The Radford's life of luxury.

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There's no hate In this post. Just watched some of their YouTube content this morning as years ago I saw them on TV. Wow their lives look like one big ball of fun. I'm guessing they have made alot of money from going on TV? Hot tubs and holidays and refurbishing a huge home whilst keeping all those kids in clothes. Not to mention they spend a fortune on every occasion.

I remember it was budgets before. Now it seems they have a never ending supply of money. Certainly not having to count the pennies now. .

Somehow they make family life look constantly fun. I only have 2 children and can't offer mine anywhere near What they have.

They seem to have a lovely family and seem nice people. Just amazes me now how social media has allowed people to get rich for contributing nothing of value to society. Not taking away Noel works hard. Again no hate. But it's ridiculous when normal people struggle to make ends meet.

@sadperson16

I wonder what would happen if a Radford child refused to be part of it all?

Poor things . its a cult.

If I remember correctly the 2 eldest have moved out and don't wish to be part of the tv show. I think there may be another one who still lives at home but wasn't part of the recent show too

Not commenting again,it makes me sick to the stomach. And it turns me into a nasty person.

It was interesting originally, the workings of a big family weren’t something I knew about. However, they’re not just a big family, it’s a juggernaut of exploration and greed. Those children clearly cannot get the attention they need, it’s impossible.

@boomwhacker

They live in the catchment area for the well respected Lancaster Grammar schools (boys and girls) and I'm fairly certain that none of the children go/went there. This says something about the value that the parents place on education and providing opportunities (beyond working in the family pie shop or providing grandchildren) for their children.

I'm not sure that's an indicator of anything. Lots of kids don't go to grammar school buy their parents still place lots of value on education! Maybe they aren't academic kids?

Maybe not but with so many children you'd imagine that with the right encouragement at least a couple of them would...

You can't have 22 kids and not have a few academic leaning ones in there. But it comes down to how much the individual is encouraged rather than being part of the group. From what I've seen they would like/expect their own children to follow in their footsteps, settle down young and start popping babies out.

Sue did say, in one of their early episodes on Ch4, that she didn't believe in reading or homework.

I strongly suspect that any academic pursuits would not be strongly encouraged in that house.

@FlumpyPoodle

You can't have 22 kids and not have a few academic leaning ones in there. But it comes down to how much the individual is encouraged rather than being part of the group. From what I've seen they would like/expect their own children to follow in their footsteps, settle down young and start popping babies out.

Yes, I don't recall much encouragement or support when it comes to education, for example when their daughter went to university. However the way they react to new babies and grandchildren has been evident for years. I could easily see the children choosing the path of being a young parent as it's all they've ever known, and is a way to get praise and attention from their parents.

Google sue Radford and still birth and plenty comes up phoebe

I don’t watch this programme but I really think that comment was too much.

If she lost the pregnancy at 3 months it wasn't a stillbirth and I agree with the previous poster. The elaborate gravestone along with dragging the other children to it once a year and filming it seems distasteful and wrong.

Alfie was 21 weeks old. It must have been traumatic for her even though it would have been considered a late miscarriage.

21 weeks is a stillbirth IMO.

@silvergoldstars

21 weeks is a stillbirth IMO.

Technically it's a late miscarriage.

That’s why I added IMO.

Haha me too @ArseInTheCoOpWindow

I came on here to drool over his lovely legs, and just also how goddam lovely he seems to be.

@Onetraumaatatimeplease

Haha me too *@ArseInTheCoOpWindow* I came on here to drool over his lovely legs, and just also how goddam lovely he seems to be.

Noel Radford?

"Maybe not but with so many children you'd imagine that with the right encouragement at least a couple of them would..."

Wtf? The "right" encouragement?

My kids could both go to the schools you speak of. They don't want to and I don't want them to either, who are you to say we are wrong and don't value their education? @boomwhacker

Wtf? The "right" encouragement?

I took the poster's comment to mean one or more children could have tried for the grammar schools if their parents treated them as individuals when it comes to education. Your children didnt want to attend those schools, but had the choice, whereas the Radfords' don't seem to make decisions which focus on the individual children. Apart from the very youngest not attending the same primary; due to distance, I believe all the children have gone through the same schools.

I took the right encouragement to mean the right support.

@walkoflifewoohoo do you know the schools? Did your children pass the test then turn down a place?

"Right encouragement" purely meant individual educational support for a child which realistically any child who wants to go to a grammar school needs. The attitude of not caring about homework or reading etc will have done nothing at all to support any child in the Radford family who could have been capable of a grammar place. As parents, we have to nurture the talents of our children and I find it really difficult to imagine doing that in any meaningful way with 22 of them.

I think it’s totally fair to say that if you’re raised by a parent who doesn’t believe in reading then you aren’t getting the right support/encouragement to achieve your academic potential.

@Youdiditanyway

I had same pram for four children. But I know a family local to me who are expecting baby no9 soon... it's a new pram every time.

Yeah, DS’s friend is one of 12 children. She has 5 teenagers, DS’s friend who is 11 then 6 between the age of 3ish months and about 8. I’ve seen her pushing about 4 different prams over the years, they’re always brand new and they’re always expensive ones like the bugaboo donkey and currently it’s the egg pram. What I think annoyed me most is that her DS didn’t go on the residential trip because she couldn’t afford it, she could afford the 1k egg pram though when the new baby came along! DH said it’ll all be on finance and he’s probably right but it’s just a bit awful. DS’s friend looks quite pasty and generally sad, I feel bad for him.

The Radford’s get everything luxurious gifted via social media and in turn they use their children to advertise the products. Their DC can’t be happy in that situation, there’s no way any of them get adequate attention and love. Poor kids, I hope some of them manage to escape.

Yes, that is really unfair, selective spending on unnecessary things then expecting others to subsidise you

There is zero opportunity for any of the children to excel academically. In one program a little girl says she can't do her homework because she can't find anywhere in the house to do it without little children, who keep ripping it up. The parents have said they don't believe in homework or reading.
In the scene where Chloe got accepted to uni Noel said "I suppose we should be proud," but then 18 year old Sophie's pregnancy was something to be much happier about. They haven't been brought up to aspiring to anything beyond the pie shop.