HAVING 22 kids must be exhausting – especially when it comes to tiring them out before the end of the day.
However, Sue Radford – mum to Britain’s biggest family – has a fun-filled activity up her sleeve which works wonders.
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The Morecambe-based mum showed how she takes her children to the trampoline park to let off some steam.
Sue uploaded a video showing her youngsters happily bouncing away while she watched from the side.
However, the day wasn’t all plain-sailing.
Sue decided to treat herself to a hot drink, but accidentally put the wrong ingredient in it instead of sugar.
The mum shared: “Drinking my coffee think this tastes really weird yep that will be because I’ve put salt in it instead of sugar #needmyglasses”.
Trampolining is not the only way Sue keeps her brood busy.
The mum recently showed how she had taken her bumper brood away for the weekend in their £40,000 motorhome while Noel was on a stag do.
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.
Next it was time for bowling and a meal out, with many kids opting for burgers and chips or pasta.
Baby news
This comes as the Radford family is due to get even larger, as Chloe Radford has announced that she is expecting another baby.
In a heart-warming video the 29-year-old revealed how she is expecting to become a family of four, alongside her security guard boyfriend Jacob Wallace.
Chloe, who already shares adorable daughter Mila, two, with Jacob shared the sweet footage with her 153,000 followers showing off a positive pregnancy test.
The video also showed the couple letting their daughter know through an ultrasound recording that they put on their living room television.
This will be Noel and Sue’s 16th grandchild.
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.
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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.
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