KATE Ferdinand has revealed her A&E dash with four-year-old son Cree after her “injury prone” tot suffered another mishap.
It came just months after the toddler, who the TOWIE alum shares with former footballer Rio Ferdinand, 46, broke his collarbone.
Kate, 33, appeared on ITV daytime show Lorraine on Wednesday as she opened up on the fresh painful mishap.
After stand in host Christine Lampard, 46, asked her about the little boy, Kate smiled and said: “Cree is very injury prone.
“If you’ve got a lot of children, he’s that one.
“He broke his collarbone at the end of last year, and I was actually in A&E last Sunday, as he split his ear open.
“He’s just that kid.
“But he’s very brave, so we are proud of him.”
Kate and Rio have been together since 2016, and married in 2019.
Together they have son Cree and daughter Shae, who was born in July 2023.
Dad-of-five Rio had three children – Lorenz, 18, Tate, 16, and 13-year-old Tia – with his first wife, Rebecca Ellison, who tragically died of breast cancer in 2015, and Kate has spoken openly about her role as their step-mum.
On the Lorraine show, she addressed the comeback of her podcast Blended, with two new hosts.
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Kate told how, when she partnered with Rio, she “didn’t know anyone else who was a step mum.”
She admitted: “I started Blended because I was struggling a little bit.
“It has taken me aback to see how really it was needed to have a community.”
Talking about their current family dynamic – after rumours they were set for a move to the UAE – Kate added: “It took a while, but we have finally got in our groove.
“There’s a lot of children, and it’s very hectic.
“But I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
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Recently, The Sun exclusively reported how the couple are looking at big-money properties and schools for their younger children in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
Friends say the entrepreneurial pair, who live in Bromley, South East London, are keen to find a home in the Gulf.
A source said: “Rio and Kate are seriously considering being based out in the Gulf and are looking for a sprawling home with plenty of bedrooms.
“They love the lifestyle and sunny weather and have lots of friends out there. It’s a very safe place for families and offers a healthy lifestyle, which suits them well.”
The pair met in Dubai in 2016 after being introduced out there by mutual friends.
Rio proposed to Kate in Abu Dhabi two years later and the couple tied the knot one year on.
The source said: “It holds a special place in their hearts as that’s where they met and both could easily travel back and forth for their work commitments in the UK.
“As well as his sporting success Rio has a huge business portfolio now and there is lots of potential in the Middle East.”
