22 Kids and Counting fans all say same thing as Sue and Noel make relationship admission
22 Kids and Counting stars Sue and Noel Radford were flooded with support from fans after they shared details about their marriage
22 Kids and Counting stars Sue and Noel Radford opened up about their relationship and first meeting during Sunday's programme.
The pair, who are childhood sweethearts having met at school, have been wed for over three decades after getting married in the early 1990s.
Sue and Noel chronicle their hectic lives whilst managing their enormous family in their popular Channel 5 documentary series 22 Kids and Counting.
Their offspring of 22 comprises Chris, Sophie, Chloe, Jack, Daniel, Luke, Millie, Katie, James, Ellie, Aimee, Josh, Max, Tillie, Oscar, Casper, Hallie, Phoebe, Archie, Bonnie, and Heidie.
During Sunday's instalment, the pair reflected on their marriage and partnership, highlighting how "unique" it was that they were each other's first romantic partners, reports the Mirror.
22 Kids and Counting's Sue and Noel Radford spoke about their relationship and when they first met on Sunday's episode
(Image: Channel 5)
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Noel confessed: "Us only having ourselves as partners it must make our lives more simpler!" whilst Sue remarked: "Most people who get married have had relationships before!".
This led Noel to observe: "In a new relationship, you might be great but if you've got an ex breathing down your neck because they want maintenance, they want this, you're not seeing your kids this weekend. All that sort of pressure is going to be difficult isn't it!".
Sue replied: "It is a lot easier because we don't have any baggage from other relationships or stuff like that. In that respect our marriage is very simple!" In a reflective moment, Noel remarked: "I just couldn't even imagine if we split up and you got into a new relationship and you said to your new partner: 'Oh is it alright if the kids come round?'".
Sue responded with humour: "It's just no, they'd just run a mile wouldn't they? No!" whilst Noel added: "We're sticking with each other really, we've got too much baggage!
"We've not experienced another relationship to know how that one would work or what went wrong in that so how does our [relationship] work so well?"
The couple, who are childhood sweethearts and met in school, have been married for more than 30 years
(Image: Channel 5)
Sue highlighted their teamwork as the key to their success. In a romantic gesture, Noel tenderly observed: "Someone once described us as swans because when they [swans] find a partner they live together forever don't they swans?".
A moved Sue replied: "Aw that's what we're like, two swans!" Yet Noel couldn't resist teasing his wife, asking: "Does that mean we started off as ugly ducklings?".
A snippet of this exchange was shared on the Radford family's Instagram before the episode aired.
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The family's 537K followers were swift to express their affection and support for the pair. One person commented: "Don't ever split" with a heart emoji, whilst another account posted: "Just the sweetest xx", with someone else writing: "They beautiful souls x" and another fan declaring: "I just love these 2" with a heart emoji.
22 Kids and Counting airs at 8pm on Sunday nights on Channel 5.
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