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Jason Manford's Daughter Asked About STDs And He Panicked

Jason Manford's Daughter Asked About STDs And He Panicked

They grow up so fast...

Laura Hamilton

Laura Hamilton

Kids say the darndest things, don't you think? My brother got a set of kitchen knives for Christmas once, and one of my little cousins looked him in the eye and said: "That will be good for murdering." Then she skipped away. I'm keeping an eye on her.

But Salford-born comedian Jason Manford is using the crazy things his kids say for comic material - and you can see why. On The Graham Norton Show, he told a story about how he was in a busy public cafe with one of his daughters. She asked him one of those questions that all parents dread - it was about sex.


Credit: BBC/The Graham Norton Show

"The other day I was at a cafe and in front of lots of other parents and their children my daughter said, 'What's an STD?'," the thirty-five-year-old told the couch, which included Guy Ritchie, Billie Piper and Charlie Hunnam.

Trying to be a good dad, he answered it. God knows what he said what he said to his daughter, but it turns out that she wasn't interested in learning about sexually transmitted diseases anyway.

He continued: "I stumbled over my words trying to find the right explanation when I asked why she wanted to know.

"She said, 'There is a sign over there that says coffee, large or STD'. It's always wise to ask why they want to know things before you start to explain."

Yikes.

To be fair, every time I see 'STD' on a train ticket I have a little chuckle to myself.

Credit: PA

Jason has five kids and is raising them in a very different environment than he grew up in, highlighted by the name of his tour - 'Muddle Class'.

He said: "I am working class but my kids are middle class. It's about keeping our roots while being aspirational - a lot of people are like this.

"They drink champagne from the mug they won at bingo, or eat pork pie with quinoa on the side and my brother told me that the last time he signed on the dole he used his fountain pen."

But he admits: "It's hard with kids because you want to give them everything you didn't have a child but you don't want them becoming the kids you used to hate when you were young."

The STD incident wasn't the only time that his kids have embarrassed the comedian in public. He took all five of them out for shoe shopping and chaos ensued. His daughter really knows how to push his buttons.

Words: Laura Hamilton

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Graham Norton, TV