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Repair Shop's Jay Blades says growing up on council estate was 'beautiful'

Jay spoke about his council estate upbringing, not having his dad in his life and the impact of racism

Liverpool Echo

BBC The Repair Shop: Jay Blades' gorgeous home he shares with fiancée Lisa

The hit show will return to our screens tonight

Liverpool Echo

Repair Shop's Jay Blades supported by co-stars after amazing achievement

Jay received an MBE for services to craft and in recognition of his work promoting heritage craft and restoration in the UK

Liverpool Echo

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Repair Shop's Jay Blades beams as he proudly collects his MBE for services to craft

Repair Shop host Jay Blades, 52, was awarded by Prince of Wales during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

Repair Shop host Jay Blades made an MBE at Windsor Castle

The presenter was given the honour in recognition of his work in promoting heritage craft and restoration in the UK.

The Independent UK

TV tonight: the extraordinary story of the man with a penis on his arm

This film examines the trials faced by Malcolm and other men who have phalloplasty surgery. Plus, Jay Blades goes back to his roots. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Hay Festival 2022 line up: Minnie Driver, Damian Lewis and Benedict Cumberbatch among the big name guests

Joe Wicks, Lyse Doucet, Jay Blades and Jimmy Page are also in the first in-person line-up for two years

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French and Saunders 'set to save Repair Shop's Jay Blades from Dame Judi Dench'

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have once again brought in an A-lister for Comic Relief as they couldn't resist a sketch about The Repair Shop

Daily Mirror

French and Saunders reunite for The Repair shop spoof for Comic Relief

Comedy double act Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have teamed up once again for another hilarious Comic Relief sketch. The Repair Shop host Jay Blades - who stars alongside the duo next month - says the two stars caused 'chaos' during the hilarious spoof

Daily Mirror

Stacey Dooley brushes off rumours she's engaged to former Strictly dancer Kevin Clifton

The couple have been together since 2019

Wales Online

Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51 review – a fascinating and unusually honest look at illiteracy

The Repair Shop presenter is one of 8 million UK adults who find the act of reading ‘pure pain’. