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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Jason Manford has taken his <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="/news/christmas/index.html" id="mol-c15963b0-7fc1-11ed-b159-6372f3d02ee4" target="_blank">Christmas</a> tree down early after it shed needles prematurely and became bald, telling his children it was
their 'naughty' elf on the shelf's fault. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The comedian, 41, a father-of-six, took to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="/sciencetech/twitter/index.html" id="mol-c1508a10-7fc1-11ed-b159-6372f3d02ee4" target="_blank">Twitter</a> to reveal his woes on Monday morning <a href="http://www.vipposts.com/author/ZoeMiller/">currey and co table lamps</a> said attempts to revive his family's festive decoration including watering
it had failed.</p><img src="https://farm66.static.flickr.com/65535/50391705657_1457d07f22.jpg" style="max-width:410px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;"><p class="mol-para-with-font">He explained that he had taken it
down on Sunday night and left a note by the pile of needles from the 'elf' and a
box of decorations. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-2b4191ad5c78c7bb" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="Festive woes: Jason Manford (pictured earlier this month) has taken his Christmas tree down after it shed needles and became bald, telling his children it was their 'naughty' elf's fault" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" />
</div> <noscript> <img id="i-2b4191ad5c78c7bb" website height="423" width="634" alt="Festive woes: Jason Manford (pictured earlier this month) has taken his Christmas tree down after it shed needles and became bald, telling his children it was their 'naughty' elf's fault" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Festive woes: Jason Manford (pictured earlier this month)
has taken his Christmas tree down after it shed needles and became bald,
telling his children it was their 'naughty' elf's fault</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-8874df89cbd1eb7e" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="791" width="634" alt="Naughty elf: The comedian, 41, took to Twitter to reveal his woes on Monday morning and said attempts to revive his family's festive decoration including watering it had failed" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" />
</div> <noscript> <img id="i-8874df89cbd1eb7e" website height="791" width="634" alt="Naughty elf: The comedian, 41, took to Twitter to reveal his woes on Monday morning and said attempts to revive his family's festive decoration including watering it had failed" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Naughty elf:
The comedian, 41, took to Twitter to reveal his woes on Monday
morning and said attempts to revive his family's festive decoration including watering it had
failed</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">Jason wrote: 'Annoyingly our Christmas Tree was shedding
its needles prematurely and becoming bald (even with watering it etc.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'So last night, I took it down and blamed the naughty Elf!'</p><div><div data-track-module="am-related_carousel^related_carousel" data-track-selector=".rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])" data-dm-rotator-rotate="false" data-track-pos="static" data-preferred-shared-network-enabled="" data-dm-rotator-auto-init="" id="p-22" class="related-carousel with-fb-or-tw tvshowbiz" data-dm-rotator-active-class="active" data-dm-rotator-page-count="1.0" data-dm-social-article-auto-init="" data-dm-rotator-page-size="1"> <div class="rotator bdrcc"> <div class="rotator-title"> <h2>RELATED ARTICLES</h2> <ul class="rotator-pages link-xocc"> <li class="rotator-prev"><a href="#" data-page="prev">Previous</a></li> <li><a href="#" data-page="1">1</a></li> <li class="rotator-next"><a href="#" data-page="next">Next</a></li> </ul> </div> <ul class="rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox"> <li> <a href="/tvshowbiz/article-11028939/Jason-Manford-asks-fans-help-gig-bail-minute-300-taxi.html"> <img website width="62" height="60" /> <span>Jason Manford BAILS on a fan's offer to drive him to a gig...</span> </a> <a href="/tvshowbiz/article-11554521/Christine-McGuinness-reveals-kept-split-ex-Paddy-secret-3-children.html"> <img website width="62" height="60" /> <span>Christine McGuinness reveals she has kept her split from...</span> </a> <a href="/tvshowbiz/article-11554027/Josie-Gibson-reveals-shes-hosting-Alison-Hammond-Christmas-Day.html"> <img website width="62" height="60" /> <span>Josie Gibson reveals she's hosting Alison Hammond on...</span> </a> <a href="/tvshowbiz/article-11554067/Kelsey-Parker-amps-glamour-sequin-blazer-dress-Christmas-party.html"> <img website width="62" height="60" /> <span>Kelsey Parker amps up the glamour in a sequin blazer dress...</span> </a>
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</div> </div><p class="mol-para-with-font">The
printed message from the 'elf' by the pile of needles read:
'Dear Manford Family, </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'Your tree was rubbish.


