Kate Ferdinand has admitted she secretly broke down in tears while learning how to be a stepmum to her now-husband Rio's three childen.
The former TOWIE star quit her reality TV day job to help parent Lorenz, 14, Tate, 12, and ten-year-old Tia when she coupled up with with their football pundit dad in 2017.
Four years on and Kate is now a fully integrated member of the family and welcomed her own son with the former Manchester United player, 42, in December last year.
However, Kate has revealed that behind closed-doors her transition from TV bombshell to stepmum-of-three hasn't always been plain-sailing as she opened up about the hard times in a brutally honest post.
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