Kate Ferdinand was a proud wife as her husband Rio Ferdinand was awarded an Honorary Doctorate.
The former Manchester United footballer was given the honour from London South Bank University on Thursday in recognition for his work on addressing inequality, racism, and the stigma around mental health with his foundation.
Kate took to Instagram to share a photo of her other half getting ready to collect his Honorary Doctorate, donning a blue robe and black cap over his grey suit.
She also shared a video of Rio walking on the stage as he was recognised for his work to applause and cheers from the audience of graduates.
"So proud of my husband," former TOWIE star Kate began her post to her 1.4m followers. "It’s been such an emotional morning, Rio was recognised by @lsbu with an Honorary Doctorate for all of his work In the community: from @rioferdinandfoundation to his help in tackling inequality, racism & the stigma around mental health."
She continued: "Your achievements in football are out of this world but what I love about you most is what you do to help others. So proud, & forever will be."
She ended the post with: "Dr Ferdy," before pundit Rio was quick to make a joke at his own expense.
"It’s world book day babe!!!" he added in the comments much to fans' amusement.
But Kate was every inch the proud wife as she shared a photo of her and Rio cosying up before giving a closer look at her outfit for their special occasion.
The 30-year-old looked stunning in a bright red suit with belted detailing that cinched in at her waist. "A day to remember," she captioned the snap on Instagram.
Her followers, however, were distracted as even though it was Rio's big day, they spotted he was still on 'husband duties' as he managed to take the picture with himself in the mirror in the back of the shot.
"Angles & lighting by Dr Ferdy!!" he shared on the post.
"Rio understood the assignment," @naththedad commented.
@ameliasdreambakes said: "Get yourself a husband that gets those angles."
"You look gorge! Loving @rioferdy5 insta husband face in the mirror," @gemwheatley shared
@sharnaw_xx joked: "Rio taking his job so seriously there."
"The concentration on Rios face! Beaut photo," @hannahvlsmith added.
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