Former Manchester United and England defender, Rio Ferdinand, has proposed to his girlfriend, Kate Wright, after almost two years of dating.
Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, and his girlfriend, Kate Wright, have announced their engagement after almost two years of dating, Dailymail UK reports.
The 27-year-old reality TV star, accepted a romantic rooftop proposal from the 39-year-old football legend, during a family holiday to Abu Dhabi after he popped the question in front of his three children.
Kate Wright and Rio Ferdinand engaged in front of his three children during family holiday to Abu Dhabi
Taking to her Instagram account to share the happy news with her followers on Thursday morning, the TV personality wrote: ‘The perfect end to our holiday … How could the answer not be yes.’
Kate uploaded three pictures of the magical moment Rio popped the question as his kids Lorenz, 12, Tate, 10, and Tia, seven, looked on.
The stunning cityscape images appeared to have been taken on a rooftop helicopter pad following a night-time ride.
Rio’s three children could be seen looking on as their dad proposed, before rushing over to hug them both when Kate accepted.
The former England star proudly revealed he had included his kids in his proposal plans, and praised them for keeping the secret for so long.
Posting a sweet snap of the trio watching the special moment, he wrote: ‘She said yes. How these 3 kids kept it a secret I’ll never know.’
The reality star started dating Rio in early 2017, two years after he tragically lost his 34-year-old wife, Rebecca Ellison, following a short battle with cancer.
