- Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk
Kate Ferdinand showed off her jaw-dropping figure in a polka dot bikini as she cuddled husband Rio on the beach in Dubai.
The TOWIE star, 34, and her footballer husband, 46, swapped their life in south-east London for the sun-soaked desert in the United Arab Emirates back in August.
Following their relocation, Rio has slammed the UK tax system and revealed why they made the move.
Kate has been giving in insight into their new chapter on Instagram, with photos showing the couple and their children spending time together at the beach.
Other snaps showed them spending time with close family friends who came to visit over half term.
The TV personality captioned her latest update: ‘Special times with our special people. Just missing our big boys.’
The Daily Mail revealed the couple found their new home in the exclusive gated community of Al Barari, with the luxury property listed for 32.5million dirhams (£6,550,310) as of April this year.
Speaking in a new interview, Rio took aim at the tax system in the United Kingdom as he explained a possible reason as to why more and more people are emigrating from those shores.
Their summer move comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £40billion of tax rises on businesses and the rich in her 2024 Budget. Within that sees a rise in capital gains tax, inheritance tax and VAT on private schools.
Speaking as a guest on LBC Radio, the Manchester United and England legend discussed the tax sanctions on UK residents – arguing that they do not benefit the general public.
Rio said: ‘If things like the health service, for example, was absolutely flying and working perfectly well then I think people wouldn’t mind paying tax.
‘But when there’s things that are falling apart and going wrong in the country, then I sit there and go, we pay towards tax and is it really going towards the things that are actually benefiting the people that live here?
‘And that’s the big question that needs answering. I think a lot of us know the answer to that.’
While the footballer did not allude to that as the reason for he and his family’s move to the United Arab Emirates, he did reveal that the switch has allowed him to spend more time with his family.
‘My family are seeing me so much more and I’m spending some quality time with them and I think that’s just been a great thing for me,’ he continued.
‘I love England and I’m a patriotic guy in that sense, but a new journey, a new chapter, something different, I think is a refreshing new chapter in my life.’
‘There’s not one reason,’ Ferdinand – who left TNT Sports in May – told The National, opening up on the decision. ‘I went for the Global Soccer Awards at Christmas and I hadn’t been there properly for about seven or eight years. I used to go there all the time before.
‘We spent time with a couple of (partner) Kate’s friends who lived there and I just saw a different side to it. I also have a business out there, Football Escapes.
‘In Dubai, it feels like they’re valued and the lifestyle means that they’re happy and vibrant with a good energy for the kids. Lifestyle, safety, weather and just a new life.
‘I wanted a new chapter and I’ve been doing TNT (TV) since I retired for the last 10-11 years. When I made the decision, I thought “this must be 30 years when my life is driven by the fixture list.” Not now. I’m not leaving football, but it’s just not the governing body of my life now. I’ve got to be honest, it feels nice.’
Rio shares four-year-old Cree and two-year-old Shae with wife Kate, who is also stepmother to his three teenage children Lorenz, 19, Tate, 17, and Tia, 14, from his previous marriage to Rebecca Ellison. Lorenz and Tate live in England as they are on the books at Brighton and Hove Albion.
