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Sue Radford’s daughter Katie has welcomed her first child – the 10th grandchild for Britain’s biggest family.
Katie, 21, from Morecambe, is the eighth oldest of Noel and Sue Radford’s 22 children.
She gave birth to a baby boy Ronnie Hudson Carter, who she shares with long term partner Connor Carter, on Tuesday.
In an sweet Instagram announcement, she told her followers that Ronnie had been born at 5:03pm weighing 7.11 pounds.
She penned: ‘Tuesday 8th October born at 5:03PM weighing 7:11 the day you changed our lives forever little man mummy and daddy love you so much RONNIE HUDSON CARTER.’
Katie (left) gave birth on Tuesday 8 October to a gorgeous baby boy, who she and her long term partner, Connor Carter (right), have named Ronnie Hudson Carter (pictured)
Sue Radford’s daughter Katie, 21, has shared the exciting news that she has just given birth to her first baby – Ronnie (pictured)
The young family were pictured looking exhausted but delighted, as they shared several adorable family pictures.
In one picture, Katie and Connor beamed as they shared a cuddle with their new son.
WHO ARE THE RADFORD FAMILY CHILDREN?
Noel and Sue pictured with 18 of their children at Heidie’s christening
1. Chris, 33
2. Sophie, 30
3. Chloe, 28
4. Jack, 27
5. Daniel, 25
6. Luke, 23
7. Millie, 22
8. Katie, 21
9. James, 20
10. Ellie, 19
11. Aimee, 18
12. Josh, 17
13. Max, 15
14. Tillie, 14
15. Oscar, 12
16. Casper, 11
17. Hallie, nine
18. Phoebe, seven
19. Archie, six
20. Bonnie, five
21. Heidie, four
The parents tragically lost their 17th child Alfie in July 2014.
Katie looked radiant as she smiled sweetly for the picture, her cheeks flushed and glowing after having given birth to Ronnie.
In another picture, Katie consoles a crying Ronnie, offering her finger for the newborn to hold onto.
One sweet snap showed Katie posing for a picture with her bump before giving birth to Ronnie, who is her first baby.
In another picture, Connor can be seen walking out of the hospital pushing Ronnie in a pram.
The young couple announced the pregnancy in an episode which aired in May earlier this year.
In an episode in January, the father-to-be moved into the Radfords’ home after he and Katie convinced Sue and Noel that he’s willing to pull his weight and help out with chores.
The couple shared a clip of their huge – and extending – family on social media at the time, writing: ‘Baby Carter mummy and daddy can’t wait too meet you.’
Footage showed Connor leaping excitedly as blue smoke emerges from a party popper.
In February Sue revealed that she would ‘love’ to welcome more children into Britain’s biggest family.
The mother-of-22 opened up about the prospect of fostering or adopting more children as her eldest start leaving home.
Speaking to the Mirror, the stay-at-home mother – who had her first child at 13 – said that she ‘dreads’ the thought of having an empty nest.
She explained: ‘We adore being surrounded by kids, so I’d love to adopt or foster.
‘We’re not having any more of our own so it’s definitely something we’d think about when ours are older.’
The most recent addition to Noel and Sue’s super-sized brood was Heidie, who was born in April 2020 – just five months before their granddaughter Ophelia arrived.
Between them, Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 34, Sophie, 29, Chloe, 28, Jack, 26, Daniel, 24, Luke, 22, Millie, 22, Katie, 21, James, 19, Ellie, 18, Aimee, 17, Josh, 16, Max, 14, Tillie, 13, Oscar, 11, Casper, 10, Hallie, eight, Phoebe, seven, Archie, six, Bonnie, five and Heidie, four.
Baby Ronnie is their tenth grandchild. They also have Daisy, nine, and Ayprl, seven, Leo, six, the children of of Sophie and Joe Broadley.
Son Chris has Maisie, four, and Jacob, two, and Nichlos, three, with his partner Nicole Spencer, and Mila Eloise Wallace, the child Chole Radford and Jake Wallace)
Sue previously said she was ‘proud to be Britain’s biggest family’ – but admitted that she only originally planned on having three children.
She added: ‘We’re addicted to children – but as addictions go, it’s not a bad one because it’s motivated by love. We have plenty to go round.”
Katie, who has often been viewed as one of the quieter of Sue and Noel’s children, is a beauty enthusiast and loves being behind the camera.
The entire Radford family pictured enjoying a Christmas lunch together
The eighth child of ‘Britain’s biggest family’, from Morecambe Katie Louise Radford, 21, took to Instagram to share the news that she gave birth to a baby boy earlier this week
In another picture, Connor can be seen walking out of the hospital pushing Ronnie in a pram
In another picture, Katie consoles a crying Ronnie, offering her finger for the newborn to hold onto
Katie posed for a picture with her bump before giving birth to her first baby, Ronnie
Earlier this year, an episode of 22 Kids & Counting saw Katie convincing Noel and Sue to let her boyfriend Connor move into their place. The couple pictured in August
Sue Radford’s daughter Katie, 21, in January when she revealed she was pregnant and that she was having a baby boy
Katie received congratulations from her family’s official social media account. Her family wrote: ‘Another grandchild to love welcome to the world Ronnie’
The new mother regularly shares glamorous snaps of her trendy makeup looks to her adoring online fans.
The keen makeup artist has now amassed an impressive 60,000 followers on Instagram, making her one step closer to her mother’s huge online fanbase of 535,000.
Sue Radford’s online presence has lead to sponsorship work with George at Asda, The Next Step, Emma Mattresses, Frubes, StudioCanal and EE.
Katie received congratulations from her family’s official social media account. Her family wrote: ‘Another grandchild to love welcome to the world Ronnie.’
A comment from Katie’s sister, Millie Radford, read: ‘My beautiful nephew. I could cuddle him all day we are all so proud of you Katie xxxxx.’
Another sweet congratulations came from Connor’s sister, who penned: ‘My beautiful little nephew. Love you all so much.’
Meanwhile, another of Katie sister’s wrote: ‘Precious boy, so incredibly proud of you both.’
One of Katie’s close friends took to the app to share her congratulations. She wrote in an Instagram story: ‘Proudest best friend in the entire world! You did amazing and he is the perfect baby! Can’t wait to see you all.’
