Sue Radford ‘really angry’ over daughter Ellie leaving her own 18th birthday party after having her ‘night wrecked’
MUM-OF-22 Sue Radford has revealed her anger after her daughter had her 18th birthday party “wrecked” because of cruel trolls online.
In an exclusive clip from Sunday’s episode of the family’s C5 show ’22 Kids And Counting,’ Sue Radford can be seen taking a photo of her daughter Ellie before the birthday celebrations begin.
Looking gorgeous in a ribbed beige cut-out dress, Ellie can be seen in high spirits as she dons a glittery banner with the words, “Happy 18th Birthday.”
After Sue snapped a photo, Ellie uploaded the image to her Instagram page and headed out to enjoy her birthday shenanigans.
“I love it!” Sue says in the clip shared to TikTok (@theradfordfamilyofficial), to which Ellie replies: You’ve got to look good on you 18th’ don’t ya!”
As the family take a seat in a restaurant and raise a toast with their drinks, Ellie appears distracted as she looks down at her phone.
Speaking to the camera, Sue explains: “We didn’t realise that anything was wrong at first.
“We just thought she’d gone to the toilet.”
At first, the mum-of-22 didn’t think much of it, but after half an hour, she and husband Noel realised that Ellie had left and that “something was really wrong.”
“You don’t up and leave your 18th birthday, do you?” Sue says to the camera crew.
Back at home the following morning, Sue asks Ellie what had happened the previous night.
Sitting down on the sofa, she confides in her mum and explains: “I kind of had my night wrecked because of some hate comments on the picture of my birthday.”
Reading just a few of the cruel remarks aloud, Ellie explains: “She said, ‘So much better natural and not so skinny.’
“That I look stupid with all my makeup on, my dress, my heels – and then I got comments on my body.
“There were other ones, but I deleted them.”
The comments were particularly cruel because Ellie has been diagnosed with Gilbert’s Syndrome – a hereditary condition when the liver function is too high and can cause people to lose weight.
While the whole family have had to get used to trolling, Sue and Noel says it’s totally different when the abuse is aimed at their children.
“We’re adults, we can deal with but but when it’s aimed at your kids it’s a whole new kettle of fish, when somebody like Ellie is getting abuse,” says Noel.
Sue adds: “Ellie is a person with feelings – that has affected her and it makes me feel really angry.
“She’s 18, it’s just wrong.”