Noel Radford, the proud dad of Britain's largest family, is embarking on a heartfelt journey to find his birth parents, despite always cherishing his adoptive mum and dad.
With their youngest child Heidie set to start school in September, Noel and his wife Sue, who also grew up adopted, are facing a new chapter where they can enjoy time together without kids around for the first time in three decades.
Ahead of the new series of 22 Kids and Counting, which airs on Sunday, July 21, Noel shared that he began the search nine months ago with Sue's support.The Morecambe-based couple are aware it might be a challenging path.
Noel told Mirror Online: "I have made steps to find out more. I know it could turn out to be very tough. When you watch Long Lost Family, 95% of those looking turn out to be happy stories but sometimes it is not like that.
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