Mum-of-22 Sue Radford does some solo parenting on trip in £40k motorhome, before ‘aching’ Noel joins her after stag do
KEEPING kids entertained when you have 22 kids must be a struggle, but mum-of-22 Sue Radford appears to take it in her stride.
The mum of Britain’s biggest family showed how she had taken her bumper brood away for the weekend in their £40,000 motorhome while Noel was on a stag do.
Taking to their YouTube channel, Sue showed how she was spending the morning in the van with some of her youngest kids.
She shared: “Good morning, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well. You can probably tell that we’re in the motorhome.
“Noel went to work this morning, and he’s off on Harley’s stag do today.
“I’m not expecting him back until much later.
“Millie, Katie, and the little ones are going to join us later.”
Recently we shared how Noel and Sue had bought Katie, 21, a swanky new £1,150 pram following the birth of her first baby.
Sue then documented her day with her youngsters as they headed out for ice cream and to play with a new flying toy which Casper had received for his birthday.
The dedicated mum said: “Got this for his birthday and he loves it so we thought we’ll show you.
“It’s got lights and everything on it, hasn’t it Casper?
“He’s just figuring out how to actually use it.”
Next it was time for bowling and a meal out, with many kids opting for burgers and chips or pasta.
Sue appeared to do a great job of solo parenting, but Noel made an appearance later on during the trip following going on Harley Passmore’s stag do.
Millie Radford, 22 – who has three children of her own- is engaged to be married to partner Harley.
Speaking on camera, he said: “I am back! I’ve actually missed being here today.
“Had an absolute blast of a day.
“Not going to go into details about what we did, you’ll have to watch the TV program for that, but we had a really, really good day on old Harley’s stag do.”
Thankfully, Noel didn’t seem to be too worse for wear after the pre-wedding party.
He explained: “We didn’t get drunk, there was no drinking involved, barely, but there was some other stuff and it was just the best day ever, and do you know what I am aching today.
“My legs are killing me.
“Anyway kids are all tucked up in bed, soon I’ll get a drink each and we’re going to watch Batman.
“We need to get some new DVDs actually because everything we’ve got we’ve watched numerous times.”
Sue and Noel Radford‘s children are: Chris, 35, Sophie, 30, Chloe, 29, Jack, 27, Daniel, 25, Luke, 24, Millie, 22, Katie, 21, James, 20, Ellie, 19, Aimee, 18, Josh, 17, Max, 15, Tillie, 14, Oscar, 12, Casper, 12, Hallie, 9, Phoebe, 8, Archiem 7, Bonnie, 5, and Heidie, 4.
The stars of Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting don’t rely on benefits and support themselves with their pie shop business.
How does family-of-22 the Radfords afford to live?
AS Britain’s biggest family, it may come as no surprise that Sue and Noel Radford must have some hefty bills.
Between them, they have a whopping 22 children and seven dogs, which often has some people wonder how they manage their money.
The Radfords support themselves with the proceeds of Noel’s bakery, The Radford Pie Company, which is located near their home.
On their website, it says: “We have owned our own lovely bakery since 1999 which is how we manage to provide for (and feed) our huge and expanding family as well as for the local people of Heysham and Morecambe.”
The family expanded their business to cater to online orders placed across the UK.
The business is a family affair, with Noel at the helm, and some of their children helping out.
The older kids, who are working at least part-time, don’t get a free ride as they’re made to pay a small amount of rent to their parents.
“Us older ones do pay a little bit of board. Granted it’s not a lot but I’m also trying to save up for my own house at the moment.” their daughter Chloe said in a video on the YouTube channel.
Sue added: “We’ve always said if you want to buy somewhere, renting is a bit of dead money, so we’d rather you saved that money up and stayed at home a bit longer.
“I also do believe they should pay board if they are earning. We’ve always been brought up by our parents that we had to pay board.”
Noel and Sue famously don’t rely on benefits for their bumper brood and live off their pie shop for income.
They also revealed they make money from brand partnerships on social media.
The Radford family stars in their own reality TV show 22 Kids and Counting – which has run for four series.
Brand expert Andy Barr believes Noel and Sue have been paid less than £10,000 for each show.
He told the Daily Mail: “The typical fee per episode is going to be in the thousands rather than the tens or hundreds of thousands that people often think is the case with TV shows of this nature.
“If they continue to get commissioned for a fourth or fifth season, then they are going to be able to command a higher fee.”
He estimates that the Radfords make £ 5,000 an episode.