GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF
Noel Radford shows off the whopping pie he has to make his 22 kids for dinner – and it’d feed most families for a week
COOKING dinner for Britain’s biggest family can’t be an easy job, but dad Noel Radford has a clever way to keep his 22 kids well-fed.
The busy dad, 50, showed off the gigantic pie he had whipped up for dinner, and showed it next to a normal family pie to show the size difference.
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Taking to Instagram, Noel wrote: “Regular pie versus a family pie for us.”
Sue and Noel, from Lancashire, are parents to Chris, 31, Sophie, 27, Chloe, 25, Jack, 23, Daniel, 21, Luke, 20, Millie, 19, Katie, 18, James, 17, Ellie, 15, Aimee, 14, Josh, 13, Max, 12, Tillie, 10, Oscar, nine, Casper, eight, Hallie, five, Phoebe, four, Archie, three, Bonnie, two, and Heidie who was born in April.
Sadly the couple's 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.
The family has recently grown even larger, as Millie has gave birth to her first child Ophelia in September, meaning Sue and Noel now have six grandkids.
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The whole family, including Millie and Ophelia, live in a former 10-bed care home, and share their life with their numerous fans.
The parents famously don’t claim benefits and rely on Noel’s bakery business to make ends meet.
Noel revealed he had been forced to temporarily shut their pie business after orders boomed after their new TV show, Channel 5's 22 Kids and Counting.
The pie shop is located close to the family’s home, and on the website it says: “We have owned our own lovely bakery since 1999 which is how we manage to provide for (and feed) our huge and expanding family as well as for the local people of Heysham and Morecambe.”
The family have now expanded their business to cater for online orders made from around the UK.
The business is a family affair, with Noel at the helm and children Chloe and Daniel helping out.
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In December, the Radfords revealed they had to shut their family’s bakery due to them isolating after Noel tested positive for coronavirus.
They said they lost money from orders during this time.
Taking to the Radfords’ at the time, Sue said: “We’ve had to close, we can’t keep it open as Noel and Chloe are in the bakery baking the pies.
“Chloe has had to isolate with us so we’ve had to close.
“It’s a massive nightmare really. It’s the busiest time of the year and we can’t get orders in.”
In other Radford news, Sue shared her kids' first day back of school in September including tears and piles of uniform everywhere.
Plus "exhausted" Sue shared a snap of her breastfeeding Heidie.
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