The Radford family, known for being the UK's largest family with Sue and Noel Bradford's 22 children, are dealing with a family feud that could ruin Christmas. The tension has been ongoing for 18 months after siblings Chloe, 28, and Luke, 23, had a big argument over a shelf of frozen pastry pies at the family's bakery.
Both Chloe and Luke have admitted to being stubborn, and neither is willing to back down, so the disagreement remains unresolved and the siblings are still not talking. Concerned parents Sue, 48, and Noel, 52, have gone to great lengths to try to mend the relationship between their children and save Christmas, even hiring a trained intervention counsellor to come to their 10-bedroom home in Morecambe.
Sue confessed to The Mirror: "To see them not speaking has been really, really hard. Especially as when we look back over the years and see how close Luke and Chloe were. But they are both very strong willed and stubborn."
Noel shared: "The longer it goes on, the harder it gets. There has been no backing down first. It's not nice to see them not talking to each other." Fans of the Radfords will be able to watch the drama unfold – and find out if the counsellor can mend the relationship, as cameras have kept filming the family for a Christmas special of their popular show 22 Kids and Counting.
Christmas is a big task for Sue and Noel as they aim to make the festive celebration a happy time for their enormous family – which keeps growing as they welcome grandchildren into the family. The pair are parents to Chloe and Luke along with Chris, 34, Sophie, 29, Jack, 26, Daniel, 24, Millie, 22, Katie, 21, James, 20, Ellie, 18, Aimee, 17, Josh, 16, Max, 14, Tillie, 13, Oscar, 12, Casper, 11, Hallie, eight, Phoebe, seven, Archie, six, Bonnie, Five and Heidie, three.
Getting ready for Christmas for such a large family takes weeks – with Sue explaining why she has to start preparing in October. She said: "We have a lot of birthdays in October. And so, I usually wait until the last birthday in October which is the 22nd, and then it is a mad rush to get everything organised after then."
Despite having a large family to cater for, the couple manage to whip up a Christmas feast for under £500. The meal includes two turkeys, 60 pigs in blankets, loads of veggies and plenty of sweet treats.
Sue also has the task of buying presents for all the kids. She shared: "As you can imagine, organising gifts for so many children is a real task in itself when you have the food shopping as well and you feel there are not enough hours in the day. But I try to do a block for one set of children, and then the next and the next, otherwise it would get crazy."
You can watch the 22 And Counting Christmas Special on Channel 5, airing Sunday 17 December 2023 at 8pm.
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