Kate Ferdinand has revealed that she and husband Rio are expecting a baby girl.
The former TOWIE star announced in January she was pregnant their second child after welcoming son Cree, two, in 2020.
The 31-year-old married footballer Rio, 44, in 2019, and is also step-mum to his three children Lorenz, 16, Tate, 14, and Tia, 11.
The reality star shared the news on her Blended podcast: “It’s a girl guys – we are so excited we’re having a girl. We both guessed the same.”
Despite their joyous announcement, the pair hilariously recalled that their gender reveal party didn’t exactly go to plan, branding it “bedlam” as they tried to please all four kids.
Kate continued: “’It was bedlam. So we all had a cake – there were 12 cakes. This was actually Rio’s idea.
“Only one of them had the colour in it. So we all had two cakes each. Little cupcakes. Because all the kids are so many different ages it’s really hard to get something that works for everyone.
“Typical Rio, said he’d be home from work at 5.30, rocks up at eight – so Cree’s exhausted. So we’re already starting the night a little bit groggy – Cree goes to bed at 7.30 and it’s now eight.”
Rio added: “We all sat down, cameras ready to film it for memories, and then we all take a bite of the first six cupcakes and no one of them has the colour.
“So it’s pink or blue, for girl or boy, and we’re all shouting and because everyone is shouting so loud, Cree in the middle just starts hysterically crying because he’s scared.
“All the other kids are really excited – they’re screaming and shouting. So we calm everyone down.”
To add the chaos, the couple revealed that sibling rivalry broke out among the oldest three while trying to find the gender reveal cupcake.
Not only that but Kate then choked on a cupcake amid the pandemonium.
Kate said: “Tate and Tia think Lorenz is the favourite child – I’ve told them he’s not the favourite. They said ‘Lorenz is going to get the cake’. They all picked their own cake. Who gets the cake with the colour in it?”
The former England footballer replied: “Lorenz gets it – then we all done it and Lorenz ended up getting the pink cupcake. And then it was just was bedlam, manic. Then Kate decides to take the spotlight and choke on the cupcake – she almost died.”
She continued: “Everyone thinks it’s a fix, Cree’s screaming again – he’s hysterical.
“I was so excited that it was a girl, I hadn’t swallowed the bit of cake, but then Cree’s started screaming so I went over to see him and then the cake got stuck in my throat. Not one family member cared.
“I was actually full-blown choking. Someone was having to hit me over the back – I had no drink. And you were all drinking tropical fruit from the fridge like minding your own business.”
