Former footballer Rio Ferdinand has revealed the final words he would say to his beloved late wife Rebecca if he was given one more minute to spend with her.

The father-of-three fought back tears as he said he would ask his wife, who died from breast cancer in 2015, how she wanted him to parent their children. He added: '[I would] tell her I love her... There's loads.'

The ex-Manchester United player joined stars including Mary Berry, Joey Essex and Ben Fogle to talk about the pain of losing a loved one for a new charity video.

Heart-wrenching: Father-of-three Rio Ferdinand fought back tears as he said he would ask his wife, who died from breast cancer in 2015, how she wanted him to parent their children

Poignant: Rio Ferdinand revealed what he would say to his wife Rebecca if he had one more minute with her. The mother-of-three, pictured in 2009, died in 2015 from breast cancer

In the heart-wrenching Child Bereavement UK clip, the celebrities each reveal what they would say if they had 'one more minute' to speak to someone they have lost.

Rio became visibly upset as he told said to the camera: 'If I was able to have one more minute with Rebecca, I'd probably, well I'd definitely, ask her about what she wanted with the children growing up at different stages, poignant moments in their development... Tell her I love her.' Voice cracking, he added: 'There's loads.'

Meanwhile Bake Off star Mary, 82, spoke about the loss of her son William, who was killed in a car accident in 1989 aged 19.

She struggled not to cry as she said: 'I would thank him for being a brilliant son.'

Reality TV star Joey Essex, who lost his mother to suicide aged 10, said: 'Obviously, my mum is still here is spirit so she knows exactly what I would say. It's a personal thing. That's it.'

Mary Berry spoke about the loss of her son William, who was killed in a car accident in 1989

Precious memories: Mary at home with children William, left, Annabel and Thomas

TV star Ben Fogle, 43, and his wife Marina, revealed how they would want to have just one minute with their stillborn son.

'I suppose the sad thing with us is that we didn't even have the first minute, to say anything to him, that's probably the answer,' the father-of-two said.

Marina added: 'I think [we would say] what we tell our children every night and every morning, that we love them.'

Personal: Joey Essex said his mother, who died when he was 10, 'knows what he would say'

Powerful: Joey, pictured with his mother as a child, said he believes she is still here in spirit

Actor Jason Watkins, a patron of Child Bereavement UK, spoke about his two-year-old daughter Maude, whom he lost to sepsis six years ago.

'If I was to have another minute with her. I would remind her of all the wonderful things she'd given us and all the wonderful things she did,' he said.

'And talk about as much as I could in that minute, all the wonderful feelings she gave us, the joy. I would tell her that she will never be forgotten and that she's handed on all her beauty to her sister and to us.

TV star Ben Fogle, 43, and his wife Marina, spoke about grieving over their stillborn son

The parents, who have two children, said they would want have a minute to say 'I love you'

'And we'll never forget her. That's what I would say to her.'

The Child Bereavement UK #OneMoreMinute campaign encourages those who are grieving to speak about their loss.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the charity's chief executive, Ann Chalmers, said: 'The film touches on the longing that many bereaved families tell us they have, to be able to have more time with the person who has died.

'In our 23 years of experience of supporting children, young people and families, this is something that is commonly expressed and that many people will relate to.

Grief: Actor Jason Watkins spoke about his daughter Maude who died from sepsis aged two

'Child Bereavement UK deals with a subject that many people find too unbearable to contemplate, the untimely deaths of parents and children, but every year, child bereavement is experienced by thousands of families in the UK.'

The campaign video will be aired on Channel Five on Friday at 8pm.