Kate Ferdinand broke down in tears after her husband Rio failed to gift her with a card on her first Mother's Day with her new family.
The pregnant 31-year-old former TOWIE star, who is married to the former footballer, said that she had felt upset when she hadn't received a small present as a token of appreciation on her role as a new mother to Rio's kids.
Kate had become a step-mum to his children, Lorenz, 16, Tate, 14, and Tia, 11 after she'd married her famous husband in September 2019 and moved in with him at his family home in Bromley, South London.
Rio, who had tragically lost his first wife Rebecca Ellison to breast cancer in 2015, once admitted that he'd "struggled to cope" after her sudden death.
Recalling how she'd "sobbed" her heart out as she opened up about her past feelings on her Blended podcast, a pregnant Kate, who shares son Cree with Rio said: "I wasn't a biological mum. I think it was our first Mother's Day - maybe I'd been living here about six months, something like that.
"And although I wasn't a biological mum I kind of felt like I'd taken on the mum role. For me, going from living at home on my own to taking the kids to school, cooking them dinner, I felt like a mum."
Speaking directly to Rio, Kate continued: "I really thought I might get a card from you, and I didn't get a card from you.
"I felt bad to express that in front of you because you guys had lost your mum, and the kids have lost their mum. So I just went in my room and I just sobbed my heart out - seriously."
"And then I felt selfish for wanting a card - how dare I want a card? So anyone that's kind of new in this situation might feel like that because it's a weird one - 'I wasn't a biological parent so how could I expect that? But I felt like a mum."
In January, Kate and Rio announced that they would be having their second child together. Taking to her Instagram page, Kate announced the exciting news saying "We’ve been praying for you..." alongside a sweet black-and-white video in which she shows off her growing bump.
