Mum-of-22 Sue Radford’s kids enjoy £27k buy in ‘millionaire’s mansion’ just minutes after getting back from holiday
KEEPING kids entertained can be tricky, but mum-of-22 Sue Radford has a trick up her sleeve in her household.
The mum of Britain’s biggest family showed her kids having fun in their £27,000 pool in their Morecambe-based “millionaire’s mansion.”
Sue had revealed to fans that she had taken the bumper family away for the weekend in their motorhome.
However, when they arrived back home on Sunday, they immediately went into the pool for a refreshing dip.
Sue wrote: “Back home and straight into the pool.”
The family bought the pool in 2022 from The Hot Tub Superstore, where hot tub pools of that size are priced in the £20ks.
It is thought to be the H2K Trainer 15 model which was selling for £26,995.
Thankfully with the recent bland summer weather, the pool has a heat pump so it stays toasty.
The pool appears to have gone down well with the Radfords and they have previously raved about it being “literally the best thing ever.”
On their weekend away Sue, 49, shared a snap of her lounging outside the family’s luxury caravan.
“Got my sunlounger for the motorhome,” she wrote, adding, “Bliss, I’m not moving from here.”
She did get up eventually however, to pour herself a glass of chilled prosecco, sharing a snap of her relaxing evening later the same day.
“It’s so quiet,” she added.
“Heidie’s asleep, Bonnie is watching BFG and the rest are off playing football. It’s been such a lovely day.”
The weekend break marks her seventh holiday of the year so far and we’re not even seven months in.
Last month, Sue and her family, from Lancashire, were lucky enough to go on a trip in their campervan to Scotland, and they also went away to the Netherlands for a half term visit.
Posting on her Instagram stories, the star of the Channel 5 TV show 22 Kids & Counting had shared a snap of the family’s campervan, which is said to be worth £40,000, and penned: “Looking forward to a weekend in the motorhome.”
This was the third campervan trip this year for the Radfords – after they went on a UK mini break in February and then enjoyed time in Scotland in their home on wheels in May.
Back in December last year and into January this year, the family enjoyed a break to the happiest place on Earth – where they had ‘the best week in Disneyland’.
The family got to meet Disney characters like Mr and Mrs Incredible and enjoyed a breathtaking firework display at the iconic castle.
Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 35, Sophie, 30, Chloe, 28, Jack, 27, Daniel, 25, Luke, 23, Millie, 22, Katie, 21, James, 20, Ellie, 19, Aimee, 18, Josh, 16, Max, 15, Tillie, 14, Oscar, 12, Casper, 11, Hallie, nine, Phoebe, seven, Archie, six, Bonnie, five and Heidie, four.
Sadly the couple’s 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.
The busy mum has revealed her budgeting hacks that help keep her family’s finances under control.
Sue told OK!: “When it comes to food I try to shop around – different shops and supermarkets.”
Not only this, but Sue explained that the key to keeping the costs down for her family is to shop every day, rather than doing a huge weekly shop.
How does family-of-22 the Radfords afford to live?
AS Britain’s biggest family, it may come as no surprise that Sue and Noel Radford must have some hefty bills.
Between them, they have a whopping 22 children and seven dogs, which often has some people wonder how they manage their money.
The Radfords support themselves with the proceeds of Noel’s bakery, The Radford Pie Company, which is located near their home.
On their 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 expanded their business to cater to online orders placed across the UK.
The business is a family affair, with Noel at the helm, and some of their children helping out.
The older kids, who are working at least part-time, don’t get a free ride as they’re made to pay a small amount of rent to their parents.
“Us older ones do pay a little bit of board. Granted it’s not a lot but I’m also trying to save up for my own house at the moment.” their daughter Chloe said in a video on the YouTube channel.
Sue added: “We’ve always said if you want to buy somewhere, renting is a bit of dead money, so we’d rather you saved that money up and stayed at home a bit longer.
“I also do believe they should pay board if they are earning. We’ve always been brought up by our parents that we had to pay board.”
Noel and Sue famously don’t rely on benefits for their bumper brood and live off their pie shop for income.
They also revealed they make money from brand partnerships on social media.
The Radford family stars in their own reality TV show 22 Kids and Counting – which has run for four series.
Brand expert Andy Barr believes Noel and Sue have been paid less than £10,000 for each show.
He told the Daily Mail: “The typical fee per episode is going to be in the thousands rather than the tens or hundreds of thousands that people often think is the case with TV shows of this nature.
“If they continue to get commissioned for a fourth or fifth season, then they are going to be able to command a higher fee.”
He estimates that the Radfords make £ 5,000 an episode.