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Topics: Celebrity, News, TV And Film, Sue Radford
Amelia Jones
Topics: Celebrity, News, TV And Film, Sue Radford
As the Radford family are rocked by a war of words, some of their brood are already living elsewhere and refuse to appear on TV after parents Sue and Noel have been accused of profiting from their grandchildren.
Daughter Millie made the accusations against her extremely fertile and busy parents, who cram their enormous brood of 22 children into a former care home in Morecambe.
But some of the pair's children are noticeably missing from their TV show 22 Kids and Counting, with some of their older offspring even moving out of the busy house, including their 22-year-old daughter Millie.
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Millie made a notably barbed comment towards her parents Sue and Noel after the pair surprised some of the grandkids with a trip of a lifetime to Florida. Her problem? Her children were not invited.
As she reposting the announcement video on her Instagram, Millie captioned: "Cute? But you've made money from all your grandchildren but choose your favourites... Said my piece, I recall my kids being in the whole 22 Kids and Counting - not a single sight viewing of the rest in there.. bar 1 ep."
Sue responded to the family drama in a comment she posted on Facebook, indirectly addressing the criticism that her daughter made.
Sue wrote: "Thank you so much for all your comments, the grandkids’ reaction was just so lovely and had us all crying.
“Please could we just not comment on Millie, we are on holiday and don’t want all the drama.”
A bit of background: the Radfords first hit UK TV screens in 2012 in a Channel 4 documentary called 15 Kids and Counting, which became 20 Kids and Counting to document their still increasing family and 25th wedding anniversary in 2018.
Today the clan appear in 22 Kids and Counting on Channel 5 - but, this time, some members of the well-known family are missing.
Millie is just one of the children who lives in her own home, which she shares with children Ophelia and Chester.
Sue and Noel's eldest son Christopher also moved out of the family home, but lives nearby in Morecambe with his wife Nicole and their three children: four-year-old Maisie, two-year-old Jacob and baby Nicholas - who arrived in September 2022.
Chris, born when his mum was just 14 years old, does not feature in the family's hit Channel 5 show and now works as a glazier, having previously worked at the the family bakery.
His mum explained that her son wanted to take a step back from the limelight and is now largely absent from their social media also.
Eldest daughter Sophie also left the family home back in August 2013 and now lives with husband Joe Broadley and their three children: Daisy, Ayprill and Leo.
Grandma Sue admitted she got emotional walking past their empty room after they left: "Sophie, Joe and little Daisy moved out of the Radford house today and I can't bear to go past the bedroom without getting upset."
Chloe, who is the third eldest child and second eldest daughter, has also flown the nest with her boyfriend.
In May 2021, Chloe announced on Instagram that she would be leaving the family home to move in with her SO.
Posting a picture of their pair toasting their important milestone, she said: "Few drinks to celebrate LIVING together!"
She tagged her partner and joked: "We might need something a bit stronger than a pint."
The pair welcomed daughter Mila in 2022.