{"id":611782,"date":"2026-05-30T09:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/611782\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:08:14","slug":"sue-radfords-stunning-weight-loss-and-how-she-did-it-without-fat-jabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/611782\/","title":{"rendered":"Sue Radford’s stunning weight loss and how she did it without fat jabs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some fans suggested weight loss jabs were behind Sue Radford’s stunning Lycra selfie, but the mum of 22 set the record straight on her real transformation secret<\/p>\n

Christine Smith and Hannah Britt<\/p>\n

08:22, 30 May 2026<\/p>\n

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Looking so fab at 50 that she has been mistaken for two of her daughters, Sue Radford has lost three stone<\/p>\n

Since losing a very impressive three stone, Sue Radford<\/a> has got used to being mistaken for two of her daughters. Just last week, as the famous mum and her family \u2013 stars of the Channel 5 series 22 Kids & Counting \u2013 headed off in their motorhome, someone commented on Sue’s Instagram post, saying: “Oh my Sue you look incredible… pass for one of your girls now! Well done.”<\/p>\n

A few weeks earlier, as she dressed up with her husband Noel for their daughter Ellie’s 21st birthday, it has been a similar story. “Sue you look amazing, Noel looking great too,” said one person, while another added: “Both of you look amazing. Have a lovely time.”<\/p>\n

But it was a third comment that posed the question everyone’s been asking: “What’s your secret for weight loss?” Speculation has been rife that the mum of 22 had used weight loss jabs, after she posted a photo of herself wearing Lycra on Instagram<\/a>. Yet the answer couldn’t be more different.<\/p>\n

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She dressed up with her husband Noel for their daughter Ellie’s 21st birthday<\/p>\n

\"Sue<\/p>\n

Some fans suggested weight loss jabs were behind her stunning Lycra selfie<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Mirror<\/a> recently, Sue addressed the accusation that she might be using jabs herself, saying: \u201cI think because so many people are taking them now, they automatically assume you are – but no I haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, old fashioned diet and exercise<\/a> are behind her transformation from a size 12 to a svelte 8. She said: \u201cI am really proud. I have been really, really good. I turned 50 last year and it was a big turning point. My weight had been creeping up, I was eating too many junk foods and snacks like graze boards in the evening and I wanted to do something about it. I\u2019ve cut out all sugar, pasta, bread, snacks and junk. I\u2019ve been going to the gym every day in the week and trying to be healthy. I have lost three stone since turning 50 last April and I feel amazing. I also feel so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She celebrated her 50th birthday recently<\/p>\n

Sue explained she also fasts between 7pm and 1pm and goes to the gym every weekday. Being mistaken for daughters, Sophie, 32 and Aimee, 19, has made her really chuffed. She said: \u201cTo be compared to Sophie and Aimee is such a massive compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s no surprise to her devoted husband-of-33-years, Noel, 55. He said: \u201cSue looks fantastic. She doesn\u2019t eat any biscuits, cakes or anything. I don\u2019t know how she resists.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some of her 534,000 Instagram followers speculated about how she\u2019d achieved her slimline physique, Sue says she also received loads of praise. She said: \u201cSo many people were very nice.\u201d And she admitted: \u201cOMG I couldn\u2019t believe it when I saw pictures [of me] from a few years ago. It\u2019s crazy when you look at them together, but I am really pleased and now the goal is to keep the weight off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of her fasting, she said: \u201cI was never a breakfast person anyway.\u201d She has also been taking vitamins and drinking green tea.<\/p>\n

But with a massive brood, there are dissenters to the healthy eating regime. Sue admitted: \u201cTake, for example, the other night. Normally we would have white wraps, but we had wholemeal and the [younger] kids pulled faces. But we are getting there.\u201d And while healthy eating is a bit of a struggle for Noel, he has joined her in the gym.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt has always been something I have wanted to do but I\u2019ve been too shy to go. You see all these nice, fit bodies in there, but I have joined. We are going to go together until I get used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Radford family jetted off to Disney World to celebrate Sue’s major milestone(Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

Enjoying friendly banter, Noel and Sue bounce off each other – even finishing each other\u2019s sentences, they are so close. And there are perks to having such a massive brood, according to Noel, who explained he and Sue have more freedom to go out as a couple now they are older, adding: \u201cWe are never short of anyone to watch the little ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

They are enjoying life and love being on telly. Sue said: \u201cWe do want to carry on with the TV series. People do seem to enjoy it. The question we get asked most now is \u2018when will it be back?\u2019 rather than \u2018are you having any more children?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple, from Morecambe, Lancashire, who run their own pie company, take fame in their stride, but are amazed by the situations in which they\u2019ve been recognised. Noel laughed: \u201cWe did once get stopped on top of the Empire State Building, which was pretty mad! But we are a normal family.”<\/p>\n

Sue says they would stop doing the show immediately if filming ever upset their children, and explained: \u201cWe\u2019ve always said if any of the kids say \u2018no, we don\u2019t want to do it\u2019, then that is the time to stop.\u201d For now, though, she insists: \u201cThey really love the memories that it brings and long may it continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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