Mother of 22 Sue Radford tells of accident that nearly prevented Millie from getting engaged
Earlier this year, Millie Radford’s boyfriend Harley Passmore proposed to her during a family trip to Disneyland in Florida.
However, the special moment didn’t go according to plan, as Harley had a major accident when he popped the question.
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Parents of 22 Sue and Noel Radford, from Morecambe, recalled the blunder in the new season of their reality series 22 children and still counting.
Noel remembers the day of the proposal: “Harley was a bit strange, wasn’t he?
“It was like, ‘What is he doing?’ He wasn’t his normal self.”
Sue added: “You could tell he clearly had something on his mind.”
The Radfords managed to capture the sweet moment when Harley proposed to her as he and Millie stood in front of the famous Disney Florida castle at Magic Kingdom.
Harley was seen getting down on one knee in front of Millie, but he almost ruined the big moment by dropping the ring.
“Oh no, where did it go?” Harley exclaimed, before searching the floor for the gem and exclaiming, “Where did it go?”
Harley, who is a father to two of Millie’s three children, was seen scrambling on the floor looking for the star.
Noel could be heard saying, “He hasn’t lost it.”
Fortunately, Millie saw the humor in the incident: “That’s typical Harley, nothing comes naturally to him.
“This would only happen to Harley.”
Harley miraculously managed to find the ring and Millie gave it a resounding yes, although she exclaimed that “it was a bit tight”.
When her parents said she could have her size altered, Millie replied, “I must have moved a bit of wood being here.
“Because I had a ring size M before we came here. It’s a bit small!
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“Anyway guys, the wedding is still a while away. So we all still have time.”
The busy parents seemed excited about the upcoming nuptials. Sue said: “We have to get ready for a wedding.
“It’s so exciting, this is a big thing for us. We just hope Millie doesn’t turn into bridezilla.”
Noel laughed, “Can you imagine?”
Millie, 23, the seventh child of 22-year-old parents Sue and Noel Radford, is set to tie the knot later this year.
Millie Radford’s Relationship Timeline
Millie is the seventh child and third daughter of 22-year-old parents Sue and Noel Radford.
She rose to fame when the family got their own Channel 5 show, 22 Kids and Counting, in 2018.
Millie became pregnant for the first time at the age of 18 and gave birth to daughter Ophelia in September 2020.
Millie is no longer with Ophelia’s father, whose identity remains a secret. They split shortly after Ophelia became pregnant.
The reality star spoke candidly about her relationship with him, saying, “He just wasn’t happy about becoming a father, that’s why his name was never mentioned.”
On February 20, 2022, she welcomed her second child, a son named Chester.
Millie kept her pregnancy a secret until her due date and in March 2022, she spoke openly about Chester’s birth during a Q&A on her Instagram Stories.
She also identified Chester’s father for the first time, revealing that he was her secret boyfriend Harley Passmore.
In May 2023, Millie announced that she was expecting another child with her partner.
Her baby, a daughter named Jade, was born in September 2023.
In April 2024, Millie excitedly told her fans that Harley had proposed to her during a trip to Disneyland in Florida.
In July, mum Sue hinted that Millie and Harley would tie the knot before the end of the year, even sharing a snap of the bride-to-be looking at wedding dresses.
Sue, mother of Britain’s largest family, took the family to Instagram stories to share one click of Millie and her sister Sophie admiring wedding dresses at a local bridal shop.
She let the image speak for itself and didn’t add a caption, just tagged Millie above it.
Sue recently revealed that Millie and Harley’s wedding will take place in 2024, as she told OK! magazine about the storylines in their new series Channel 5 reality show 22 Kids and Counting.
“There are a lot of things in this series,” she said.
“It will show Noel’s adoption story, Millie’s engagement is very exciting – the wedding should be sometime later this year – and Katie’s gender reveal is coming up.”
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