Rio Ferdinand and New Wife Welcome First Child.

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has reportedly welcomed a child with his wife, Kate Ferdinand.

The couple welcomed a baby boy on Friday, Dec 18, OK Magazine reports.

Kate is stepmother to Rio’s three children Lorenz, 14, Tate, 12, and nine-year-old Tia, from his marriage to late wife Rebecca Ellison.

Rebecca died in 2015 after battling cancer.

In November 2018, Rio proposed to Kate on a rooftop in Abu Dhabi with his children present.

Then in September 2019, the couple tied the knot at a luxury hotel in Turkey.

Back in June, Katie 29, announced that she and Rio, 42, were expecting their first baby together. Then in September, she told fans they were having a boy after throwing a gender reveal party.