22 kids and counting

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What happened to thread last night

Had gone this am. Didn’t know why

I watched it this am. Can’t believe Noel Got Heidie name wrong on birth certificate

Tho doesn't stop the older kids from being young parents and havinf own kids

They've probably guilt tripped him into coming home to look after his siblings, like his poor sister who tried to go to uni but ended up in the magic pie shop.

I really hope he sticks to it. It will show the rest of the kids that there is life outside the family, the bakery and Morecambe.

I know aint my point was that the attention and money and maybe any change in how they do things is Based on something that is not going to last, for people who will only do it provided you fit a certain image and others are interested.

Homestly I was quite surprised given one series the drs advised them not to continue whether it was responsible of the tv companies to keep them.signed up. Was it promoting/encouraging something dangerous at that point.

I just wonder what people have left of themselves, what they have given up or compromised on or become.reliant on for people who effectively don't really care about you amd whether at the end of it all, will they be able to financially support any kind.of after care should something come out, and will the business survive or too.

I’ve always enjoyed the kids and counting programmes, they must have been doing them for about a decade now?

I find the overlapping kids and grandkids confusing! In one of the older episodes Sue becomes a grandma really young (I think about 36/37ish) so has had multiple kids and grandkids since then (has been pregnant at the same time as a daughter on more than one occasion) So it must be REALLY chaotic when all the grandchildren are over as well.

Homestly I was quite surprised given one series the drs advised them not to continue whether it was responsible of the tv companies to keep them.signed up. Was it promoting/encouraging something dangerous at that point.

That's why their media company has 21 in the name. They said they'd stop. But we all know people who say they'll stop doing something and can't.
This point is interesting as there could be a liability there if something happened. I think TV companies need to start thinking twice about the pressure their talent comes under - we've all seen what can happen to reality stars' mental health when they are portrayed negatively.

I just don't think its very fair that basically people are put into a position where it cant really end well and at the first sign if trouble they just drop them.

The tattle thread is an eye-opener.

Do any of the grandchildren also live with them? It said 19 of the kids are still at home, and I think three of the kids have themselves had kids, so doesn’t that mean that one of those with kids still lives at home?

I'm always amazed how strong and fertile Sue Radford's body must be to push out 22 kids, one almost every year. Old gal is already in her mid-forties and is still pushing out kids.

But I do agree with the previous pp, obviously, their income is much more than the family's bakery.

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Homestly I was quite surprised given one series the drs advised them not to continue whether it was responsible of the tv companies to keep them.signed up. Was it promoting/encouraging something dangerous at that point.

That's why their media company has 21 in the name. They said they'd stop. But we all know people who say they'll stop doing something and can't.
This point is interesting as there could be a liability there if something happened. I think TV companies need to start thinking twice about the pressure their talent comes under - we've all seen what can happen to reality stars' mental health when they are portrayed negatively.

I think as one died that’s why they did 22

Can you link the tattle thread @FedNlanders?

My guess is Channel 4 probably wouldn't let them have a YouTube channel hence the channel move. YouTube is much more lucrative and they are in charge of the editing. They will definitely get a huge amount of freebies, toys, branded products etc just for their social media presence alone. They don't need government handouts so they shouldn't be judged for that.

@ChessieFL yes I think the daughter who most recently had a baby lives at home, I think she’s only 19/20ish. She was also pregnant at the same time as her mum like her older sister had been in earlier episodes! Can’t imagine sharing the experience with my mum

They will also get paid a lot for sponsored Instagram posts and blogs and for featuring products in their videos, that's on top of income from the usual ads on IGTV and YouTube. Lots of people don't seem to consider that social media can be a full time income.

They don't need government handouts so they shouldn't be judged for that.

I wouldn't judge anyone who needed help from the government, but they definitely need help from benefits. They can't possibly fund their lifestyle and the excessive spending on just Noel's job.

There surely must be a finite amount of people one (modest - normal standard not MN standard) wage can support.
£400/wk on food for 20 people is not an excessive amount per person, but adds up to 20k a year, on it's own. Add in mortgage, bills, clothes incl school uniform, shoes, mobile phones for prob 8 kids, birthday presents, Christmas presents, car insurance for new drivers, holidays ...then one off purchases or occassional things like replacing white goods. It would be like one persons wages supporting about 3 regular sized families!

Thanks tiny. It wasn’t clear from the programme.

Yes it’s Millie who still lives at home with baby Ophelia (and very much still lives her life like a teenager without a baby) while the rest of the household looks after her.
I find it odd that they’ve portrayed this very in control image on the c5 program which has obviously been set up by them but then on their vlogs they’re very open about how manic the household is and how it’s impossible for the kids to be adequately home schooled etc.

They will be great grandparents when they are in their 60s imagine all the Christmas presents 😩

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They've probably guilt tripped him into coming home to look after his siblings, like his poor sister who tried to go to uni but ended up in the magic pie shop.

I really hope he sticks to it. It will show the rest of the kids that there is life outside the family, the bakery and Morecambe.

Fingers crossed for him 🤞

I know it can be showed out of sequence but I felt awful for the daughter who announced her pregnancy and had to share the experience with her mum.

Yes that can't be nice, your mum stealing your thunder.
Also the grandchild/grandparent dynamic is thwarted somehow.

I always enjoyed watching this series. But @SquirtleSquad pointed out in a thread the other day that they removed the door handles off the bedroom doors so that the children couldn’t get out of their rooms at night.
This has made me look at them in a different light. Very disturbing.

I have just watched this and the thing I don't get is how do they afford all what they have?!

I saw two expensive and what looked like fairly new cars, a french bulldog, a hot tub, £400 per week on just food shopping......

I just don't get how they can do it if they "don't claim benefits". They must get child benefit for some of those children, a pie shop cannot generate the level of income they seem to have - so how the hell do they do it?!

I haven’t watched it, I have no opinion on them really. I do worry that once they grow older people will lose interest and the money will dry up. I just hope they have invested wisely so it supports them long after the public stop giving a fuck!