Sue Radford reveals Britain’s biggest family will release their first book next month – and it will chart their lives from her first pregnancy with husband Noel when she was 13 and he was 17

Sue Radford has delighted fans by announcing she has written her first book with husband Noel, The Radfords Making Life Count.

The mum-of-22, from Morecambe in Lancashire, who shared the exciting news on Instagram, said ‘it’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time’, and will tell their story ‘from first meeting through every pregnancy. birth and beyond’.

Sue and Noel previously raised eyebrows when it emerged she first became pregnant when she was 13 and he was 17.

In a video message to fans, Noel added that they have been working on the project for “years” and promised that it would go into “so much more detail” than their TV show.

The message read: ‘We hope you enjoyed tonight’s #22KidsandCounting, the first episode of 2024 and the new series. For those who missed it, you can still catch up.

‘We feel so lucky to be starting the year with our fourth series and alongside the show we have something really exciting coming up in 2024…

‘We’re happy to announce that you can pre-order our first book now and it will be available in stores from February 29, 2024!

‘Many of you have asked over the years if we will ever release a book and it’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time and now we’ve finally found time in the chaos of everyday life to do it!

‘It was such a beautiful experience, a reflection on our journey to becoming Britain’s biggest family, from first meeting through every pregnancy, birth and beyond.

‘We enjoy sharing our lives with you and we hope you will enjoy the book and all our stories, old and new. We will post a link for the pre-order in our bio.

They concluded: ‘Thank you as always for all your support and kindness. From our family to yours: Happy New Year! Let’s really make 2024 count x’

Using Instagram Stories, the couple left a video message for fans to share the big announcement.

They said, ‘We have big news, it’s something we’ve been working on for years and we can finally share the news. We are publishing a book!

‘It goes into so much detail, more than you’ve ever seen on TV, it’s now available on Amazon. It’s coming out in time for Mother’s Day, so we’re excited to hear what you think.”

Using Instagram Stories, the couple left a video message for fans to share the big announcement

The mum-of-22, from Morecambe in Lancashire, who shared the exciting news on Instagram, said: ‘It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time’

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 and Noel met at school and started dating as teenagers. She had her first child at the age of 14, while Noel was 18.

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.

The book news comes after Sue revealed how her dream Christmas holiday turned into a nightmare after experiencing travel disruptions.

The 22 Kids and Counting star told her 518,000 Instagram followers how the family’s holiday – their 23rd in two years – to Disneyland Paris ended on a ‘terrible’ note as Storm Henk’s extreme weather affected conditions in the English Channel .

The mirror reports that Sue was documenting her long journey home, which was postponed while they waited for an available seat on the shuttle through the Eurotunnel – which was under heavy security.

Sue and Radford and almost all of their offspring visited Disneyworld in April and August 2022

The family had difficulty getting home because storm Henk got in the way. Pictured above in their caravan

As she and the family waited in their van for a spot on the shuttle, she posted on her Instagram Story to complain about the wait.

“Home time, waiting to enter the tunnel. We had the best week at Disneyland but are looking forward to coming home,” she wrote.

She went on to explain that the tunnel was ‘so busy’, which she assumed was because people were trying to avoid crossing the Channel by ferry due to the choppy waters.

‘It’s so busy in the tunnel that I don’t think people want to take the ferry with this wind. We’re definitely not getting the 1:36 version,” she lamented.

However, despite the turbulent weather conditions, the Radfords eventually arrived home safely.

Sue wrote: ‘What a horrible drive home. I absolutely hate driving in the wind and rain… Sitting behind the camper and following Noel, swaying in the wind was another bad thing.’

She added: “But we are home safe and sound after leaving at 7.30am this morning. We’ll definitely sleep well tonight.’

The Radfords, who run a bakery, are enjoying their hard-earned trips abroad, having visited Lapland, Disneyland, New York, France and the Maldives several times.