'People say my Christmas tree is the 'worst they'd ever seen' - they're just jealous'

A mum has slammed “nasty people” after she was trolled by online critics over her

Joanne Rayworth took six hours to, but this wasn’t enough for some as they took to making mean comments on her post. “If someone does not like my tree yes that is fine,” Joanne, from Fleetwood, said to the Mail Online. “They are entitled to their opinion.

“But to describe it as tacky and cheap is just wrong. I tried not to lose my temper because some of the comments made me very angry. One person said it was the worst had ever seen. Really? That was just spiteful and hurt.”

Mean comments included one person saying it “doesn’t look Christmassy at all”, while another said it was not “traditional” enough for them. One person wrote: “It's screaming live laugh love.” Joanna’s tree was covered in lighter colours less associated with Christmas-like silver, light blue, pinks and purples and the Gee Tee's homeware store worker worked hard on the tree.

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Others were kinder in their criticism. One person said: “Don't see when I look at this at all, but it is pretty.” Another added: “Lovely colours, but it doesn't represent Christmas in my eyes. I'm more traditional.” Joanne, who spent £150 on wraths and decorations, said: “I just love Christmas and my tree goes up early every year. I always like to get it up in November and I love decorating trees at work.

“Winters are so dark and cold and I love sitting in surrounded by decorations. They make me feel cosy. I look forward to Christmas every year.” Some really like what Joanna had done with the tree, calling it “colourful” an “beautiful”. “You defo got the best Christmas tree going,” one person said.

Defiant, Joanna laughed off suggestions that it looked more like a tree for Easter, joking that she will keep it up until it arrives next year. She said she tries to “do something a bit different” every year even if it draws laughter from her colleagues at work. This year, Joanna will be going to Christmas at her son’s house. “Yes I am going to my son's for Christmas,” she said. “But I will be doing the cooking for him and his partner. But I don't mind. I love Christmas and nobody will spoil it for me.”