Ruth Langsford was left red-faced after she asked Sue and Noel Radford an intimate question on Loose Women as they discussed the new series of 22 Kids and Counting

On Loose Women, Ruth Langsford triggered a wave of laughter when she unintentionally asked Sue and Noel Radford an intimate question about their personal time.

Ruth, joined by fellow panellists Christine Lampard, Janet Street-Porter, Gloria Hunniford and Brenda Edwards, talked to the couple known for their large family from the show 22 Kids and Counting. Ruth stumbled over her words while asking them if they ever had “alone time” away from their children and her remarks sent the studio into fits of laughter.

“What about you two? Do you ever get some time – well, we know you get alone time, with all of those children,” she joked. Trying to clarify her point, she added, “Do you ever just the two of you, you know, go out for lunch? Or a dinner?” Parent-of-22 Noel clarified that he and Sue make sure to set aside time for each other.

“We try to, we went out last week. It was only for an hour or two but it’s just nice to be together on our own,” he told the panel. Sue shared her parenting wisdom and said: “I think you have to make the time, don’t you? When you’ve got a lot of children and you’ve got a lot going on in your life. You’ve got to make time as a couple. You have to.”

The TV stars are proud parents to a large brood that includes Christopher, Sophie, Chloe, Jack, Daniel, Luke, Millie, Katie, James, Ellie, Aimee, Josh, Max, Tillie, Oscar, Casper, Hallie, Phoebe, Archie, Bonnie, and Heidie. They hold the title for Britain’s biggest family and returned to our screens on January 9 with a new series of 22 Kids and Counting, which follows Sue and Noel’s hectic life with their gigantic family.

The latest episode had Sue and Noel deciding they needed to move houses to give their kids more “privacy”. But this left the viewers split when it came out that their dream house was a squeeze for all the kids. It comes after Sue and Noel revealed they will be releasing their first book together.The news was shared by Sue and Noel on Instagram following the return of 22 Kids and Counting. The latest series of the family’s reality TV show launched on Channel 5 earlier this month. It was said that writing a book is “something [Sue and Noel have] wanted to do for a long time”. Their debut is said to be packed with “stories old and new” and it’s been teased that they plan to tour the UK for book signings.