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11 de may. de 2024 · Rio, who acted as a mum and dad to three of his children after his wife Rebecca Ellison died of breast cancer at just 34, has hit amazing heights and plunged the depths of despair as he...
11 de may. de 2024 · When Rio, 45, lost Rebecca in 2015 they had been together for 15 years and married for nine. In his book Thinking Out Loud: Love, Grief and Being Mum and Dad, he opens up about the depression and suicidal thoughts that he experienced, revealing that he turned to whisky and brandy to cope with the shock.
Hace 2 días · Rio Ferdinand thinks letting go of perfection is key as a parent. “Sometimes we’re our own worst enemy, in that we put too much pressure on ourselves to have the perfect scenario and situation in life, which is just impossible,” says the former Manchester United and England legend, who’s now a regular TV pundit for TNT Sports as well as being a father of five.
Hace 6 días · He’s done a lot to highlight mental wellbeing in recent years – including his Bafta-winning BBC documentary Being Mum And Dad, and 2020 docuseries Tipping Point, which explored racism,...
13 de may. de 2024 · The campaign strikes a personal chord with Rio, who lost his wife Rebecca at the age of 34. His BBC documentary on coping with bereavement, Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad, won a Bafta in 2018. “I think lots of kids nowadays feel as though they have to be happy even when they don’
Hace 1 día · In March 2017, Ferdinand discussed strategies for coping with bereavement in the BBC One documentary Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad. The programme won the Robert Flaherty Award for Single Documentary at the 2018 BAFTA Awards.
11 de may. de 2024 · The football legend revealed that when he was sad a child, he would be told to ‘cheer up’. After taking on the role of mother and father he has now reflected on his hardships and told the Mirror that parents should avoid hiding their vulnerabilities from their children.
