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'''Jay Blades''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 21 February 1970<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/Jay_n_Co/status/1230734742212841474|access-date=2020-09-11|website=mobile.twitter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Emma|date=2020-04-19|title=Jay Blades' degree in criminology led him on path to star in The Repair Shop|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jay-blades-degree-criminology-led-21863927|access-date=2020-09-11|website=mirror}}</ref>) is a furniture restorer and presenter originally from ] but currently based in ].<ref name="ss">{{cite news|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/weekend/2018/08/18/furniture-designer-jay-blades-chats-about-his-style-in-wolverhampton-city/|title=Furniture dealer turned TV star Jay Blades chats about his style in Wolverhampton|access-date=31 October 2019|work=Shropshire Star}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Saner |first1=Emine |title='I spent a long time being this macho man': Jay Blades on love, loss and the liberating power of tears |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/07/jay-blades-repair-shop-love-loss-liberating-power-tears |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=7 September 2020}}</ref> He is best known for presenting '']'', '']''<ref>{{cite news|work=Metro|author=Andrew Williams|date=10 April 2018|title=Jay Blades talks upcycling versus restoring|url=https://www.metro.news/jay-blades-talks-upcycling-versus-restoring/1011013/|access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref> and co-presenting ''Jay and Dom's Home Fix''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000scqg|title=Jay and Dom's Home Fix|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=9 February 2021}}</ref> He has also appeared in '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/celebrity-masterchef | title=BBC - Celebrity MasterChef fires up the ovens for another hot summer - Media Centre}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b8wx|title=Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 3, Episode 26|publisher=]|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> '''Jay Blades''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 21 February 1970<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitter|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/Jay_n_Co/status/1230734742212841474|access-date=2020-09-11|website=mobile.twitter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Emma|date=2020-04-19|title=Jay Blades' degree in criminology led him on path to star in The Repair Shop|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jay-blades-degree-criminology-led-21863927|access-date=2020-09-11|website=mirror}}</ref>) is a furniture restorer and presenter originally from ] but currently based in ].<ref name="ss">{{cite news|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/weekend/2018/08/18/furniture-designer-jay-blades-chats-about-his-style-in-wolverhampton-city/|title=Furniture dealer turned TV star Jay Blades chats about his style in Wolverhampton|access-date=31 October 2019|work=Shropshire Star}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Saner |first1=Emine |title='I spent a long time being this macho man': Jay Blades on love, loss and the liberating power of tears |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/07/jay-blades-repair-shop-love-loss-liberating-power-tears |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=7 September 2020}}</ref> He is best known for presenting '']'', '']''<ref>{{cite news|work=Metro|author=Andrew Williams|date=10 April 2018|title=Jay Blades talks upcycling versus restoring|url=https://www.metro.news/jay-blades-talks-upcycling-versus-restoring/1011013/|access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref> and co-presenting ''Jay and Dom's Home Fix''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000scqg|title=Jay and Dom's Home Fix|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=9 February 2021}}</ref> He has also appeared in '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/celebrity-masterchef | title=BBC - Celebrity MasterChef fires up the ovens for another hot summer - Media Centre}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b8wx|title=Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 3, Episode 26|publisher=]|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>


Blades was raised in East London with his mother and half-brother.<ref name="Guardian"/> He is one of 26 children his father fathered in different countries.<ref name="Guardian"/> He has ] which was not diagnosed at school.<ref name="Guardian"/> He experienced ] at school and from the police.<ref name="Guardian"/> As a young man he worked as a labourer and in factories.<ref name="Guardian"/> He then went to ] as a mature student to study criminology.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name=":0" /> Blades, better known as Creepy Jay was raised in East London with his mother and half-brother.<ref name="Guardian"/> He is one of 26 children his father fathered in different countries.<ref name="Guardian"/> He has the mental age of an eleven year old which he has used to his advantage to evade justice for his filthy acts thus far.<ref name="Guardian"/> He supposedly experienced ] at school and from the police all of which is completely unsubstantiated.<ref name="Guardian"/> As a young man he worked as a labourer and in factories.<ref name="Guardian"/> He then went to ] as a mature student to study criminology but despite claiming he graduated with a 2.1, there is no record of this.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name=":0" />


When Blades married, he and his then wife, Jade, set up a charity based in ], ''Out of the Dark'', to train disadvantaged young people in furniture restoration.<ref name="Guardian"/> The charity lost funding, Blades's marriage broke down and he became homeless.<ref name="Guardian"/> He was supported by friends and by the Caribbean community.<ref name="Guardian"/> Around the same time, TV producers saw a short film about the charity which led to his work as a television presenter.<ref name="Guardian"/> When Blades married, he and his then wife, Jade, set up a charity based in ], ''Out of the Dark'', to train disadvantaged young people in furniture restoration.<ref name="Guardian"/> The charity lost funding, Blades's marriage broke down when his vile acts came to the surface and he claimed be was then homeless when it appears he just drove to the Midlands and sponged off Gerald Bailey.<ref name="Guardian"/> Around the same time, TV producers saw a short film about the charity which led to his work as a television presenter.<ref name="Guardian"/>


