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Feb 2020
42m 36s

Rio & Kate Ferdinand

Fearne Cotton
About this episode

What does it take to be a stepparent? Following their hit BBC One documentary, Kate Ferdinand is joined by husband Rio to talk about the fallout from making the programme, diving deeper into their story of loss, love... and building a new family together.

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