Rio Ferdinand parties hard and cuddles an inflatable doll of fiancée Kate Wright as he jets off to Barcelona for raucous stag do
Rio Ferdinand jetted to Barcelona for a raucous stag do with his guy pals ahead of his wedding to Kate Wright.
The retired footballer, 40, and his bachelor party kicked off the holiday in style, heading to Pacha nightclub on Saturday, where he was surrounded on the dancefloor by female fans.
Earlier on in the day, Rio strolled around the city with his eleven mates carrying and cuddling an inflatable doll with his Kate’s face on.
Bachelor party: Rio Ferdinand jetted to Barcelona for a raucous stag do with his guy pals ahead of his wedding to Kate Wright
Just last week, the couple seemed to be picking their weddings rings as they were spotted arriving at A&S Jewellers in Hatton Garden.
And while Rio jetted to Barcelona, Kate has been keeping followers up to date with backdated snaps from her recent hen do to Mykonos in which she has been putting on an incredible display.
In early November, Kate and Rio announced their engagement via a social media post after the retired footballer proposed on a family trip to Abu Dhabi in front of his three children, Lorenz, 12, Tate, 10, and Tia, seven.
Wedding bells: Earlier on in the day, Rio strolled around the city with his eleven mates carrying and cuddling an inflatable doll with his Kate’s face on
Partytime: The retired footballer, 40, and his bachelor party kicked off the holiday in style, heading to Pacha nightclub on Saturday
The couple first started dating in 2017 and have since shared a series of snaps displaying their love for one another.
Two years prior to beginning a relationship with Kate, Rio lost his first wife and the mother of his children, Rebecca Ellison, 34, to breast cancer.
Kate previously told YOU magazine: ‘Rio and I just clicked. I knew about the children and what had happened but at first I didn’t give it much thought…
‘When you meet someone you’re just enjoying the moment, not thinking about how serious things might become. I fell in love with Rio, then I met the kids and fell in love with them. I realised, “Wow, my life is going to change”…
‘I couldn’t be part of his life and not part of theirs. I knew it would be a challenge, but if you love someone you go with it and deal with the difficult stuff.’
With the relationship picking up speed, Kate tried to balance her private life with her role on TOWIE. In 2017, Kate banned the show from mentioning Rio, reportedly telling bosses that she wants to keep her relationship away from the cameras.
Two months later, Kate announced that she would be taking ‘an extended break’ from the show, before revealing in September that she would be quitting showbusiness to focus on her relationship with Rio and his children.
