Sue Radford has revealed she would “love” to welcome more children into Britain’s biggest family.
The 22-year-old mother, from Morecambe, Lancashire, has opened up about the possibility of fostering or adopting more children as her eldest begins to leave home.
Talking with him MirrorThe stay-at-home mother, who had her first child at age 13, said she “dreads” the idea of having an empty nest.
She explained: “We love being around children, so I would love to adopt or foster them.”
“We’re not going to have any more, so it’s definitely something we would think about when ours are older.”
Pictured: Noel and Sue Radford pose with 18 of their 22 children in the garden of their Morecambe home.
The most recent addition to Noel and Sue’s huge brood was Heidie, who was born in April 2020, just five months before their granddaughter Ophelia arrived.
Between them, the couple are parents to Chris, 34, Sophie, 29, Chloe, 28, Jack, 26, Daniel, 24, Luke, 22, Millie, 22, Katie, 20, James, 19, Ellie, 18, Aimee. 17, Josh, 16, Max, 14, Tillie, 13, Oscar, 11, Casper, 10, Hallie, eight, Phoebe, seven, Archie, six, Bonnie, four and Heidie, three.
Sue then went on to say that they are “proud to be Britain’s biggest family” but admitted that she originally only planned to have three children.
He added: “We are addicted to children, but as far as addiction goes, it is not bad because it is motivated by love.” “We have a lot for everyone.”
The mum then revealed she almost reached breaking point in her marriage to Noel when they moved the family bakery to new premises and faced bankruptcy.
Describing what it was like a “sink or swim” moment for them, Sue revealed that “the kids kept them right.”
Earlier this year, Sue and Noel revealed they moved to the country with their youngest children, while the older children stayed in the house they grew up in.
The parents of Britain’s largest family had lived in a Victorian house in Morecambe, Lancashire, with several of their children for 11 years.
Pictured: Sue Radford. The mother-of-22 said they are “proud to be Britain’s biggest family” but she admitted she originally only planned to have three children.
They tried to sell it three years ago, but couldn’t get the price they wanted and monetary tensions forced them to stay.
After a slow start to their house search, Noel and Sue finally discover a house in the countryside that they say is “perfect.”
“We’ve found our dream home,” says Sue as she looks around the five-bedroom, 2,690 sq ft country house, which was asking for £850,000.
The next day, Noel decided to make an offer and was delighted when it was accepted.
But many of the children quickly realize that even with two in a room, there is not enough space for all the children.
Sue Radford took to Instagram to reveal that she and her husband Noel wrote their first book earlier this year.
The parents of Britain’s largest family have lived in a Victorian house in Morecambe, Lancashire, with several of their children for 11 years.
This leaves James, 20, Daniel, 24, Luke, 23, Jack, 26, and Katie, 21, without a roof over their heads.
Daniel says he is moving to Australia, while Luke, who recently came out as bisexual, says he hopes to move somewhere gay-friendly and explore the gay town of Manchester.
Katie decided to look for a “love nest” with her boyfriend, but is shocked by the price of rent in Morecambe.
The three oldest, as well as Millie, a mother of three, already live alone. The remaining 13 will move to the new house, sharing rooms.
“For a child to leave home is quite emotional, but I have five children who are leaving,” she says through tears. ‘I came to this house with nine children, now we have 22.’
On a recent episode of 22 Kids and Counting, Noel and Sue clashed over their parenting approach, after Noel allowed his younger children to stay up late and eat candy, causing them to be late for school.
The disagreement begins when Sue discovers that three of her teenage children are up at 2 a.m. playing, which Noel says he “doesn’t care about.”
“Our parenting styles are definitely good cop, bad cop, and I’m bad cop,” Sue says, while several of the kids agree that she’s stricter.
Worried that the children are not getting out enough, Sue books a caravan park in Northumberland to encourage more outdoor play.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing Max (her 14-year-old son) because it’s so important to me to be able to get him off his Xbox and outside with some fresh air and devices,” Sue says. to the camera.
But when Noel arrives, Sue realizes she let Max stay at home, sparking a furious argument.
Max had told Noel that Sue had let him stay home, but Sue had said no such thing.
‘This is the first time Sue has let Max stay at home while we are away. So I hope he doesn’t burn down the house or anything drastic like that,” says the clueless Noel.