THE dad of Britain’s biggest family lost his share of a £600,000 inheritance when it went to a cleaner.
Noel Radford, star of Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting, was meant to benefit from his adoptive mum Val’s estate after she died in 2019.
But when his stepdad Clive died at the end of 2024 and it came time to sort out their mirrored wills, he found the cleaner, who visited his stepdad’s home once a week, got 99 per cent of the cash.
The remainder went to Clive’s family and charity.
Noel, 55, said: “It was always mum’s wish half the estate and belongings would go to my brother and I.
“But after Clive died, we discovered via a solicitor we were not beneficiaries.
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“This has never been about money. It is in black and white what she wanted.”
Noel and partner Sue, who live in Morecambe, Lancashire, first became famous in 2012 through the Channel 4 documentary 15 Kids and Counting.
They are the proud parents to Chris, 37, Sophie, 32, Chloe, 31, Jack, 29, Daniel, 27, Luke, 25, Millie, 25, Katie, 23, James, 22, Ellie, 21, Aimee, 20, Josh, 19, Max, 17, Tillie, 16, Oscar, 14, Casper, 13, Hallie, 11, Phoebe, 10, Archie, eight, Bonnie, seven and Heidie, six. Sadly, their 17th child, Alfie, was stillborn in July 2014.
But there has been one happy outcome.
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Val’s accordion had been gifted to a local band but when they discovered the truth they gave it back to the family.
Sue said: “They wanted it to go back to the rightful owner.”