The Radfords swap their 22 kids’ bedrooms to make way for pregnant Millie’s baby – and it’s utter chaos
THE Radfords have been swapping their 22 kids’ bedrooms around as they prepare for the arrival of pregnant Millie’s baby.
Britain’s biggest family is set to get even bigger, as Sue, 45, and 48-year-old Noel’s 18-year-old daughter, Millie, is expecting her first baby in September.
The super-sized family all live in a single house in Morecambe, Lancashire, with the exception of the couple’s eldest children.
The family recently welcomed baby number 22, Heidie, in April, with Sue and Noel set to be grandparents for the fifth time when baby Ophelia arrives in a few months.
To try and find space in their crowded house, Sue and Noel have been swapping their youngest kids’ bedrooms around, as well as getting rid of some dated furniture.
In a video shared to YouTube, Noel said: “The plan is to move Hallie and Phoebe out of this little room, and we’re going to get rid of that wardrobe. That’s gone because it’s starting to fall apart, the drawer’s fallen off the front.
“We’re going to bring Oscar and Casper’s bunk beds into here, so they will then be in this room. And we’re not sure but we might even put Archie in here with them.
“And then in this room, these are the bunk beds which are going in the other room, then we’re going to build the girls’ new bunk beds and they’re going to go in here, and I think we might put a little bed in – that the girls are in – in this room for Archie. Then Bonnie is in the cot over there.”
And he pointed out another wardrobe and chest of drawers which are being ditched because they’re also ‘falling apart’ – and stuffed full of clothes.
Noel said: “Just look how full that is. You’re lucky if you can fit a piece of paper between these clothes there’s that many.”
After a long debate, the super-mum decided to put Oscar, Casper and Archie in one room, and put the youngest girls in the boys’ old room.
She said: “Hallie, Phoebe and Bonnie are going to be in here, and obviously when Heidie gets big enough she’ll be in here.”
Noel then got down to work, helped out by a few of the kids, swapping beds around and building new bunk beds, as they admitted a lot of their kids choose to sleep in the same bed.
Noel was also tasked with building a set of new wardrobes from Ikea, after Sue went shopping at the Swedish furniture store.
Noel reckoned they could fit six kids’ clothes in there, as Sue showed off her organisation skills – including a whole drawer for bikinis and swimwear.
The mammoth task had created so much mess that Sue worried they would need a skip to get rid of all the old furniture.
She admitted: “A skip is definitely needed there’s just stuff everywhere.”
Sue also outlined plans for new carpets, curtains, stickers and light-up letters for the kids as she personalised their new rooms.
Despite making headway on the room-switch, Sue revealed her big house plans had to be ditched due to coronavirus.
The Radfords had been planning a lush getaway to Australia for four weeks, which had to be scrapped.
She said: “Whilst we were in Australia we were going to have all this knocked off, there’s a big hole here, all the plaster is coming off.
“We were going to have it all knocked off and it all re-plastered while we were in Australia, because obviously the mess will be horrendous.
“But obviously now we’re not doing that, we’re not going to Australia we’re not doing this, because I can’t cope with the mess that it would be.
“So Noel’s just going to plaster this for now. So at some point next year we’ll get all of this knocked off and re-plastered, but like I said I can’t even cope with that at the minute.”
The Radfords are Britain’s biggest family, with Noel and Sue parents to Chris, 30, Sophie, 26, Chloe, 24, Jack, 22, Daniel, 20, Luke, 19, Millie, 18, Katie, 17, James, 16, Ellie, 14, Aimee, 13, Josh, 12, Max, 11, Tillie, nine, Oscar, eight, Casper, seven, Hallie, four, Phoebe, three, Archie, two, Bonnie, one and Heidie, who was born in April.
Sadly, the couple’s 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.
They also have three grandchildren – who are Sophie’s kids – Daisy, six, Ayprill, four, and Leo, two.
The parents famously don’t claim benefits and rely on Noel’s bakery business to make ends meet.
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