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22 Kids and Counting star Sophie Radford was seen telling producers to stop filming as she shared a devastating update in the latest episode of the Channel 5 show.

Sophie, 32, stepped into the spotlight in 2012, when her parents Sue and Noel first let cameras behind the scenes oftheir huge family.

The Morecambe-based bunch returned to our screens on Sunday (February 1) for season eight of the hit show. Just minutes in, mum Sue was seen planning a surprise party for Sophie's tenth wedding anniversary with her partner Joe Bradley.

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However, Sophie revealed just moments later that her marriage was facing a rocky patch and she hadn't told her parents yet.

Opening up to the cameras, Sophie said: "I've been bottling up a lot in the past year and I haven't told my family a lot of what's been going on."

The mum-of-three continued: "I feel like mum and dad have always got so much going on, I don't want to burden them with my problems. I am reaching a point now where I've got to do something about it."

Sophie then confessed: "My marriage isn't working."

The reality star later sat down with her parents to explain that her and Joe have decided to split up after 10 years of marriage. The former partners, who share three children, met when they were just teenagers and married a decade ago in the Lake District.

Although Sophie explained that her kids have adapted well to the split, she broke down in tears while discussing the breakup with her parents and even asked for producers to stop filming.

"It's definitely quite a mixture of emotions. In some ways [I'm] happy because it's come to an end but definitely up and down throughout the day," she revealed to Sue and Noel.

The 32-year-old went on to add: "My anxiety has been quite bad the past few days but it's bound to be up and down isn't it?"

As she sat down for her confessional, the producers asked: "You've had a lot of great times haven't you? So it's hard seeing those times soured by the pain of the split isn't it?"

This sent Sophie over the edge as she teared up and begged the producers for a break. Sophie said: "You're just gonna have to stop for a minute."

In a heart-breaking final admission, Sophie revealed that she "just can't wait to feel happy and bubbly again". And it seems she was already in higher spirits by the end of the episode.

Sue had already confirmed Sophie and Joe's split ahead of the new series of the family show.

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, she said: "Sadly, a lot of marriages do break down and you can’t fix them. They [Sophie and Joe] aren’t together anymore, but they are making it work with their three children."

22 Kids and Counting is streaming now on Channel 5.