Sue Radford shares terrifying incident that saw older fan ‘cross a line’ with her teens as she begs fans for privacy

MUM-OF-22 Sue Radford has begged her fans to respect the family’s privacy as she revealed a terrifying incident involving one of her teenagers. The matriarch of the bumper brood took to Instagram to address people knocking on their ten-bedroom Morecambe home in hopes to take a snap with the famous family. Sue Radford, 51, took to Instagram after a fan knocked on the door of the family home Credit: Channel 5 The matriarch of the brood begged her fans to respect the family’s privacy Credit: instagram/theradfordfamily The petrified 51-year-old pleaded with her fans, writing: “I feel I need to address this again, and I really hope people can understand where we’re coming from. “We absolutely love meeting people when we’re out and about. We’re always happy to stop for a chat, have a photo and say hello – it genuinely means a lot to us.” Sign up for the Fabulous newsletter Thank you! Sue, whose youngest child, Heidi, is just six, continued: “However, today while we are away, one of our older children had a man knock on the door at home saying he watches us on TV and asking for a picture. “We completely understand that people recognise us and want to say hello, but turning up at our home is something we are not comfortable with and it really does cross a line. Sue insisted her kids ‘should be able to feel safe and comfortable’ at their ten-bedroom home Credit: theradfordfamily/Instagram Dad Noel previously claimed they often get fans who have seen the show wanting to bang on the door to say hello Credit: Channel 5 “Our home is our private space, and our children should be able to feel safe and comfortable there, especially when we’re not at home.” The mum-of-22 also pointed out to another “safety issue”, writing: “Our dog Lola is extremely protective and doesn’t take kindly to people she doesn’t know coming into the garden, so thankfully the dogs weren’t outside today. “We’re incredibly grateful for everyone who supports our family, and we really do love meeting you when we’re out and about,” Sue emphasised their gratitude. “But please, we’re politely asking that you don’t come to our home. We’re not happy with this happening and we really need our privacy to be respected.” Most read in Fabulous Alongside the post, shared over the weekend, Sue also uploaded a fitting image which read: “No. It’s not okay.” Since being shared on the family’s Instagram page two days ago, the post has racked up close to 4,000 likes, with dozens flocking to comments to show their support. One furious fan wrote: “Wow that is terrible!!! Nobody should cross your personal boundary of the safety of your home!!!!” Another agreed, writing: “That’s beyond weird why would anyone think it’s ok to do that.” “The fact you even have to post this is whats wrong with people today. That is absolutely crossing the line!” a third chimed in. “Always been a huge fan but will never understand why people can’t respect privacy! Hope your kids aren’t too shaken up,” someone else commented. Dad Noel previously claimed they often get fans who have seen the show wanting to bang on the door to say hello and the family were even in the market of finding a new property. Sue – who added that she’s even had a fan taking photos of her car – added: “That was crazy though as they’d come from Scotland. “They’d gone to the pie shop and Aimee had served them and then they’d come to the house and were stood at the gate. “But the dogs were all out and I was thinking ‘please don’t open the gate as all the dogs will go out’”. These concerns led to a big decision for the family who were looking to buy a new home a few years ago. But despite their offer being accepted, the parents later realised there were more kids than bedrooms. In order to accommodate everyone, they would’ve needed to convert the garage and have an extension. But adding the new extension would’ve spoil the character of the house and not long later, the costs came back at nearly twice as much as what they had budgeted. Who's who in the Radford family? The Radfords are Britain's biggest family with 22 children. Here are the kids from eldest to youngest include: Chris – born May 7, 1989 Sophie – born December 13, 1993 Chloe – born July 31, 1995 Jack – born April 9, 1997 Daniel – born March 3, 1999 Luke – born October 1, 2000 Millie Radford – born August 29, 2001 Katie – born November 14, 2002 James – born October 17, 2003 Ellie – born May 6, 2005 Aimee – born April 21, 2006 Josh – born July 3, 2007 Max – born December 11, 2008 Tillie – born May 2, 2010 Oscar – born October 22, 2011 Casper, – born October 3, 2012 Hallie – born June 3, 2015 Phoebe – born July 24, 2016 Archie – born September 18, 2017 Bonnie – born November 6, 2018 Heidie – born April 3, 2020 Comment now