Lorenz Ferdinand gushed over his stepmother Kate as he shared a sweet Instagram tribute to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday.

The 18-year-old son of Rio Ferdinand and the late Rebecca Ellison gushed over the former TOWIE star, 33 – who married the ex footballer in 2019.

Lorenz posted an adorable black and white snap of them together on his social media to celebrate the special day.

He first shared a heart-warming snap with his late mum Rebecca, who tragically pᴀssed away from cancer in 2015, captioning with a red heart emoji: ‘Happy Mother’s Day’.

It was followed by the picture of the young goalkeeper and Kate, with the same caption, showing his unconditional affection for Rio’s beloved wife.

Kate and Rio Ferdinand share kids Cree and Shae, while the former reality star is also stepmother to Lorenz, Tate, 16, and Tia, 13. 

Lorenz Ferdinand, 18, gushed over his stepmother Kate as he shared a sweet Instagram tribute to celebrate Mother’s Day

The son of Rio Ferdinand and the late Rebecca Ellison, 18, gushed over the former TOWIE star, 33 – who married the ex footballer in 2019

The Blended founder previously opened up about her relationship with Rio’s teenage kids after she gave birth to her first child Cree.

Speaking on Giovanna Fletcher’s podcast, Happy Mum Happy Baby in January, she opened up about her post natal experiences with her stepchildren. 

Kate gave birth to son Cree in December 2020 and welcomed their second child Shae with the former footballer last year. 

In the candid podcast chat Kate spoke about feeling misunderstood by her teenage kids after giving birth.

She said of the time after her birth: ‘I was snappy. I think when you’re with just your husband and you’ve got the young kids, your husband knows kind of what goes on around birth, and that you’re going to have these crazy emotions and just let her get on with it. 

‘Teenage kids don’t really, they haven’t experienced that yet, have they? And I just felt like no one cared about me and no one loved me. 

‘And I just remember coming downstairs. I got a vivid thing of them all sitting on the sofa. They’re all sitting on the sofa, and I’m like, ‘none of you love me’. 

‘And they were like… Just, you know, like teenagers. And I’m like, ‘you don’t care about me. You don’t love me. None of you want to see me upstairs’. 

Kate and Rio Ferdinand share kids Cree and Shae, while the former reality star is also stepmother to Lorenz, Tate, 16, and Tia, 13 from Rio’s marriage with late wife Rebecca Ellison 

The Blended founder previously opened up about her relationship with Rio’s teenage kids ‘didn’t love her’ after she gave birth to her first child Cree 

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‘I was just going on one and they were just looking at me like, ‘is Kate okay?’ It’s like more judgment. You have like four people judging you now rather than one. 

‘But I think for them as well, it’s a lot for them to take in. Like Kate’s had a baby and she’s gone cuckoo up there.’

Last year, Kate revealed if she and husband Rio want to have more children. 

The television personality did a Q and A on Instagram where she was asked about if they were planning on adding to their blended family. 

When asked: ‘Do you want anymore children?’ Kate replied: ‘The shop is shut. Five is more than enough for us’.