‘Finally braved it’ Ellie Radford, 18, follows in mum’s footsteps with bold back tattoo
HER mum is no stranger to a tattoo.
And it seems like Ellie Radford is following in Sue’s footsteps, by getting a bold new inking.
The 18-year-old daughter of Sue and Noel – the parents of Britain’s Biggest Family – took to her Instagram Stories to share a picture of her new etching.
“She braved it and finally got the spine tattoo,” Ellie wrote over a picture of herself modelling the tattoo, while wearing a white halterneck dress.
The inking featured a line of dots down Ellie’s back, with a floral vine intertwined.
Sue has spoken previously about her decision to get her tattoos – both of which are tributes to her son Alfie, who was stillborn in 2014.
Sharing pictures of the two inkings, Sue previously said: “The hand tattoo is Alfie’s handprints and I’ve also got his footprints on my foot.
“I love that I can always see his little hand prints on my hand and that his little feet always walk with me wherever I go”.
As well as the footprints, Sue got the words “Alfie Thomas Radford” and his birth date inked on her foot.
“I love them,” Sue said during a Facebook Q&A session with fans.
“I sometimes just sit there looking at them.
“I really just love them.”
And while Sue said she wanted to get the handprints tattooed again to brighten them up, she said she wouldn’t get her foot one redone.
“It was so, so painful,” she said.
“Worse than childbirth!”
Noel also revealed he had been thinking about getting a tattoo tribute to Alfie – perhaps of his heartbeat – but said he was “still thinking”, before admitting he was “too wimpy” to get one done.
Sue also has a tribal-style tattoo on the outside of her right hand.
Ellie’s post on her Instagram Stories came after she also paid tribute to Sue on Mother’s Day.
Sharing a cute picture of herself and her mum, Ellie wrote: “Happy Mother’s Day mama bear.
“Thank you for everything you do for me. I love you lots.”
Sue also took to Instagram to reveal she’d had “the loveliest of days”.
“I’ve been very spoilt,” she added.
“Finishing it off with a lovely cup of tea in bed and a bit of Benidorm.
“Hope you’ve all had a lovely day!”