Jason Manford takes his Christmas tree down and blames it on his elf on the shelf

Jason Manford has taken his Christmas tree down early after it shed needles prematurely and became bald, telling his children it was their ‘naughty’ elf on the shelf’s fault. 

The comedian, 41, a father-of-six, 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.

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. 

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

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

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 and blamed the naughty Elf!’

The printed message from the ‘elf’ by the pile of needles read: ‘Dear Manford Family, 

‘Your tree was rubbish. You know it. I know it. Santa knows it. I did you a favour.

‘You’re welcome. Get a better one! Love, the Elf’ Jason’s post also featured a box of decorations next to the note. 

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’

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

Jason’s post attracted a slew of commenters on Twitter, with one person writing: ‘Aw! very sad get ya selves a new tree’.

Another added: ‘Hilarious’ while a third person penned: ‘What a beautiful tree it was too. You’ve got plenty time to try round 2.’

Meanwhile, a fourth person wrote: ‘Brilliant’ and a laughing emoji in response to his post. 

Jason has four children- twin girls, a daughter and a son, with first wife Catherine. They divorced in 2013.

The comic has been married to Lucy Dyke, his second wife, since December 2017. The couple have two children together.  

Jason’s post attracted a slew of commenters on Twitter, with one person writing: ‘Brilliant’ and a laughing emoji

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, which they presented on December 6, together. 

The ITV special saw performances from Adam Lambert, Katherine Jenkins OBE, Cirque du Soleil, Joel Corry, Tom Grennan and Raye.

The party gave 8000 National Lottery players the chance to attend for free as a thank you for their support. 

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