Rio ferdinand and rebecca ellison
Rio ferdinand and rebecca ellison
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Rio Ferdinand’s late wife Rebecca Ellison: When did she die and what of? Inside her heartbreaking battle
10 February 2020, 20:00 | Updated: 10 February 2020, 20:01
Rebecca Ellison tragically passed away after a battle with cancer in 2015.
Rio and Kate: Becoming A Stepfamily airs on BBC One tonight, and it tells the story of the newlywed couple's journey that has seen Kate Ferdinand become stepmum to his three kids - sons Lorenz, 13, and Tate, 11, and eight-year-old daughter, Tia.
Read more: Kate Ferdinand reveals she didn't feel 'accepted' by Rio's family when they got together
The childrens' mum Rebecca Ellison tragically passed away of breast cancer in 2015.
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Who was Rebecca Ellison and when did she get together with Rio?
Rebecca was a fitness trainer from Essex, who later trained as an accountant. She met Rio in the late 1990s while he was playing for West Ham.
The couple got married in 2009.
She gave birth to Lorenz in 2006, and