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Ryan Merrifield

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford ‘spoilt rotten’ on Mother’s Day but still does laundry

The mum of Britain's biggest family is spoilt rotten on Mother's Day by her 22 children but that doesn't mean she takes a break from housework, her husband has said.

Sue Radford can look forward to breakfast in bed and presents but mothering such a massive brood means chores never finish, Noel added.

The proud dad told Good Play Guide the younger kids get "very excited" in the lead up to the big day and will spend tomorrow likely making handmade cards.

Speaking in 2015, he said: "Then on Sunday morning it’ll be breakfast in bed for her – made by the kids. There’ll be presents – chocolates and flowers."

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Noel and Sue Radford with baby Heidie (Instagram)

On Mother's Day in 2019, Noel, who lives with all but two of his children in a converted care home in Morecambe, Lancashire, filmed wife Sue, 45, tearing up over cards and treats.

He went to say while the kids are all happy to help with the chores, Sue will still get her hands dirty.

He said: "Sue won’t really rest up during the day. She’ll still do her laundry.

The huge Radford family at home in Morecambe (LeeMcLean/SWNS)
Dinner for Britain’s biggest family can’t be an easy job (Instagram)

"If she misses a couple of washes it takes her a couple of days to get on top of it. She never has a day off!"

In the family's new Channel 5 show 22 Kids and Counting, the devoted mum revealed how she spends hours every day cleaning the 10-bed home.

"If I could say the one thing that really does drive me insane in this house, it’s got to be the laundry," she said.

“An average day, I can be doing four to five loads of washing. It's never-ending."

In the first episode of the programme, Noel bought Sue a robotic hoover, while the couple previously shelled out on an 18-kilo industrial-sized washing machine.

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