Mum-of-22 Sue Radford continues Florida holiday in 2nd week – with a beach cinema for kids & designer bag for herself
SHE might be on a family holiday, but mum-of-22 Sue Radford is also making the most of the opportunity to treat herself.
The family are currently in Florida, enjoying themselves on a no expense spared vacation – with days at Universal and Disney World among their excursions.
Sue has been keeping fans updated with their activities in posts on their Instagram page.
And on Thursday, it was once again a fun-filled day, with Sue, Noel and her brood heading to the famous IHOP for breakfast.
While Sue tucked into a cup of coffee, Bonnie, five, looked delighted with her French toast, fruit and chocolate dip.
They then headed to Epcot for the International Food & Wine Festival 2024, with Sue sharing a snap of herself holding a brochure for the event.
Eagle-eyed fans also spotted that Sue appeared to have treated herself to a new accessory, in the form of a £79.99 Loungefly bag.
The matriarch has quite the collection of the Disney bags, and seems to get one each time they visit the theme park.
This time, she went for a Minnie Mouse one, with a huge coral bow on the top, alongside coral rose ears.
Showing off her new bag, Sue also displayed her Disney-themed manicure – with little mouse outlines in white on her nails – as she enjoyed a glass of pink champagne.
The family ended the day with a trip to an outdoor cinema on the beach.
Despite the fact that it’s currently 31 degrees in Florida at the moment, there was even a fire – with the kids looking delighted as they had S’mores.
Those who weren’t indulging in the marshmallow concoctions entertained themselves by playing in the white sand.
They then settled down in deckchairs on the beach to watch that night’s film.
It’s not known when the Radfords’ Florida trip will end.
However, a lot of schools in Lancashire – where the family lives – are returning on Monday.
And Sue and Noel will want to be careful now that the new attendance laws are in place – as they could end up with a hefty fine considering how many children would potentially be missing school.
Under the national rules, all schools are required to consider a fine when a child has missed 10 or more sessions (5 days) for unauthorised reasons such as a holiday.
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.
The fine is £80 if paid within 21 days, or £160 if paid within 28 days, but this amount is per child and per parent.
And with at least seven of the Radford kids who attend school on holiday, they could face a fine of £1,120 in total if they stay in Florida for an extra week.