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The Radford's life of luxury.

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Popxsixcle · 10/07/2021 09:03

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.

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cheesepizza22 · 10/07/2021 15:37

@Popxsixcle

Expensive dogs too. Id love a Frenchie. But at £2000 I can't have one.

This is what I mean. Expensive dogs. Luxurious items. Massive home projects. Kids all in Clarks shoes and constantly getting new clothes. Expensive holidays.

They were having a MacDonalds on one episode and I thought I bet that's £100 gone. Days out they eat out aswel. Buying drinks from Starbucks for the whole family.

I watched 3 vlogs and it was all about spending.

They also breed their Frenchie, but obviously have kept their quiet 🙃 the older girl had a puppy from the little (nala?) which was poorly so obviously a result of their breeding. (Just added a photo from Millies public Facebook page) so obviously make money from that as well.
The Radford's life of luxury.
Nohomemadecandles · 10/07/2021 15:38

I've got three dogs, OP. Am I a dog away from having too much money?

Will you call my bank and tell them that please? Grin

Soapybubbles10 · 10/07/2021 15:49

@Nohomemadecandles

Well if you have 22 kids and don't work yes haha

jasminoide · 10/07/2021 16:07

Sue definitely has some sort of attachment disorder. She said herself she needs to feel needed, which is why she prevented some from going to nursery so she wouldn't be at home alone. She said one of the best things about having a newborn is bringing it home for the first time through the door with everyone waiting.... I feel for her, she's in desperate need of therapy.

UnChatNoir · 10/07/2021 17:23

She said herself she needs to feel needed, which is why she prevented some from going to nursery so she wouldn't be at home alone

Really? Wow.

Classica · 10/07/2021 17:28

The parents creep me out. Feel sorry for their kids. What a way to grow up. 8 years old and having to look after a gaggle of younger siblings

gillysSong · 10/07/2021 17:58

Materialistic and money driven people won't like them because they haven't done the necessary work hard trope and of course are wc.

Those not interested in materialism and aren't money driven, or keeping up with the Jones's aren't really bothered.
Well done to them, they aren't hurting any of you.
It's pure jealousy and a different life to yours, we can't all be miserable stepford wives.

Classica · 10/07/2021 18:01

Those not interested in materialism and aren't money driven, or keeping up with the Jones's aren't really bothered.

They're not bothered with being decent parents either.

Classica · 10/07/2021 18:02

And they're clearly very much about money and material things otherwise they wouldn't be pimping out the family on TV so much.

Nohomemadecandles · 10/07/2021 18:11

I can promise you, I'm not jealous of anyone who has had 22 children. Even if they lived in a gold plated tropical paradise!
I think quite a lot of people find it distasteful to pimp out your children all over tv and social media though. Especially when they have barely any childhood as it is.
Ooh, I care more than I thought I did now I've thought about the exploitation.

UnChatNoir · 10/07/2021 18:34

@Nohomemadecandles

I can promise you, I'm not jealous of anyone who has had 22 children. Even if they lived in a gold plated tropical paradise! I think quite a lot of people find it distasteful to pimp out your children all over tv and social media though. Especially when they have barely any childhood as it is. Ooh, I care more than I thought I did now I've thought about the exploitation.
Hah, same here 😂
UnChatNoir · 10/07/2021 18:34

@gillysSong

Materialistic and money driven people won't like them because they haven't done the necessary work hard trope and of course are wc.

Those not interested in materialism and aren't money driven, or keeping up with the Jones's aren't really bothered.
Well done to them, they aren't hurting any of you.
It's pure jealousy and a different life to yours, we can't all be miserable stepford wives.

