Inside the life of Katie Radford as 22 Kids and Counting star shares emotional birth story
The Radford Family returns in a new Channel 5 special called 22 Kids and a Baby, which follows Katie Radford as a mum-to-be. She opens up about how it changed her life and how pregnancy put her relationship to the test after her partner had a pre-birth meltdown.
Meanwhile, Noel and his wife Sue visit Dubai for the trip of a lifetime. Katie Radford, who is 22, gave birth to her first child in October 2024. She announced the news on Instagram, saying: "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.”
She named the baby Ronnie Hudson Carter, taking the surname of her partner, Connor Carter. Connor was equally as excited, sharing on his own Instagram page: "Little man finally made an appearance and we are so made up."
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Katie's boyfriend Connor made his first appearance on 22 Kids and Counting back in May 2022, and two years later he moved into their huge home in Morecambe.
In May 2024, Katie announced her pregnancy and in October of that year, hosted a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower.
Shortly after Connor moved in to the family home, the couple decided to move out, presumably in preparation for Ronnie's birth.
Katie opened up about her birth experience on her Instagram Stories, admitting she had been "terrified" about going into labour.
She confessed: "I was terrified for labour with all the stories people kept telling me, but honestly I had a really good labour.
"My waters went at 11pm on the Monday and then I had him on Tuesday at 5.03pm."
Katie also revealed alternative names they had considered."I loved the names Zaylen, Romie, Noah and Connor wanted to call him Hudson," she shared.
Katie is a beauty influencer who has more than 66,000 followers on her Instagram account.
Her most recent posts have been of her little bundle of joy Ronnie, in personalised outfits including a Halloween costume and an adorable dressing gown.
22 Kids and a Baby airs on Channel 5 on Sunday at 8pm