FORMER TOWIE star Kate Ferdinand will be chatting to Sun readers in a special evening to launch her new book, How To Build A Family.
The 31-year-old rose to fame as a bubbly party girl in the ITV2 reality show, but a chance meeting with Rio Ferdinand in Dubai in 2016 changed her life.
After falling for the former Manchester United star she took on the role of step-mum to his three young children, Lorenz, now 16, Tate, 14, and Tia, 11.
The previous year they had lost their mum Rebecca to breast cancer, and when Kate moved in to Rio’s home in Kent, she struggled as she tried to help them navigate their grief.
Her honesty and openness about hard it was at first led to her 2020 BBC documentary with her husband – Rio and Kate: Becoming a Stepfamily, which was watched by over 7 million viewers.
Kate has since become the voice of blended families in the UK.
And in December 2021 she released her new venture Blended, a platform for blended families to share their experiences and advice, as well as her podcast celebrating blended families.
On Tuesday May 2nd Kate, who is expecting her second child, will celebrate the launch of her new book with a special event at News UK.
She will be discussing in depth with Fabulous Celebrity Editor Kelly Allen how she overcame difficulties to bring the family together.
Kate will also be answering questions from the audience as well as signing copies of her book.
The event takes place on May 2nd, 7-9pm at the News Building in London Bride.
Tickets are on sale for £5 here.
