08 March 2024 , 19:31
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Reality star Noel Radford has claimed his penis turned black when he had his vasectomy reversed.
The 53-year-old bakery owner is the proud dad of 22 children with his 48-year-old wife Sue and the highs and lows of their lives are documented in the Channel 5 reality series 22 Kids And Counting. The pair are parents to Chris, 32, Sophie, 27, Chloe, 26, Jack, 24, Daniel, 22, Luke, 21, Millie, 20, Katie, 19, James, 18, Ellie, 16, Aimee, 15, Josh, 14, Max, 12, Tillie, 11, Oscar, 10, Casper, nine, Hallie, six, Phoebe, five, Archie, four, Bonnie, three, and Heidie, one.
They are also grandparents to several children - however, their seemingly never-ending brood could have been a lot smaller if Noel hadn’t decided to reverse his decision to have a vasectomy when he was in his thirties. Noel and Sue explained that they considered drawing a line under the number of kids they had - with Noel getting the snip to help their situation.
But the couple then had second thoughts - realising that they might not stay together forever and could therefore want further children with other people. Noel undid the procedure - and they went on to welcome many more children together and are still happily married after tying the knot back in 1992.
Noel and Sue Radford open up about all aspects of their life via their new book (@The Radford Family/YouTube)According to The Sun, the couple have freely discussed the fact Noel had a vasectomy in their new book, The Radfords: Making Life Count. The publication reports Noel stating: "You think about the ages we were - me 32, and Sue 28 - and how many more kids we may have wanted in the future and how many we could have actually had if we decided to not go ahead with the vasectomy.
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"But we weren't asked anything like that... It's horrible to say, but they could also have asked, 'What happens if you separate? You're both still young - what if you end up wanting a family with someone else?'" He goes on to say that this realisation: “is probably why [the vasectomy] all went ahead."
And then, going into rather graphic detail about the physical effects of having his vasectomy reversed, Noel revealed: "the whole of it - the veg as well as the meat [had gone] all black." He added doctors warned he could suffer "some bruising" - but he wasn't prepared for "how extreme it would be." While Sue confirmed: "Honestly, I have never, ever seen anything like it."
Last year, Sue and Noel addressed whether or not they would have more children - after already welcoming their 22nd. They answered questions posed by fans - with one asking if they planned to have more. Answering via their YouTube channel, Sue made a relatively direct answer when she confirmed: “Definitely not.”