Kate Ferdinand showed off her blossoming baby bump as she stepped out with husband Rio at a Premier League Hall of Fame event in London on Wednesday.
The former TOWIE star, 31, who is currently expecting her second child, put on a much-loved performance as she created a storm with her footballer beau Rio, 44.
She looked as glamorous as ever in a fitted black dress that showed off her growing baby bump, which she lovingly rocked.
Giving herself a few extra inches in a pair of pointy black heels, Kate let her outfit speak for itself while keeping her accessories minimal.
She swept back her highlighted locks in a sleek updo and enhanced her gorgeous features with a dewy makeup palette.
Smitten: Kate Ferdinand showed off her blossoming baby bump as she stepped out with husband Rio at a Premier League Hall of Fame event in London on Wednesday
All smiles: The former TOWIE star, 31, who is currently expecting her second child, put on a much-loved showing as she created a storm with her footballer beau Rio, 44
Kate posed arm in arm with Rio, who looked good in a beige suit and white shirt, which he paired with brown trainers.
Their latest outing comes after Kate spoke about the struggle she experienced as a stepmother to her husband Rio’s children after they lost their mother.
Kate co-parents Lorenz, 14, Tate, 12, and Tia, 10, who had Rio, 42, with his late wife Rebecca Ellison, who tragically died of breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 35.
She has since welcomed son Cree, two, with the footballer and is currently pregnant with her second biological child, a baby girl.
But Kate struggled with strong emotions as she bonded with her stepchildren, claiming she felt like she was “walking in the footsteps of someone else’s life” as her relationship with former footballer Rio blossomed.
In her new book How To Build A Family, extracted by The sunshe wrote, “If I could get Rebecca back I would in a heartbeat because of the pain I’ve seen in them.”
“A child losing its parent is terrible. You want to scoop them up and bring their mom back to make them happy, but you can’t.
“As a stepparent moving into a bereaved home, you can sometimes find yourself in situations where you feel like you’re walking into someone else’s life.”
She went on to say how she felt she was grieving Rebecca herself, even though she had never met her, with other stepparents experiencing the same thing.
Television personality Kate admitted that she felt guilty about the emotions she felt “because it wasn’t about me.”
And she came to realize that she had a connection with Rebecca because they were both mothers to the children, and realized what it must have felt like for Rebecca to leave her children behind when she wanted to do the best for them.
Brave: Meanwhile, Rio looked good in a beige suit and white shirt, which he paired with brown sneakers as he posed with the likes of Ranveer Singh and Petr Cech
Candid: Their latest outing comes after Kate spoke about the struggles she had as a stepmother with her husband Rio’s children after they lost their mother
Elsewhere, Kate said she feels “safe” in her bond with her husband Rio’s children, as she spoke candidly about life as a stepmother.
She said The sun: ‘ It takes a while to get to know people after so much trauma and everything that happened.
“Growing old isn’t made up of big, compelling moments. It’s a lot of little things you do all the time. And it takes time to build that bond and relationship. But now I feel safe.’
Kate added: ‘I love them all exactly the same, but the love is formed in different ways. It’s hard to explain, but because I’ve worked so hard for their love, it’s an extra special love.’
