Kate Wright shares sweet Rio Ferdinand childhood throwback as she celebrates fiance’s 40th birthday
KATE Wright has shared a sweet childhood throwback pic of fiance Rio Ferdinand as he celebrates his 40th birthday today.
The former Towie star, 27, who announced her engagement to the footballer last week, took to her Instagram Stories to share the snap of her fiance as a schoolboy.
Kate wrote: "Happy Birthday you old sod. 40 today".
She then wrote in another shot: "P.S. I'm actually going out with a 40 year old wtf??" and tagged Rio in it.
The birthday boy himself also took to Instagram to acknowledge his milestone day.
Sharing his own throwback picture in a passport photo booth, Rio wrote: "40yrs old today, I remember this day like it was yesterday!"
The father of three then shared a snap of his birthday cake from his children, which featured lots of shades of blue icing and "Happy 40th Birthday Daddy" round the bottom.
The celebrations come almost a week after the couple announced their engagement following a two-year romance.
Kate and Rio shared a number of pictures online of the moment he popped the question on top of a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi.
Rio asked Kate to be his wife as his three children, Lorenz, 11, Tate, nine and Tia, seven, watched during a family holiday together.
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Kate shared the snap online and told her followers: “The perfect end to our holiday ... How could the answer not be yes!”
He later shared the same pictures online and told his fans his three children had been in on his plan.
Rio explained: “She said yes! How these 3 kids kept it a secret I’ll never know!”
Kate and Rio have been dating since late 2016, and she moved in with the ex-Manchester United star and his three children last year.
Rio shares his children with his late wife Rebecca Ellison, who passed away after a battle with breast cancer in 2015.
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