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Kate Wright praised by fans after sharing emotional message to her boyfriend Rio Ferdinand

He won a TV BAFTA earlier this week

Author: Alex RossPublished 15th May 2018

Former Manchester United and England footballer Rio Ferdinand won a TV BAFTA Award earlier this week for his documentary Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad, which he made following the sad death of his wife Rebecca Ellison in 2015.

After paying tribute to his late wife during his acceptance speech, Rio was praised by a number of viewers, and now his current girlfriend Kate Wright has penned an emotional message to Rio.

Taking to her Instagram account, the former TOWIE star shared a photo of a beaming looking Rio and wrote, 'My baby won a bafta!!! Overwhelmed with emotion for you... Feels strange to be happy through winning something through sadness, but I’m so happy for you, for raising awareness and helping others. You are amazing, here is to the future , but always keeping the past in our hearts. I love you ❤️'. sic

Many fans of the couple were quick to praise Kate for her kind words, one user wrote, 'This caption tho. Proof @rioferdy5 found the perfect girl to bring into his beautiful fam. Well done @xkatiewright You are a class act. 😍😍😍😍😍😍 You know there's an angel smiling down at all of you right now.' sic

Another added, 'Fabulous words Katie 🙏🌹', with a third adding, 'Your both doing this so right, perfect words xxx'. sic

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After picking up his award at the TV BAFTAs on Sunday evening, Rio held back the tears as he accepted the award. He said, "I did it for my three kids. It's been a crazy, whirlwind experience... I didn't do this for any other reason than my three kids. The worst thing to come out of this is I get quite emotional now."

He went on to explain that the programme was "a snapshot of that time of sadness" in his life, but said it pulled him forward to a period of happiness in his life. Rio is now in a happy relationship with Kate Wright who has been very supportive to Rio and his children.

Rio went on to say, "Being a sportsman you are kind of built up as kind of an indestructible athlete and for people to see that vulnerability live and direct, I think was a huge part of that, making the documentary. All of the nans, granddads, the younger people, the middle aged people come up to me now in the streets and don't want to talk about football and that means we've done a good job with what we are doing."

Watch his emotional speech below:

Rio tragically lost his wife Rebecca at the age of only 34 back in May 2015, when she lost her battle with breast cancer. Rebecca left behind her three children, Tate, Tia and Lorenz.

After her death, Rio admitted Rebecca's dying wish was for him to be happy and find love again, as she didn't want him 'alone and miserable'. Last year, Rio starting dating Kate, with the reality star making the decision to take a step back from the showbiz world.

Kate has since been praised for her role as step mum to Rio's children, with the 26-year-old recently admitting on This Morning that the children are 'begging' the couple to have a baby together.

You can see a full list of winners from the TV BAFTAs right here.