Sue Radford reveals ‘strange’ milestone she achieved as she poses with her daughter
WITH 22 children, Sue Radford has seen her fair share of school Christmas activities.
So the family matriarch, 49, was somewhat overcome with emotion as she attended her last ever reception show to see her youngest child Heidie in action.
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Sue took her away Instagram page to share a photo of herself posing with four-year-old Heidie as they both grinned at the camera.
“Just looked at Heidie’s nativity scene,” Sue captioned the photo.
“What a strange feeling to know that this was the last nativity scene I will go to for our children.”
Sue also revealed that Heidie – who seemed to be an angel on the show – and her classmates “did so great”.
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The busy mom regularly shares insights into her family life on her social media pages.
And in another post about her Stories this week she revealed the incredible amount of milk they as a family of 22 consume every day.
Sue held up a giant bottle of whole milk and complained that there was “not a piece of milk in the fridge.”
She added: “I bought 18 pints last night. That’s something, kids!”
But luckily Sue and her brood were out for much of the day as they went to the Disney On Ice Road Trip Adventures show at the AO Arena in Manchester.
Sharing some photos from the rink, Sue said the production had been “absolutely brilliant”, adding that the “kids love it”.
Sue and husband Noel are gearing up for a busy few weeks with their children as Christmas approaches.
And the matriarch revealed how many presents she had to buy, leaving fans baffled.
Sue revealed that she typically spends between £100 and £250 on each of their children, buying around 300 gifts in total.
With this huge task in mind, the Morecambe mum shared on her YouTube channel how she helped her children write their Christmas lists.
In the clipSue and Noel read out some requests, and this year the children are hoping for items including slime, make-up, sweets, headphones, a PlayStation 5 controller and a coloring set.
“Slime seems to be quite popular here across the board,” Noel laughed.
The TV history of the Radford family
THE very first episode of 22 Kids and Counting aired on Channel 5 on February 22, 2021.
After the first series – which only had four episodes – performed well, Channel 5 commissioned a ten-episode second season, which aired in 2022.
They subsequently commissioned a third series, including a Christmas special which aired in December 2023.
The fourth season aired in January 2024, but fans were disappointed when it ended after six episodes.
Sue and Noel assured viewers that they were just taking a little break, and the next episode will air on July 21.
You can watch all previous episodes of 22 Kids and Counting on My 5, here.
This seems a lot more affordable than previous years, with Sue one Christmas telling how she had searched for hours for a PS5 and a certain Barbie dollhouse, but had to reconsider when she saw the price.
“We had to give up the PS5 and we ended up getting the dollhouse, but the price was disgusting,” she admitted.
“It was supposed to cost £240 but one site was offering it for over £700,” she explained.
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