BBC presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife. Blades, 54, made an appearance at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court on Friday after West Mercia Police charged him with one count of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.
The charge is related to his fitness instructor wife Lisa Zbozen, who announced their relationship had ended on her Instagram page in May. The couple tied the knot in a beachfront villa in Barbados on November 22, 2022.
The presenter, known for fronting the primetime show The Repair Shop, is set to appear at Worcester Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on October 11. In a statement, West Mercia Police said: "54-year-old Jason Blades of Claverley in Wolverhampton has been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour."
"He appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates Court this morning (Friday 13th September) and has been bailed to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Friday 11th October."
Furniture restorer Blades, who was awarded an MBE for services to craft in 2022, rose to fame on The Repair Shop, the restoration programme he has presented since 2017, which sees members of the public bring worn-out family heirlooms to be restored by a team of experts.
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