You know it. I know it. Santa knows it. I did you a favour.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'You're
welcome. Get a better one! Love, the Elf' Jason's post also
featured a box of decorations next to the note. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img">
<div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-653e93b79e302597" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="455" width="634" alt="Sad: Jason wrote: 'Annoyingly our Christmas Tree was shedding its needles prematurely and becoming bald (even with watering it etc. 'So last night, I took it down'" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-653e93b79e302597" website height="455" width="634" alt="Sad: Jason wrote: 'Annoyingly our Christmas Tree was shedding its needles prematurely and becoming bald (even with watering it etc. 'So last night, I took it down'" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Sad: Jason wrote:
'Annoyingly our Christmas Tree was shedding its needles prematurely and becoming bald (even with watering
it etc.

'So last night, I took it down'</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"><div class="splitLeft"><div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap">
<img id="i-35c3154541b4d4b3" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="386" width="306" alt="Christmas tragedy: Jason explained that he had taken the tree down on Sunday night" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div>
<noscript> <img id="i-35c3154541b4d4b3" website height="386" width="306" alt="Christmas tragedy: Jason explained that he had taken the tree down on Sunday night" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div></div><div class="splitRight"><div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap">
<img id="i-e2d2119e61bfb451" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="386" width="306" alt="Happier times: Jason also posted a picture of the decorated tree before he was forced to take it down" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-e2d2119e61bfb451" website height="386" width="306" alt="Happier times: Jason also posted a picture of the decorated tree before he was forced to take it down" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div></div><div class="clear"></div><p class="imageCaption">Christmas tragedy:
Jason explained that he had taken the tree down on Sunday night.


The comic left a note by the pile of needles from the 'elf' and a box of decorations</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">Jason's post attracted a slew of commenters on Twitter,
with one person writing: 'Aw! very sad get ya
selves a new tree'.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Another added: 'Hilarious' while a third person penned: 'What a beautiful tree it was too.

You've got plenty time to try round 2.'</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Meanwhile, a fourth
person wrote: 'Brilliant' and a laughing emoji in response to his
post. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Jason has four children-
twin girls, a daughter and a son, with first
wife Catherine.

They divorced in 2013.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The comic
has been married to Lucy Dyke, his second wife, since December 2017.
The couple have two children together. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-f79810435e9baef8" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="160" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-f79810435e9baef8" website height="160" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption"></p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption" style="style"> <div class="mol-img">
<div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-98292e98246fbabe" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="143" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-98292e98246fbabe" website height="143" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" />
</noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption"></p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-f5d82d2ec70e0b3f" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="131" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-f5d82d2ec70e0b3f" website height="131" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript>
</div> <p class="imageCaption"></p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-b095d987bf4969d6" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="139" width="634" alt="Jason's post attracted a slew of commenters on Twitter, with one person writing: 'Brilliant' and a laughing emoji" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-b095d987bf4969d6" website height="139" width="634" alt="Jason's post attracted a slew of commenters on Twitter, with one person writing: 'Brilliant' and a laughing emoji" class="blkBorder img-share" />
</noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Jason's post attracted a slew of commenters on Twitter, with one person writing:
'Brilliant' and a laughing emoji</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">Jason's Christmas tree woes come after the
comic stepped out with singer Alesha Dixon, 44,
last month, <a style="font-weight: bold;" class="class" href="/tvshowbiz/article-11422889/Alesha-Dixon-Jason-Manford-dress-impress-ahead-presenting-National-Lotterys-Big-Bash.html" target="_blank">promoting their show</a>
The National Lottery's Big Bash, which they presented on December 6, together. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The ITV special saw performances from Adam Lambert, Katherine Jenkins OBE,
Cirque du Soleil, Joel Corry, Tom Grennan and Raye.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The party gave 8000 National Lottery players the chance to attend for free as a thank you for their support. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap">
<img id="i-db90a57b28258f9b" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="470" width="634" alt="Exciting: Jason's Christmas tree woes come after the comic stepped out with singer Alesha Dixon, 44, last month, promoting their show The National Lottery's Big Bash" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-db90a57b28258f9b" website height="470" width="634" alt="Exciting: Jason's Christmas tree woes come after the comic stepped out with singer Alesha Dixon, 44, last month, promoting their show The National Lottery's Big Bash" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript>
</div> <div><div> <span></span> <div></div></div></div><p class="imageCaption">Exciting: Jason's Christmas tree woes
come after the comic stepped out with singer Alesha Dixon, 44, last month, promoting their show The National Lottery's Big Bash</p></div></div>

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