Sue is vulnerable. I honestly believe she is manipulated by Noel, she has seemed to be done with having babies for the last three. Then she starts shopping and having her hair done with the older girls and saying she's ready for me time and the gym and hey presto, she's pregnant again.
Noel doesn't even seem to enjoy being with the children once they get mobile. He's snappy and detached with them.
I think the baby influx serves two purposes to him, keeping media interest going = £ and Sue, not ever finding out that there might be more to life than her relationship.
Now, most of us are happy to see our partners doing well and investing time in themselves. Because that's a secure relationship.
You see yourselves changing and growing and you know that's everyone's right and in everyone's best interest and you put the maximum you can into the relationship in the process, so that you are (hopefully) still in it together along for the ride.
But this is what happens when you knob a 14 year old. If she doesn't get chance to grow, how do you know what she really wants?
And I'm not even getting into who can meet Tillie's needs. Any trip anywhere with that poor girl, so unwell highlights to me that no one is capable of that.