Jay Blades' wife breaks silence after BBC The Repair Shop star charged

Jay Blades’ wife has broken her silence after The Repair Shop star was charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against her. Blades was arrested the same day his wife made public her decision to end their 18-month marriage.

Lisa shared a news article revealing Blades had been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour. BBC star Blades, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday after being charged by West Mercia Police with one count of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.

According to court documents, the charge relates to his fitness instructor wife Lisa Zbozen, who announced on her Instagram page in May that their relationship was over. The couple married in the grounds of a beachfront villa in Barbados on November 22 2022.

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The presenter, who fronts primetime show The Repair Shop, will 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." Blades, who was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours, for services to craft, is best known for his work on the BBC series The Repair Shop and is set to front an upcoming Channel 5 series titled Jay Blades: A Country House Through Time.

H e was raised in Hackney by his single-parent mother, he struggled financially and lived in a hostel before moving into social housing. He became a furniture maker and got his break on the Repair Shop after being discovered by TV producers who saw a short film about Out of the Dark, a charity he co-founded that taught young people how to restore and sell old furniture.

A spokesperson at the BBC said it would not be appropriate to comment on continuing legal proceedings.