Rio Ferdinand Engaged To Kate Wright After Popping The Question On Top Of Abu Dhabi Skyscraper

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Rio Ferdinand and Kate Wright have announced their engagement.

The former Manchester United player and England captain popped the question on top of a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

The former โ€˜TOWIEโ€™ star shared a pic on Instagram of her and Rio embracing as his three children Lorenz, 11, Tate, nine and Tia, seven looked on.

She captioned the snap: โ€œThe perfect end to our holiday ... How could the answer not be yes.โ€

Rioโ€™s also took to social media to share the happy news, and revealed his children had been in on his plan.

โ€œShe said yes! How these 3 kids kept it a secret Iโ€™ll never know!โ€ he wrote.

The couple, who have been together since 2016, now share a home with Rioโ€™s three children.

Their mother, and Rioโ€™s first wife, Rebecca Ellison, died in 2015 at the age of 34 after battling breast cancer.

Kate Wright and Rio Ferdinand
Kate Wright and Rio Ferdinand
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In his 2017 autobiography, Rio opened up about his feelings for Kate and revealed he turned to his late wifeโ€™s best friend Lisa for advice.

โ€œTo my total surprise, I met someone and at first I wasnโ€™t sure I should let free my feelings,โ€ he wrote.

โ€œIn an emotionally vulnerable state, oneโ€™s judgement can be all over the place.

โ€œI wanted to get to know this beautiful young woman better and, as I have done on occasions, turned to Lisa for advice.

โ€œOf all the things Lisa has done for me, this may have been the hardest. Rebecca had been her best friend.

โ€œItโ€™s a measure of Lisaโ€™s love that she put aside her feelings, offered friendship to this stranger and gave the relationship her whole-hearted encouragement. I will be forever in her debt.โ€

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Kate, who is now a full-time mum to Rioโ€™s kids, previously spoke about how she has always seen Rio and his family as a package.

โ€œI fell in love with Rio, then I met the kids and fell in love with them,โ€ she told You magazine. โ€œI realised, โ€˜Wow, my life is going to change.โ€™ I couldnโ€™t be part of his life and not part of theirs.

โ€œI knew it would be a challenge. But if you love someone you go with it and deal with the difficult stuff.โ€

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