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Mum-of-22 Sue Radford lifts lid on ‘crazy’ lockdown life buying 16 pints of milk & four loaves of bread a DAY
MUM-of-22 Sue Radford has revealed lockdown with Britain’s biggest family has been ‘crazy’ - especially with so many mouths to feed.
Sue, 45, and Noel, 50, have let cameras behind closed doors in their 10-bed Lancashire home, in a new documentary coming to Channel 5 next week.
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Sue revealed how their weekly food bills have boomed by more than £100 to total £400, with the majority of their brood stuck at home in lockdown.
The Radfords use 16 pints of milk and four loaves of bread a day, and each week they go through 80 yoghurts, three tubes of toothpaste and 24 toilet rolls.
And if sausages are on the menu that evening, Sue will need to ensure she puts a staggering 56 under the grill.
Speaking to the , Sue said: “You do feel like you are going a bit crazy because there are so many in the house.
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“The weather has been awful recently so there isn’t a lot you can do. You can’t escape either, as there is not a quiet place at home!”
Sue also revealed that fajita night includes a staggering 5kg of chicken, 1kg of cheese and four packets of tortilla wraps.
Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 31, and 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 10-month-old Heidie.
The couple’s 17th son, Alfie, was sadly stillborn in 2014.
Their daughter Millie gave birth to Ophelia in September, and they are both still under the family roof.
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Speaking of their weekly food bill, Sue said: “Our food bill has nearly doubled as the children are constantly eating. We usually spend about £300 but in lockdown, we are now spending £400 a week on food – sometimes more.”
The family famously don’t rely on benefits and live off Noel’s pie shop, which also employs daughter Chloe.
Their four-part Channel 5 documentary 22 Kids and Counting, which airs on Monday, will show the struggles of home-schooling their huge brood during the pandemic.
Sue has been tasked with educating six secondary school age kids, along with five primary school childrens around their 14-seat dining room table.
This is all while taking care of youngest baby Heidie, who arrived in April in lockdown.
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Sue admitted it is hard to have eyes on her kids all the time, and said they’ve had two disaster hair cutting incidents when a child has got hold of a pair of scissors.
Despite any mishaps, Sue said she is not the type of parent to constantly be shouting and lets a lot “ go over our heads.”
She revealed dinner time starts at 6pm, and then she catches up with the housework and laundry, and does up to four loads a day in their huge industrial-sized 18kg machine.
The family announced on YouTube they were filming for the show in May, last year and finished in December.
The new series of 22 Kids and Counting will air from Monday February 22 at 9pm on Channel 5.
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