Britians Biggest Family To welcome baby #20

[Denver]

Sue Radford from ‘The Radford Family’ has revealed she is pregnant with her 20th child.

The 42-year-old mum and her husband Noel, 45, who rose to fame on the TV show ‘16 Kids And Counting’, shared the news on Instagram.

The couple welcomed their 19th child, Phoebe, in July 2016 and have since filmed ‘19 Kids and Counting’ as Britain’s largest family.

The mum shared a photo of a blackboard on Wednesday 29 March that read: “Boys - 10, girls - 9 and BABY makes 20. Arriving Sept 2017.”


Radford’s 17,000 followers immediately sent over their well-wishes for the impending arrival.

“You lot are bloody amazing,” commented one person. “Congratulations - another girl to even out the numbers.”

Another wrote: “I just love this! I fear my body would fall apart with that many pregnancies and births but you were clearly born to do this. Congratulations.”

And another wrote: “This is awesome and so exciting. Hope there’s another documentary coming in the future.”

The couple revealed in July 2016, after welcoming their 19th child, that they didn’t think she would be their last.

“Our friends and family keep saying I should have another one to get an even number – so round it off to an even 20,” the mum told The Sun at the time.

“I can’t rule it out. At the moment I am happy to have Phoebe with us, she is healthy and a little stunner. We are over the moon to have her here.”

Radford said falling pregnant with her 19th child was a bit of a shock. Announcing the news in January 2016, she said it was a “huge surprise”, adding: “We were adamant that we wouldn’t have more.”

The couple are also parents to Chris, 28, Sophie, 22, Chloe, 21, Jack, 19, Daniel, 17, Luke, 15, Millie, 14, Katie, 13, James, 12, Ellie, 11, Aimee, 10, Josh, nine, Max, seven, Tilly, six, Oscar, four, Casper, three and toddler Hallie.

The couple had their first child, now 28, when Sue Radford was just 14. The couple also have three grandchildren.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/sue-radford-pregnant-the-radford-family_uk_58dcbb2ae4b0e6ac70925824

[Denver]

Its great that they actually still provide for the child without any help from the government.

[Denver]

I watch the show they did and they are a great family

[Niamh.]

2 kids is hard enough and time consuming enough :laugh:

[the truth]

yipee more handouts

[Denver]

yipee more handouts

Erm they dont take benefits

[Cherie]

They are well within their rights to have 40 children as long as they can look after them financially, emotionally and physcially, well done them.

[Tom4784]

Her poor vagina.

[DemolitionRed]

I was told my great grandmother had 16 children and whilst she lived well into her 90s, her husband died before he reached 50... probably from stress. My grandmother was one of the youngest and says she remembers very little about her mum and dad as a child because it was her elder siblings who brought her up.

Whilst I love big families, I have a huge extended family, I think that so many brothers and sisters would ensure you didn't get much alone time with your actual parents and I believe alone time with mum and dad is very special. I also can't imagine having brothers and sisters twenty years older or younger than me but I suppose to them it feels perfectly natural.

I haven't seen the video but I'm going to make a point of watching it.

[Cherie]

I was told my great grandmother had 16 children and whilst she lived well into her 90s, her husband died before he reached 50... probably from stress. My grandmother was one of the youngest and says she remembers very little about her mum and dad as a child because it was her elder siblings who brought her up.

Whilst I love big families, I have a huge extended family, I think that so many brothers and sisters would ensure you didn't get much alone time with your actual parents and I believe alone time with mum and dad is very special. I also can't imagine having brothers and sisters twenty years older or younger than me but I suppose to them it feels perfectly natural.

I haven't seen the video but I'm going to make a point of watching it.

There are no rights and wrongs in how many kids you have, its down to the parental choice, you often find only children go on to have big families as they hated being on their own, and children from big families go on to have no children or just one as they hated being in a large group and sometimes it works the other way as well. My sister in law is from a large family there were 11 of them, I am often envious of the large extended family she has, on the other hand I'm sure it can have its downsides as well, swings and roundabouts if you will

[DemolitionRed]

I've just watched a shortened version of their documentary and I was amazed how firm her stomach was considering she's had so many children.

What an fabulous family. They are just a down to earth functional couple with big hearts.

[Cal.]

More people to destroy the planet and kill the animals!

[Cherie]

More people to destroy the planet and kill the animals!

:oh: more people to adopt a homeless animal :fist:

[Tozzie]

20? omg I'm exhausted just thinking about their daily routine, and oh man, she must have a strong heart to be able to go through all those births. After 6 I would be like..........not tonight dear, I have a headache. Great that they provide for them themselves without asking for handouts

[the truth]

20? omg I'm exhausted just thinking about their daily routine, and oh man, she must have a strong heart to be able to go through all those births. After 6 I would be like..........not tonight dear, I have a headache. Great that they provide for them themselves without asking for handouts

I have grave doubts they will go through their lives without milking the system, either way 15 years pregnant is unreal she must be built like a truck

[Tom4784]

:oh: more people to adopt a homeless animal :fist:

Consider the plant, adopt Marsh :love:

[Denver]

I have grave doubts they will go through their lives without milking the system, either way 15 years pregnant is unreal she must be built like a truck

They have only ever had child tax they have had their own business for a long time

[Marsh.]

yipee more handouts

Yippee, they both work for what they have.

