Rio Ferdinand marveled at fiancée Kate Wright in her Mother's Day ticket

Rio Ferdinand is thrown on his fiancée Kate Wright for keeping in memory the mother of her children on Mother's Day.

The 40-year-old footballer shared a photo of Kate, 27, walking along a bridge while holding her seven-year-old daughter in the hand, and posted an emotional message next to it.

He wrote: "Thanks for all you do for the little munchkins. To keep the memory of their mother alive, to make them smile constantly. I like you … & # 39;

Love: Rio Ferdinand is thrown on his fiancée Kate Wright for keeping the memory of the mother of her children on Mother's Day

Rio is also father of Lorenz, 12, and Tate, 10, with Rebecca Ellison, 34, who died in 2015 after a short battle with cancer.

Kate recently shared a picture of the couple on her Instagram account where she joked that her friend "knows who the real boss is" in the caption.

Kate, who was previously a member of the TOWIE cast, began attending Rio in early 2017.

He wrote: "Thanks for all you do for the little munchkins. To keep the memory of their mother alive, to make them smile constantly. I like you & # 39;

Family: He also shared this picture of Kate relaxing near the beach with Tia standing next to her.

Couple: Kate recently shared a picture of the couple with her Instagram account where she joked that her friend "knows who the real boss is" in the caption.

Rio had revealed last year that Rebecca had encouraged her to regain love once she had pbaded, during a conversation with her friend Lisa.

He told the Sun: "Rebecca told Lisa something in the last weeks of her life. A few months later, Lisa told me what it was … "It's killing me to think about Rio with a new partner, Lisa, you know it, of course."

"" But you know what kills me even more? Think of him alone and alone. If I do not succeed, Lisa, I do not want Rio to be miserable. I want him to be happy. "

Relationship: Rio revealed last year that her late wife Rebecca Elison had encouraged her to regain love once she had pbaded away (with Rebecca in 2013)

Previously, Rio admitted that he and Kate had regularly talked about the wedding, but insisted that they were in no hurry to get married. He said, "We are talking about it, but I will not stay here and give you an appointment."

The football agency also talked about Kate's positive impact on her children since the tragic death of their mother.

Rio explained, "My relationship with Kate has helped to the extent that they now have a wife at home."

Future: Rio had already admitted that Kate and he had regularly talked about the wedding, but had insisted that they were in no hurry to get married.