Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shares pictures from another Florida holiday, after defending her family’s VERY frequent vacations
THEY seem to spend more time away on holiday than they do at their Morecambe mansion.
And now the Radford family have jetted off once again, to one of their favourite places – Florida.
Mum-of-22 Sue took to Instagram to share snaps and videos of their vacation in the Sunshine State, as they wasted no time in heading to Disney World.
In one of the first pictures on the family’s Stories, seven of Sue and husband Noel’s children posed up with Daisy Duck.
And they certainly appeared to be enjoying the 32 degree heat in Florida, despite there being a heat advisory in place.
Hallie, seven, and five-year-old Phoebe donned matching vest tops and shorts, while Bonnie, three, and two-year-old Heidie also sported matching looks – in pink unicorn tops and denim shorts.
Sue also shared a cute picture of Phoebe giving Daisy Duck a huge hug, as the little girl looked to be in her element.
Next up was a video of the children excitedly watching a popcorn machine in action, as one of them could be heard exclaiming: “Mum, why don’t we buy one of these for our house?”
The popcorn machine looked to have been at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as that was where the brood headed next.
They concluded their day by watching the Fantasmic show, described as a “larger than life” production with “stunning effects, thrilling stunts, dazzling pyrotechnics and rousing music”.
The family’s Florida vacation comes after Sue and Noel defended their jet-setting lifestyle in their book The Radfords: Making Life Count.
Critics have questioned the amount of holidays they take, as they had splashed out on 24 holidays by the time of March this year.
But Sue hit back at the criticism, insisting trolls’ comments are “upsetting”.
“We don’t claim benefits, the pie company is very successful and so is our media business,” she wrote in the tome.
“We work hard but we’re not millionaires!
“The nastiness is upsetting though.
“We just want to be able to give our children the best possible life.”
When asked what she found tricky about being a large family, Sue previously said: “I think it’s like planning holidays and going out on day trips and stuff and making sure everybody is all together.
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.
“I think that’s probably the hardest part.”
The exotic locations the brood have travelled to include the Maldives, Dubai and Disney.
They also have a motorhome, which they purchased in 2022 for an estimated £40,000, and regularly enjoy weekends away and staycations in the UK thanks to that.