[the truth]

They have only ever had child tax they have had their own business for a long time

allegedly

[Denver]

allegedly

Oh i forgot they just sign off every series they do and find an empty shop to start selling and making pies and once filming is done they give it up and sign back on

[UserSince2005]

What ethnicity?

[Denver]

What ethnicity?

They are white not that it has anything to do with t

[Ashley.]

What ethnicity?

Why does that matter, then?

[Niamh.]

Wow the classist/racist undertones in this thread :laugh:

[waterhog]

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/sue-radford-pregnant-the-radford-family_uk_58dcbb2ae4b0e6ac70925824




I am putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 5 but I wonder if I should ry and get this poem to them and plant a seed :joker:

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317783

[Toy Soldier]

Wow the classist/racist undertones in this thread :laugh:

*forum, you mean... :umm2:

[Livia]

They do receive benefits... they'll get over £1000 a month in child benefit. "Family Allowance" as it used to be called was introduced after the war when we needed to boost our population. We don't need to do that now, just the reverse. Great these people work and pay their way... but why are we still paying a dividend for having a kid, seeing that overpopulation is going to be a problem?

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

[Niamh.]

They do receive benefits... they'll get over £1000 a month in child benefit. "Family Allowance" as it used to be called was introduced after the war when we needed to boost our population. We don't need to do that now, just the reverse. Great these people work and pay their way... but why are we still paying a dividend for having a kid, seeing that overpopulation is going to be a problem?

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

They're entitled to that though just like everyone else, even millionaires (I assume it's the same as over here)

It's certainly a valid argument but it shouldn't be specific to this family, everyone who has kids gets it whether they need it or not

[Livia]

They're entitled to that though just like everyone else, even millionaires (I assume it's the same as over here)

It's certainly a valid argument but it shouldn't be specific to this family, everyone who has kids gets it whether they need it or not

Yes, they're entitled to it. Everyone is who has a child... it isn't specific to this family it's just that this family is the one we're discussing. I don't begrudge them in particular.

[Toy Soldier]

"Family Allowance" as it used to be called was introduced after the war when we needed to boost our population. We don't need to do that now, just the reverse.

Philosophically? I agree; the planet is grossly overpopulated with human beings. Economically, this just isn't true, the population needs to maintain steady growth or at the very least remain constant. An aging / declining population is impossible to maintain in economic terms. Aging population is at the very core of Japan's (quite significant) economic issues, for example.

Lower the native birth rate and you need to up immigration. And we know that no one wants that...

[DemolitionRed]

I don't think anyone is going to begrudge them child benefit. After all, every birth certificate is like a government bond. In other words, every registered baby in the UK is collateral for future government borrowing and that's why our children have their own NI number. The government expects that every one of those children will pay back tenfold what was a donated from them in child benefit. Its estimated each new birth was worth three quarters of a million to the British government.

If every one of those children pay average tax throughout their lifetime, between them they will pay around £14.5 million

[Niamh.]

I don't think anyone is going to begrudge them child benefit. After all, every birth certificate is like a government bond. In other words, every registered baby in the UK is collateral for future government borrowing and that's why our children have their own NI number. The government expects that every one of those children will pay back tenfold what was a donated from them in child benefit. Its estimated each new birth was worth three quarters of a million to the British government.

If every one of those children pay average tax throughout their lifetime, between them they will pay around £14.5 million

And you would imagine a family that's raising 20 children and running a business will be passing on a good, hard working ethic

[Kizzy]

Fair play to them, the organisation and structure of their family was lovely to see, you could feel the warmth in their home through the screen.
On the subject of family allowance I think that families need that now more than ever, it's given with one hand and taken back with the with VAT on nappies and baby milk so it's not really of any benefit is it?

[Toy Soldier]

FFFFSSSS I have now replied to this 3 times the forum keeps eating my reply! :fist:

OK even shorter this time...

Child Bennefits rules changed in 2013.

If they earn over £60k profit from their business they don't get child benefits.

Based on not getting other credits, it is safe to assume their business does earn more than £60k profit.

TL;DR - They don't get child benefits no matter how many kids they have (this is how the equation works. Starts to reduce at £50k, nothing at all over £60k)

If you have an income of between £50,000 and £60,000 a year, the amount of extra tax you'll have to pay will be 1 per cent of the amount of Child Benefit you get for every £100 of your income above £50,000.

Now POST! Goddamn you forum...

