Former fitness trainer and wife to footballer Rio Ferdinand, Rebecca Ellison, died in 2015 after a battle with breast cancer.
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RIO Ferdinand was left heartbroken when his wife Rebecca, 34, passed away.
When her death was announced it prompted an outpouring of grief from the footballing world.

Rio confirmed his beloved wife’s death in a heartbreaking statement that read: “My soul mate slipped away last night.
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Rebecca had kept her illness private after being diagnosed in 2014 and receiving treatment.
She was thought to be clear of the disease, however, her cancer returned and spread to her bones.
Rebecca met Ferdinand while he was playing at West Ham in the late 1990s. and they got married in 2019.
Rebecca and Rio had three children.
Rebecca gave birth to the couple’s first son Lorenz in 2006. Their second son called Tate followed three years later.
They welcomed a daughter called Tia in 2011 around the same time the family moved back to London following a stint in Manchester when Rio played for United.


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