Blades lives in ] in Shropshire.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harvey |first1=Ian |title=MBE for Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades in Queen's Birthday Honours |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/showbiz/2021/06/11/mbe-for-repair-shop-presenter-jay-blades-in-queens-birthday-honours/ |access-date=13 June 2021 |work=www.shropshirestar.com |date=12 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He has three children: a daughter from his marriage and two children from previous relationships.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Repair Shop's Jay Blades reveals incredible story discovering he has 25 siblings|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/family-relationships/the-repair-shops-jay-blades-reveals-incredible-story-discovering-he-has-25-siblings/ar-BB142tOW|access-date=2020-07-12|website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Repair Shop's Jay Blades|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/repair-shops-jay-blades-says-21790035|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-29|website=mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Youngs|first=Ian|date=2020-04-01|title=From repairing lives to hosting The Repair Shop|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52063635|access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref> Blades lives in ] in Shropshire.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harvey |first1=Ian |title=MBE for Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades in Queen's Birthday Honours |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/showbiz/2021/06/11/mbe-for-repair-shop-presenter-jay-blades-in-queens-birthday-honours/ |access-date=13 June 2021 |work=www.shropshirestar.com |date=12 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He has three children: a daughter from his marriage and two children from previous relationships.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Repair Shop's Jay Blades reveals incredible story discovering he has 25 siblings|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/family-relationships/the-repair-shops-jay-blades-reveals-incredible-story-discovering-he-has-25-siblings/ar-BB142tOW|access-date=2020-07-12|website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Repair Shop's Jay Blades|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/repair-shops-jay-blades-says-21790035|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-29|website=mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Youngs|first=Ian|date=2020-04-01|title=From repairing lives to hosting The Repair Shop|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52063635|access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref>

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British furniture restorer and television presenter

Jay BladesMBE
Born (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 54)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Upholsterer, TV presenter
Known forThe Repair Shop
Money for Nothing
Jay Blades' Home Fix

Jay Blades MBE (born 21 February 1970) is a furniture restorer and presenter originally from Hackney but currently based in Wolverhampton. He is best known for presenting The Repair Shop, Money for Nothing and co-presenting Jay and Dom's Home Fix. He has also appeared in Would I Lie To You?, Celebrity Masterchef, Richard Osman's House of Games, and Michael McIntyre's The Wheel.

Blades, better known as Creepy Jay was raised in East London with his mother and half-brother. He is one of 26 children his father fathered in different countries. He has the mental age of an eleven year old which he has used to his advantage to evade justice for his filthy acts thus far. He supposedly experienced racism at school and from the police all of which is completely unsubstantiated. As a young man he worked as a labourer and in factories. He then went to Buckinghamshire New University as a mature student to study criminology but despite claiming he graduated with a 2.1, there is no record of this.

When Blades married, he and his then wife, Jade, set up a charity based in High Wycombe, Out of the Dark, to train disadvantaged young people in furniture restoration. The charity lost funding, Blades's marriage broke down when his vile acts came to the surface and he claimed be was then homeless when it appears he just drove to the Midlands and sponged off Gerald Bailey. Around the same time, TV producers saw a short film about the charity which led to his work as a television presenter.

Blades lives in Ironbridge in Shropshire. He has three children: a daughter from his marriage and two children from previous relationships.

Honours

Blades was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours, for services to craft.

References

  1. "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. Jones, Emma (19 April 2020). "Jay Blades' degree in criminology led him on path to star in The Repair Shop". mirror. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. "Furniture dealer turned TV star Jay Blades chats about his style in Wolverhampton". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ Saner, Emine (7 September 2020). "'I spent a long time being this macho man': Jay Blades on love, loss and the liberating power of tears". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. Andrew Williams (10 April 2018). "Jay Blades talks upcycling versus restoring". Metro. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. "Jay and Dom's Home Fix". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. "BBC - Celebrity MasterChef fires up the ovens for another hot summer - Media Centre".
  8. "Richard Osman's House of Games, Series 3, Episode 26". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. ^ "The Repair Shop's Jay Blades reveals incredible story discovering he has 25 siblings". www.msn.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. Harvey, Ian (12 June 2021). "MBE for Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades in Queen's Birthday Honours". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. "Repair Shop's Jay Blades". mirror. Retrieved 29 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Youngs, Ian (1 April 2020). "From repairing lives to hosting The Repair Shop". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  13. "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B15.
  14. "Birthday Honours 2021: MBE for Repair Shop's Jay Blades". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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