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Rio Ferdinand issues brutally honest advice to parents as he reveals he and children spent years recovering from the passing of his wife Rebecca


The former footballer, 45, welcomed three children, Lorenz, 17, Tate, 14 and Tia, 12, with his late wife Rebecca Ellison - who died from breast cancer aged 34 in 2015.

Rio Ferdinand has issued some brutally honest advice to parents after he and his children spent years recovering from the heartache of losing his wif to cancer. Rio Ferdinand has issued some brutally honest advice to parents after he and his children spent years recovering from the heartache of losing his wif to cancer The former footballer, 45, welcomed three children, Lorenz, 17, Tate, 14 and Tia, 12, with his late wife Rebecca Ellison (pictured in 2009) - who died from breast cancer aged 34 in 2015

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