Kate Ferdinand burst into tears after her husband Rio surprised her by returning from his trip to Qatar several days early.
The former footballer, 44, had travelled to the Middle East to appear as one of BBC’s top pundits during their World Cup coverage, but left his wife, 31, stunned by arriving home while she was exercising in the gym.
Following their reunion, Kate and Rio enjoyed a family day out at Lapland UK, with the former TOWIE star sharing a sweet snap of their son Cree, 18 months, at the attraction.
Back together! Kate Ferdinand burst into tears after her husband Rio surprised her by returning from his trip to Qatar several days early
In a video posted to her Instagram Stories, Kate showed the moment Rio returned home following his flight back to the UK, attempting to hide her face from the camera after bursting into tears at the reunion.
Rio told his followers: ‘I just got home and she’s crying. She’s pleased to see me. I look horrendous, I feel horrendous, she’s crying.’
Hiding her face, Kate replied: ‘I didn’t know you were going to be here.’
Trying to film his wife, Rio said: ”She won’t look. Go on, show us you’re crying. Go on, show us your tears.’
You’re back! The former footballer Left his wife stunned by arriving home while she was exercising in the gym, after spending three weeks in Qatar covering the World Cup
Funny: Rio told his followers: ‘I just got home and she’s crying. She’s pleased to see me. I look horrendous, I feel horrendous, she’s crying’
Stunned: Kate then shared the clip on social media, writing: ‘We got a surprise visitor. I was in the gym and the dog started barking so went to the door and Rio was waiting there’
Kate then shared the clip on social media, writing: ‘We got a surprise visitor. I was in the gym and the dog started barking so went to the door and Rio was waiting there.
‘Nothing normally gets past me, so this was such a shock I just burst into tears.’
Following their reunion, Kate and Rio enjoyed a wintery family trip to Lapland UK.
Kate looked radiant in a padded black coat and wore her blonde hair in loose waves over her shoulders while opting for bronzed makeup.
Wrapping up warm: Following their reunion, Kate and Rio enjoyed a wintery family trip to Lapland UK
She penned in the caption of their sweet selfie: ‘Daddy joined us for a magical trip to @laplanduk, we had the best day!’.
Also on her Instagram Stories she shared a snap of Cree following an elf into a grotto where he met a ‘patient’ Santa who was chatting and handing out gifts.
In another snap Cree was seen sweetly posting his letter to Santa – as Kate wrote alongside the image: ‘Honestly such a magical special day!’
Cute! The former TOWIE star shared a glimpse at their son Cree, 18 months, at the attraction
Rio was able to join the family day out after jetting back from his World Cup commentating duties in Qatar earlier this week.
The festive day out comes after Kate shared an insight into her high-intensity workouts to social media.
Last weekend she revealed that while it may look gruelling, the exercise routine actually helps to keep her calm throughout the day.
Sharing that she gets up around 5AM every morning for an hour workout, the ex reality TV star admitted that it relaxes her ‘manic life’.
Festive: Also on her Instagram Stories she shared a snap of Cree following an elf into a grotto where he met a ‘patient’ Santa who was chatting and handing out gifts
Appearing on an episode of Vicky Pattison’s The Secret To podcast, the former Geordie Shore star said to Kate: ‘I just want to say, you look unreal at the minute Kate.
‘So good, it’s to the point where obviously I’m all for women supporting women but I look at your f***ing Instagram and I think ‘look at that c**’. You’re that good looking! What’s with the bod lass? You’ve had a baby!’
A slightly blushing Kate laughed and thanked the presenter, as she explained: ‘I’ve always been into my workouts, I love working out.
‘I do like to look good, I’m not going to lie, but also mentally my life is so manic that that hour in the morning just calms me.’
Adorable: In another snap Cree was seen sweetly posting his letter to Santa – as Kate wrote alongside the image: ‘Honestly such a magical special day!’
But continuing that it’s not just about looking good on the outside, Kate added that she is now trying to be healthy and look after her body from the inside out.
‘I’m on a whole new thing though. I have started looking after my body from the inside. I feel like everyone always wants to go gym, and get their hair done and look good but I have started trying to take care internally – and I feel like that might be helping,’ she explained.
The star went on to detail that she shares the workouts with fans as they often reach out to share that it ‘inspires them’.
Football: Rio was able to join the family day out after jetting back from his World Cup commentating duties in Qatar earlier this week
Kate and her husband, former England pro Rio, often share snaps and videos to their respective Instagram accounts as they workout in their luxe home gym.
The former reality star recently welcomed son Cree, almost two, with Rio – and is also step mum to his three children; Lorenz, 15, Tate, 13 and 11-year-old Tia.
And showing that the whole family get involved in the fitness action, the couple recently shared a video of Cree watching his parents during their morning workout.
In the clip, he appeared to be having the time of his life as he held on to the gate he was kept behind for safety reasons and jumped up and down, mimicking his mum and dad.
Toned: The festive day out comes after Kate shared an insight into her high-intensity workouts to social media
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