Sue Radford has admitted she is considering quitting Instagram altogether after growing disenchanted with social media.
The 50-year-old, who is the mother of Britain’s largest family, shared the candid update with her 534,000 followers in a New Year message.
“I’ve not really posted on here much recently as I’m not really into Insta anymore,” Ms Radford told followers.
“In fact, I’ve been thinking of not having it, but I’m going to try and get back into it.”
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| Channel 5The confession came as Ms Radford shared updates from the family’s first trip of 2026, a weekend break in their £40,000 motorhome.
Documenting the getaway, she described a relaxed day out with the children, writing: “We’ve had such a lovely day today going on a three-mile walk, then soft play and chill in the motorhome.”
Later that evening, she added: “Top Gun and gymnastics in the van. Is it bedtime yet?”
While the family did not reveal their destination, photos showed the children enjoying time together inside the campervan.
Sue and Noel Radford have both spoken previously on the 'toxicity' of social media
| INSTAGRAM/THE RADFORD FAMILYMs Radford’s apparent frustration with social media follows criticism previously voiced by her husband, Noel Radford, over online abuse directed at the family.
The 55-year-old businessman has described internet trolls as “cowardly” and motivated by jealousy, revealing the family had even considered legal action in the past.
In their book The Radfords: Making Life Count, the couple opened up about the darker side of public attention since first appearing on television in 2012.
Mr Radford said: “We get so many lovely comments from viewers, but there’s a whole other world online that sadly isn’t quite the same.”
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The couple have since abandoned social media platform X, with Mr Radford branding the platform “absolutely vile”.
Ms Radford agreed, saying: “Twitter, or X, is just toxic. We try to manage our own accounts and ignore comments elsewhere.”
The family’s motorhome trip followed a recent appearance at Preston Magistrates’ Court, where the couple were fined for failing to ensure regular school attendance for four of their children.
The offences occurred between March and May 2025, when the children were taken out of school for a £52,000 trip to Disney World Florida, to mark Ms Radford’s 50th birthday.
The Radfords were fined for failing to ensure regular school attendance for four of their children.
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They were ordered to pay £260 in fines, plus £118 in court costs.
Ms and Mr Radford star in Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting and also run Radford’s Pie Company.
Despite recent controversy, the couple continued travelling throughout 2025, with family holidays to Lapland and Dubai.
While the family is often seen as close-knit, they have faced internal tensions, most notably a public fallout with their daughter Millie in 2023.
Ms Radford shared updates from the family’s first trip of 2026, a weekend break in their £40,000 motorhome
|At the time, she accused her parents of “choosing favourites” and profiting from their grandchildren after her own children were excluded from a family trip to Florida.
Ms Radford later played down the disagreement, describing it as “water under the bridge”, and the family appear to have since reconciled, with Millie going on to feature in subsequent episodes of the show.