Dan Edgar BREAKS SILENCE on his ex Kate Wright's engagement to Rio Ferdinand

Dan and Kate split in 2016

Author: Alex RossPublished 15th Nov 2018

They were one of TOWIE's most popular couples until their on/off/on/off again relationship finally came to an end in 2016, but now, after recent reports suggested that Kate Wright's engagement to Rio Ferdinand has caused a rift in Dan Edgar's romance with current girlfriend Amber Turner, Dan has broken his silence.

Speaking about whether his ex's recent news caused issues with Amber, Dan said, "It’s nothing to do with that. That happened a long time ago. It was literally a few things with our relationship."

After he was quoted saying he'd 'always love' Kate, Dan hit back adding, "That comment was from a long time ago. I can’t remember when I said that. I haven’t said it recently. But that's in the past. I’m with Amber and I’m happy with her."

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Dan Edgar BREAKS SILENCE on his ex Kate Wright's engagement to Rio Ferdinand
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After splitting from Dan in 2016, Kate started a relationship with former Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand, with Rio recently admitting that it was his late wife's wish was for him to 'find happiness again'.

Since the pair started dating, both Kate and Rio have been very open about their relationship, with Kate taking on the role of step-mum to Rio's three children, Tate, Tia and Lorenz.

Then, at the beginning of November, Rio popped the question to Kate on the top of a hotel in Abu Dhabi, sharing photos of the special moment to his Instagram followers. He wrote, 'She said yes 💍 ❤️ How these 3 kids kept it a secret I’ll never know 🤷🏽‍♂️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤'. sic

After reports emerged that Kate's stunning engagement ring cost a whopping £400,000, the former reality star took to Instagram to slam the reports.

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