Kate Ferdinand shares reason she and husband Rio choose to hide kids' faces online

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Kate Ferdinand has opened up on the real reason she and husband Rio hide their children's faces online.As well as one-year-old son Cree, the former TOWIE star is also a step-mother to Rio's three kids Tate, 13, Lorenz, 15, and Tia, 10.Over the years, the married couple have made the conscious effort not to feature their kids online.READ MORE: Rio Ferdinand's wife called 'Mummy Kate' by his kids in special bondSpeaking to fans on Instagram yesterday (July 6), Kate - who often hides the children's faces using emojis - revealed the reason behind the couple's decision.It came after a fan questioned the star during a Q+A, saying: "Why don't you show the kids' faces?

Not even Cree?"The comment didn't go unnoticed by Kate, who explained: "As much I would love to show you guys how funny, talented, cute and beautiful they all are. "At the moment, we think it's important, especially given everything they have been through, that they can grow up without the added pressure of social media and everyone's opinions. "We all make mistakes, change and grow and as kids I think it's important to be able to do that without the world watching."However, Kate, 31, went on to reveal that it's not a lifelong decision. "Although, saying all of this, when they are a certain age it's as much as their decision as it is ours," she added."I'm sure you will be seeing them all at some stage."It comes after Rio, 43, recently revealed he and Kate have banned their children from using TikTok.