Kate Ferdinand has shared the sweet secret code she uses with her stepdaughter Tia to know when she is upset and doesn't want to talk.The 31-year-old married former footballer Rio Ferdinand, 44, in 2019, becoming stepmother to Tia, 12, and her two brothers Lorenz, 16, and Tate, 14.
Rio's first wife, Rebecca Ellison, tragically died of breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 34. His mum, Janice Lavender, died aged 58 in 2017, also from cancer.
Now, former The Only Way Is Essex star Kate has opened up on the code she and Tia use when her stepdaughter wants to talk about Rebecca and Janice in private.
Kate appeared on Monday morning's Lorraine as she discussed her new books How To Build a Family and The Family Tree – both about blended families.
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