Dad-of-22 Noel Radford defends getting wife pregnant when she was 13 and he was 17 | 98CLK50 | 2024-03-01 21:08:01
Dad-of-22 Noel Radford has defended getting his wife Sue Radford pregnant when she was 13 and he was 17 as a result of they have been 'each youngsters.'
Britain's largest family, from Lancashire, first shot to fame on 15 Youngsters and Counting earlier than landing their very own Channel 5 docuseries 22 Kids and Counting.
The couple first met in the 80s as Noel was associates with Sue's older brother; they have been aged 11 and 7 respectively.
Their relationship grew romantic not lengthy after, with Sue anticipating their first baby, Chris, now 34, when she was still a tweenager, while Noel was in his late teenagers.
Whereas Sue, now 48, was legally a toddler and Noel, now 53, was older, he stated he 'didn't get a knock on the door saying he was in hassle'.
He explained back then fairly than regulation enforcement, it was 'all right down to your mums and dads and what they thought'.
Noel stated he isn't 'bothered' individuals assume that he 'should have been arrested' but that the feedback 'affect' their youngsters.
The pregnancy was recounted in their new guide, The Radfords: Making Life Rely.
Noel stated, in accordance with the Daily Mail: 'What happened again then has obviously been introduced up again in recent times, after we turned recognized by happening television.'
'Individuals have inevitably talked concerning the state of affairs and it has been written about within the newspapers and mentioned on social media.&
'There was loads of give attention to it and, in a approach, it was in all probability worse for us than when it truly occurred. So many individuals have given their opinions.'
'But we have been each youngsters it was not as if I was& 10 or 15 years older than Sue.&
'For a lot of people, though, things are just black and white and you're tarnished with the identical brush as other individuals in completely totally different conditions.
'We have been younger and we have been daft. But we needed to continue as a pair.'
Sue stated the remarks about her age in the course of the being pregnant notably impacts Chris.
She explained: 'When individuals speak in the present day about me and Noel and what occurred all these years in the past, it now affects Chris as properly – it's not just about us anymore.
'We have been being dragged again to it, but for Chris it was the primary time he had to face individuals speaking about it.'
Final yr, the Radfords have been requested if they have been planning to expand their brood.
'Undoubtedly not,' Sue responded on their YouTube channel.
'No more babies,' Noel agreed.
Because of their TV success the Radfords have been jet-setting and since December 2021 have visited Cornwall twice, the Lake District four occasions, Disney World 3 times, Scotland and even Lapland, sharing pics along the best way.
They've additionally travelled to places including Legoland, Alton Towers, the Maldives, New York, France and Florida.
The couple are mother and father to Chris, 34, Sophie, 29, Chloe, 28, Jack, 26, Daniel, 24, Luke, 23, 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, 5, and Heidi, three. Their 17th youngster Alfie was stillborn on July 6, 2014.
22 Youngsters and Counting airs on Channel 5.
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