[edit] YAS. It posted :hee:

[the truth]

Fair play to them, the organisation and structure of their family was lovely to see, you could feel the warmth in their home through the screen.
On the subject of family allowance I think that families need that now more than ever, it's given with one hand and taken back with the with VAT on nappies and baby milk so it's not really of any benefit is it?

VAT is pure evil, its mean tot be on luxury products on the wealthy, what a con that was

[Toy Soldier]

it's given with one hand and taken back with the with VAT on nappies and baby milk so it's not really of any benefit is it?

To be fair, I'm pretty sure both formula and nappies are 0% VAT. Don't have time to check up on that though...

[the truth]

To be fair, I'm pretty sure both formula and nappies are 0% VAT. Don't have time to check up on that though...

Vat is applied to some energy bills too, for the poorest too

[Toy Soldier]

Vat is applied to some energy bills too, for the poorest too
It does affect far too many things that shouldn't be considered "luxuries", I know. Especially when it comes to bigger expenses like beds / mattresses and things like that. Hardly a luxury! But, it doesn't or shouldn't apply to most foods which formula falls under, children's clothes, nappies and things like that. Unless there have been changes recently that I'm not aware of, those are all VAT free.

[Kizzy]

Can't find anything that specifically relates to baby formula, but yes nappies are zero rated I thought they would come under the 5%.

[the truth]

It does affect far too many things that shouldn't be considered "luxuries", I know. Especially when it comes to bigger expenses like beds / mattresses and things like that. Hardly a luxury! But, it doesn't or shouldn't apply to most foods which formula falls under, children's clothes, nappies and things like that. Unless there have been changes recently that I'm not aware of, those are all VAT free.

it also keeps businesses small and stops them competing with the big boys

[Kizzy]

Nope, only you Dezzy and Alf, but I reported that one.... Don't make me report you to yourself joz :idc:

[Josy]

:rolleyes:

Ok I removed it, sorry for making a *gasp* joke

[Niamh.]

http://i64.tinypic.com/j7sw15.png

[Cherie]

Nope, only you Dezzy and Alf, but I reported that one.... Don't make me report you to yourself joz :idc:

:rolleyes:

Ok I removed it, sorry for making a *gasp* joke

http://i64.tinypic.com/j7sw15.png



I hope Alf wasn't infracted or you will have to infract yourself Josy.:hee:

[Niamh.]

I hope Alf wasn't infracted or you will have to infract yourself Josy.:hee:

He wasn't :nono:

[Kizzy]

:rolleyes:

Ok I removed it, sorry for making a *gasp* joke

Well... You're in the wrong section for that :hehe:

[DemolitionRed]

FFFFSSSS I have now replied to this 3 times the forum keeps eating my reply! :fist:

OK even shorter this time...

Child Bennefits rules changed in 2013.

If they earn over £60k profit from their business they don't get child benefits.

Based on not getting other credits, it is safe to assume their business does earn more than £60k profit.

TL;DR - They don't get child benefits no matter how many kids they have (this is how the equation works. Starts to reduce at £50k, nothing at all over £60k)



Now POST! Goddamn you forum...

[edit] YAS. It posted :hee:

Thanks TS are you all fingers and thumbs today!?!:thumbs2:

[Cherie]

He wasn't :nono:

Are you sure it wasn't NM commented not Alf :conf:

[Niamh.]

Are you sure it wasn't NM commented not Alf :conf:

Both of them did actually :laugh:

[Toy Soldier]

Thanks TS are you all fingers and thumbs today!?!:thumbs2:
The forum kept telling me I had an invalid token :(. Dunno what was supposedly wrong with my token.

[Toy Soldier]

Also omg what drama has been deleted in this thread someone PM me immediately and tell me I am nosy can't handle this. Help.

[Cherie]

Also omg what drama has been deleted in this thread someone PM me immediately and tell me I am nosy can't handle this. Help.


Niamh had to go bold on Josy and her smutty comments.

[Niamh.]

Who'd have thought we'd all fall out over lady parts

[Toy Soldier]

Who'd have thought we'd all fall out over lady parts
Tale as old as time tbh

[Niamh.]

Tale as old as time tbh
[emoji23]

[Vicky.]

They're entitled to that though just like everyone else, even millionaires (I assume it's the same as over here)

It's certainly a valid argument but it shouldn't be specific to this family, everyone who has kids gets it whether they need it or not

I don't think people get child benefit anymore if one of them earns over 50k per year. So not sure if this family would qualify either actually? (Edit. Didn't read TS post before posting this)

Either way...**** having that many kids. I struggle with 2 :laugh:

Congrats to them though if this is what they want, and it clearly is

[Niamh.]

I don't think people get child benefit anymore if one of them earns over 50k per year. So not sure if this family would qualify either actually? (Edit. Didn't read TS post before posting this)

Either way...**** having that many kids. I struggle with 2 [emoji23]

Congrats to them though if this is what they want, and it clearly is
You do over here which is ridiculous