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Jonathan Coles

Britain's largest family the Radfords getting even bigger with new grandson on way

Britain's largest family is about to get even bigger as parents-of-22 the Radfords are expecting a new grandson.

Their eldest son Chris, 31, announced the happy news on Instagram on Friday.

He said: "So that's baby number 3 cooking nicely another little boy."

Chris currently has two children: Maisie, three, and Jacob, one.

Replying to Chris' post on social media, the Radford family account said: "He looks just like Jacob already.

"So excited for September."

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Chris posted a picture of the scan on Instagram (Instagram)

The new baby will be Sue, 46, and Noel's seventh grandchild.

As well as Maisie and Jacob, their other grandkids are Daisy, eight, Ayprill, six, and Leo, five, who were born to their daughter Sophie, 27.

Their daughter Millie, 19, also gave birth to baby Ophelia in September, and she still lives in the family’s home in Morecambe, Lancashire.

Noel, 50, and Sue's youngest child is little Heidie, who was born in lockdown in April last year.

The baby will be parents Sue and Noel's seventh grandchild (Instagram)

The couple have since insisted they will not be having any more kids.

The family is famously funded through Noel's pie shop, with the parents stating they do not rely on benefits to help feed the brood.

On their recent Channel 5 programme '22 Kids & Counting', Sue revealed that they'd spent a whopping £1 million raising their kids, and that she's been pregnant for 16 and a half years of her life.

Noel has said: "It’s about £30,000 just to keep the house going and feed everybody. So it’s a lot of pies we’ve got to sell to support us all!

"It’s a huge responsibility having 22 kids. I try not to let it get to me."

Sue has vowed to have no more children after Heidie was born in April last year (LancLive/ WS)

He was forced to close the pie shop at the start of the pandemic, but after daughter Chloe suggested they took the business online, it's been booming and their sales have more than doubled.

Sue also recently revealed she had been treated to to a fancy new car for her birthday - the only downside being there's not enough room for her 22 kids.

Noel bought her a swanky Range Rover, which costs upwards of £30,000, for her 46th birthday.

Noel and Sue are parents to Chris, 31, Sophie, 27, Chloe, 25, Jack, 24, Daniel, 22, 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 Heidie, one.

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