Jay Blades: BBC's The Repair Shop star charged with controlling & coercive behaviour against wife Lisa Zbozen
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West Mercia Police said the 54-year-old appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning and was bailed to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Friday October 11.
According to court documents, the charge relates to his fitness instructor wife Zbozen, who announced on her Instagram page in May that their relationship was over.
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Hide AdThe couple married in the grounds of a beachfront villa in Barbados on November 22 2022. 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 was bailed to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Friday 11th October.”
Furniture restorer Blades, who was made an MBE for services to craft in 2022, found fame on The Repair Shop, the restoration programme he has presented since 2017, which sees members of the public take worn-out family heirlooms to be restored by a team of experts.
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