What are people jealous of, exactly?
WingingItSince1973 · 10/07/2021 18:40

@Nohomemadecandles

I can promise you, I'm not jealous of anyone who has had 22 children. Even if they lived in a gold plated tropical paradise! I think quite a lot of people find it distasteful to pimp out your children all over tv and social media though. Especially when they have barely any childhood as it is. Ooh, I care more than I thought I did now I've thought about the exploitation.
Absolutely agree. They're fortunate that their teenage kids don't mind being shown on social media. My 15 year old dd has banned me for a year now from putting her pic on social media. She values her privacy and I respect her for it. Its so distasteful that their children are available for all to gawp at. But I guess it seems like a normal way of life for them.
EmmalineC · 10/07/2021 18:41

People will always be jealous of other people getting freebies without earning the right to them, I guess. As far as I'm concerned, the Radford children can have as many designer clothes, high end holidays and bespoke toy boxes as they want, if suppliers want to gift them stuff.

It will never make up for the fact that they are each having to share their parents with 21 siblings and I doubt they get much one on one time with either parent.

I wonder, if at 46, Sue tries for one last baby?

sadperson16 · 10/07/2021 19:16

I supppose those kids will always be Radford through and through.

kirinm · 10/07/2021 19:21

@Cloudninenine

Saying ‘no hate’ doesn’t negate the spite in what you say.
Haha this. It's been hate ever since the first post!
annacondom · 10/07/2021 19:24

They must get quite a lot of child benefit though? That's not means tested, is it? My dch are grown up so I've no idea!

kirinm · 10/07/2021 19:27

@Popxsixcle

It's not really about being middle class. I live in a 3 bedroom ex council house and my partner works earning £35,000 a year. That's what we live of with two kids. The radford kids have alot more possessions than mine. Such as expensive garden toys, tablets, hottub etc. They have alot more days out, holidays and treats. 4 dogs. 3 of them being worth around £2000 each. That in itself shows they have too much money having 4 dogs!

My point to this post is by filming themselves and originally explaining how tough life was to what they are now. Now they are a brand. They are making crazy money and spoiling their children rotten with "things".

I find it a bad example. Because you shouldn't have the items and luxury they have based on what they've done. They've had 22 children. Sue's never worked. Noel has a little business. Fair enough. You can't call him lazy. He seems a really hands on parent too. But

They just show off their house full of possessions in these times when people with a couple of kids need to budget.

They are teaching their kids to keep nothing private right down to the contents of their bedroom drawers

They can have as many dogs as they want. Just because you can't afford to do the same thing doesn't make them a bad example or showing off. They are a brand and that's how they can financially survive. There are absolutely loads of influencers who do nothing but sell shit to their followers. People can make a very good living from that nowadays.
derxa · 10/07/2021 19:28

The Radford's life of luxury The Radfords' life of luxury

Justgettingbye · 10/07/2021 19:30

Sue swanning around in yer new Range Rover that was bought for her birthday Confused

Welshflowerpower · 10/07/2021 19:32

@annacondom isn’t it a £50k limit for CB?

kirinm · 10/07/2021 19:32

@annacondom

They must get quite a lot of child benefit though? That's not means tested, is it? My dch are grown up so I've no idea!
Yea child benefit is means tested.
EmmalineC · 10/07/2021 19:37

@Justgettingbye

Sue swanning around in yer new Range Rover that was bought for her birthday Confused
She got a Range Rover? Right, that's it, I'm off to see if I can squeeze a couple of dozen babies out so I can get one too.

Are any of the children twins or triplets?

It reminds me a bit of that woman in America who had IVF and had 8 embryos implanted, she had a TV show and lots of pressies. I wondered if she had deliberately asked for a large amount of embryos to be implanted so she could have a career as a supermum.

She never got any babies though, the poor wee things didn't survive.

Kanaloa · 10/07/2021 19:42

I think she is so lucky none of her children have special needs. I was thinking after reading this thread that my ds7 takes up way more of my time and attention than his siblings - I don’t know what I’d do if I had 20 others to cope with.

Classica · 10/07/2021 19:43

@EmmalineC, there was an American woman that the tabloid press nicknamed Octomom (!) who gave birth to octuplets. I've just googled and apparently she'd had 6 kids by IVF prior to the octuplets coming along! So she now has 14 teens/pre-teens.