BRITAIN’S biggest family has got even bigger, as Millie Radford has revealed the ‘surprise new addition’ to her brood.
Mum-of-three Millie , who first became a parent at 19 and is Sue and Noel Radford’s third eldest daughter, got candid on the eight-week-old newest member of her family .
Posting on social media , Millie , 23, who recently opened up on a holiday mishap when travelling to the States, was joined by her husband Harley Passmore , as they shared their “big surprise” with fans, leaving many totally stunned.
Millie, who is already mother to Ophelia , four, Chester , three, and Elodie , 22 months, beamed as she said: “Hi guys – so we have a big surprise to share with you all.”
Following this, Harley chimed in and claimed: “ Ophelia was begging us for ages, it was at least a year.”
The couple then held up their “new addition” – a Jack-A-Poo puppy named Bella.
Harley explained: “She’s literally just over eight weeks old,” whilst Millie continued: “She is teething at the minute, so she’s just chewing everything.
“She absolutely loves this mayhem house – when I picked her up, in her litter she was probably the most playful one, which was very ideal, especially for this household because it’s just constantly mad.”
The 22 Kids & Counting star then admitted: “I was scared to get a dog – three young kids and a dog, but she has been great.
“She’s settled in really well as well – so yeah, that’s our new addition.”
Moments later, Harley, who was previously filmed breaking down in tears on his wedding day to Millie , then recognised: “I had to beg Millie.
“Millie wasn’t too keen at first, she thought it would have been a bad idea, but I feel like it’s been such a good idea because I feel like it’s changed Ophelia’s behaviour.
“She’s starting school in September, so I thought it’d help out loads.”
Millie’s TikTok clip, which she posted on her official account @ millie.radford , has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 134,200 views, 5,452 likes and 76 comments.
Who's who in the Radford family?
The Radfords are Britain's biggest family with 22 children.
Here are the kids from eldest to youngest include:
- Chris – born May 7, 1989
- Sophie – born December 13, 1993
- Chloe – born July 31, 1995
- Jack – born April 9, 1997
- Daniel – born March 3, 1999
- Luke – born October 1, 2000
- Millie Radford – born August 29, 2001
- Katie – born November 14, 2002
- James – born October 17, 2003
- Ellie – born May 6, 2005
- Aimee – born April 21, 2006
- Josh – born July 3, 2007
- Max – born December 11, 2008
- Tillie – born May 2, 2010
- Oscar – born October 22, 2011
- Casper , – born October 3, 2012
- Hallie – born June 3, 2015
- Phoebe – born July 24, 2016
- Archie – born September 18, 2017
- Bonnie – born November 6, 2018
- Heidie – born April 3, 2020
Millie’s fans were overjoyed by the couple’s latest “addition” to their brood and many eagerly raced to the comments to express this.
One person said: “So cute.”
Another added: “Aww lovely your little new addition.”
They will probably abandon that dog when they go on their millionth holiday
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A third commented: “Lovely puppy .”
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: “She’s adorable.”
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.
Whilst one user beamed: “The dog and kids can grow together and learn with each other.”
However, at the same time, one user snapped: “They will probably abandon that dog when they go on their millionth holiday .”
But to this, Millie confidently wrote back and set the record straight, as she claimed: “We ain’t going on holiday this year.”
