The Radford family are facing a tense festive period with their children bickering (Picture: The Radford Family/ Instagram)
Britain’s biggest family the Radford’s are facing a tense Christmas with their 22 children as some siblings have stopped talking and another has announced plans to move to the other side of the world.
After meeting as children, Sue and Noel Radford went on to have their first child, Christopher, when Sue was 14 and Noel was 18.
They then got married when Sue was 17 and Noel was 21.
In 2012 they first appeared on screen in the Channel 4 documentary television programme 15 Kids and Counting, with subsequent annual updates following the growing family.
As the festive season approaches, they’ve again been followed by cameras for an upcoming Christmas special, but things are anything but cheerful from the sound of things.
While Sue’s favourite time of the year is celebrated with heaps of presents, a show-stopping tree, and a colossal trolley overflowing with treats for the entire family, this time around she’s doing her best to keep the peace.
They have been followed by cameras for an upcoming Christmas special (Picture: The Radford family/ Instagram)
Instead of everyone coming together, sibling rivalry reaches unprecedented levels, threatening to cast a shadow over the holiday cheer, a promo for the episode teases.
The escalating tension between Luke and Chloe, who are currently not on speaking terms, has reached a point where it could potentially shatter the festive joy.
Adding to the turmoil, son Daniel drops a bombshell, revealing his plans to move to Australia in the upcoming year, leaving Sue devastated.
As tensions boil over, Sue then takes the heart-wrenching step to cancel the Radford’s Christmas and seeks solace at her mother’s house.
But in a bid to salvage what could be their last Christmas together it’s down to dad Noel rise to the challenge and reunite them all.
The couple are parents 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, five, and Heidie, three. Their 17th child Alfie was stillborn on July 6, 2014.
Earlier this year the couple addressed the possibility of growing their family even more.
Answering questions on their YouTube channel in July, Sue revealed, when asked if they planned on having more children: ‘Definitely not.’
Britain’s biggest family have been seen on screen since 2012 (Picture: The Radford family/ Instagram)
‘No more babies,’ her husband agreed.
‘When we were on holiday in April I was sitting on the sun lounger and just watching the kids playing in the pool and I just thought, if we had a baby you wouldn’t be able to do that.
‘I just thought, I do love not having… I mean, we’ve loved having our kids,don’t get me wrong, I don’t want that to come across that we’ve got bored of them or whatever, definitely not.
‘I just feel like for us, we’ve had our babies, children now and we’re just going to sit back, watch them grow older, and be grandparents and that.’
22 Kids and Counting at Christmas airs on Sunday December 17 at 8pm on Channel 5.
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