Comedian Jason Manford has been reunited with his former colleague Alex Jones on The One Show, 15 years on from being forced to quite his role on the BBC show
Jason Manford is reunited with his former The One Show colleague Alex Jones as he admitted to a fan how he ruined his previous presenting stint on the show.
In 2010 Manford was forced to step down from BBC ’s The One Show after admitting swapping X-rated messages with women.
After appearing on the show this week, a viewer remarked online how it was “such a shame” that his on-screen partnership with Jones hadn’t lasted.”
Manford replied: “I know! F***ed it! But hey ho, we live and learn and grow!” Manford, then 29, had only been in the post with Jones for three months after the departure of former presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley to ITV.
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Manford, who was married at the time, said: “I have decided after careful consideration to step down from The One Show to concentrate on my family and tour commitments.”
He later said he had been “a d***head” and claimed then-wife Catherine had forgiven him. He insisted: “I am a good dad, a good husband. From now I am going to be one for ever.”
But he later split up with her in 2013. They had four children. He began dating TV worker Lucy Dyke in 2014. She gave birth to his daughter in January 2015, and tied the knot two years later.
Manford suffered a health crisis last month when the comic was forced to cancel a number of shows last week after suffering from appendicitis.
After postponing three further shows, the dad-of-six told fans he underwent surgery to remove his appendix. He shared the update from his hospital bed, posting a snap of himself in his gown.
“Appendix surgery all went well, now in recovery with my Vimto, they serve it in all Manchester hospitals,” Manford told his followers on social media. “Bit of a scary and extremely painful 24 hours but thankful to our NHS and my incredible nurse mum who’s a godsend in a health crisis!”.
He then offered a cheeky bit of “wisdom” to his supporters. He remarked: “My advice would be to not get Appendicitis whilst driving at 70mph on the motorway!”.
“Seriously though, I’m gutted that I’ve had to move the dates this weekend, and I’m sorry for the late notice to so many people in St Albans, Oxford, Lincoln, Skegness and at Kendall Calling.
“I thought I could get by on antibiotics and surgery at a later date so I could still do the shows, but was advised not to. Also means I can’t fly out to Portugal on Monday to join my family on holiday! Ah well, such is life. Thanks for all the ‘Get Well Soon’ messages.”
Whilst three of his four axed performances are set to be rearranged, comedy mate John Bishop stepped up to fill his slot at Kendall Calling.
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