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Kate and Rio Ferdinand share baby joy

Kate and Rio Ferdinand - Welcomed "strong little girl"
Kate and Rio Ferdinand - Welcomed "strong little girl"

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Kate Ferdinand and her husband, ex-footballer Rio Ferdinand, have announced the birth of their daughter.

The couple shared a black and white picture of the baby's hands, with their hands, as well as those of Rio Ferdinand's son Tate, placed on top.

Kate Ferdinand announced they had named the baby girl Shae, following her birth on Monday.

Sharing the news on Instagram, she wrote: "Our strong little girl," adding a white love heart.

Celebrity friends including former The Only Way Is Essex star Billie Faiers, Danielle Armstrong, Megan McKenna and Georgia Kousoulou were among those sending their best wishes, alongside Ferne McCann who said: "I love the name."

The family's happy news comes two and a half years after the "traumatic birth" of the couple's first son Cree, when Kate Ferdinand revealed she had to have a caesarean.

Last June, she said she was "devastated and heartbroken" as she announced that she had suffered a miscarriage.

The couple have been in a relationship since 2017 and were married in September 2019.

Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand already has three children from his previous marriage - sons Tate and Lorenz and daughter Tia.

Rio Ferdinand's late wife Rebecca died in 2015, aged 34, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time.

Source: Press Association

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