Kate Ferdinand has shared an adorable video of husband Rio Ferdinand 's daughter Tia bonding with baby Cree.
The former TOWIE star, 30, took to her Instagram Stories earlier this week to give her followers a glimpse inside her happy household.
As the former football player's 10-year-old daughter played with baby brother Cree before school, Kate could resist capturing the sweet moment on camera.
Off-camera, the blonde beauty watched on as Tia entertained her son with Rio as a cartoon played on the star's TV.
The mum-of-one then went on to share the cute clip with her 1.4 million Instagram followers online.
"Before school songs and cuddles. Never too early," Kate added as a caption to precious moment.
Earlier on, the step-mum had shared another picture of Rio's daughter in her "happy place" as she enjoyed a horse-riding lesson.
In addition to Tia, Kate is also a step-parent to Rio's sons Lorenz, 14, and Tate, 12 who the former Manchester United star shared with his late wife, Rebecca Ellison.
Following the mum-of-three's tragic death from breast cancer in 2015, Kate soon found herself in the position of a step-mother after meeting and falling in love with football pundit Rio.
Widow Rio wooed Kate after meeting her at a friend’s BBQ and, with his children’s permission, he asked her out on a date and her transformation from reality TV star to devoted step-mum began.
The star, best known for her stint on TOWIE, ditched her agent and cut ties with numerous brands as she focused on building the trust of Rio’s three grieving children.
The BT Sport pundit has spoken on numerous occasions about how Kate has settled into the role as step-mum and how much the kids adore her.
When the dad-of-four asked Kate to marry him in November 2018, his three children had a hand in the romantic proposal in Abu Dhabi.
Their wedding in 2019 saw Lorenz and Tate walk Kate down the aisle with Tia serving as her maid of honour.
In December 2020, Kate and Rio welcomed their first child together into the world when son Cree was born.
Following the birth of her first child, fitness-fanatic Katie revealed how the delivery left her unable to walk for six weeks.
Kate told The Mirror: "I had an emergency C-section, that's like major stomach surgery, so you really have to ease yourself back in and listen to what the doctor said.
"I don't think I could train for six weeks, I didn't even really walk for six weeks I don't think, and then I've been gradually building it up slowly."
"I was a bit of machine before I had a baby I realise, just a crazy workout machine, and now I just take it as it comes.
"I'll try and do as much as I can but if it doesn't feel right on my scar I'll just tone it down."
