Jason Manford has been praised for his reaction towards a family watching his latest theatre show. The comedian is currently starring as Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz in London and spotted a youngster upset in the audience during Sunday's matinee.
Not long into the show, the boy, wearing ear defenders, and his family left their seats at the London Palladium, where Jason is appearing alongside Ashley Banjo as the Tin Man. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Jason took to social media after the incident to say: "I really hope the family with the little boy with ear defenders on, sat on the second row got seated somewhere else during todays matinee.
I saw that he was a little upset in our opening scene and I was gutted to see you had had to vacate your seats so early on. Been thinking about it ever since.
Sending love to whoever you are." He later added: "Massive respect to any parent or carers who brings their children to the theatre, but especially those whose children have additional needs.