Mae Hague commented: 'Congratulations Kate 🥺🤍✨', with Michelle Keegan adding: 'Congratulations darling ♥️♥️♥️'.
Holly Willoughby then wrote: ''Aww congratulations to you both… that’s lovely news ❤️', with pregnant Dani Dyer adding: 'Congratulations babe so happy for you all❤️❤️❤️'. (sic)
Vicky Pattison went on to say: 'Omg babe! Congratulations 😍', as new mum Lottie Tomlinson wrote: 'Yay congratulations lovely 🥰💕'. (sic)
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Kate and Rio's baby news arrives just six months after the couple confirmed they'd been through a heartbreaking miscarriage.
Kate, who is already a step-mum to Rio's three children Tate, Tia and Lorenz, following the tragic death of Rio's first wife Rebecca in 2015, married Rio in a stunning ceremony in Turkey in September 2019.
Just one year later, the pair announced they'd welcomed their first child into the world together, with Kate giving birth to a baby boy called Cree.
Congratulations to Kate and Rio on their baby news! 👶
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