22 Kids and Counting fans issue same complaint as Radford family return for new series
Channel 5 viewers were left unimpressed as 22 Kids and Counting returned with Sue and Noel Radford letting cameras back into their private life with enormous brood
22 Kids and Counting has returned to television screens but not all viewers were happy.
Britain's Biggest family, The Radfords, shot to fame back in 2021 when their Channel 5 first aired their reality show and they've let cameras into their home once again for series five.
The newest season will see Noel decide to investigate his biological family, Millie share some big personal news and young Casper takes centre stage as he decides to follow his footballing dreams.
However, viewers rushed to social media to share the same complaint just minutes into the first episode of the new series as they branded the show "fake".
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan penned: "More scripted, fake nonsense. #22kidsandcounting." Another added: "The latest instalment in the contrived and scripted fake life of Britain's biggest family @channel5_tv #22kidsandcounting."
Someone else agreed: "This actually used to be an interesting programme. Now it's just a scripted soap." @channel5_tv #22KidsAndCounting." A fourth social media user said: "Christ! It’s not even 5 minutes in and it’s contrived and scripted already."
The Radford kids shared what they'd like to be when they grew up in the new episode. With one of the youngsters wanting to be "a unicorn", another planning on becoming "a silly farmer" and someone else desiring to work as "a figure skater", Sue and Noel revealed they encourage their 22 children to dream big.
Sue said: "I think when I were younger I wanted to be an air hostess." Her husband Noel confirmed: "You did, didn't you. yeah that's right.
He continued: "I think the only thing I wanted when I was growing up.. I had a picture of a red Porsche on my bed." Conversation later turned to their enormous brood and Sue went on to reveal that the couple didn't plan to have 22 children.
Sue said: "We never actually wanted a big family, did we?" Noel said: "No, we always wanted three." Between them, the couple 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, four and Heidie, three.
22 Kids and Counting airs Sundays at 8pm on Channel 5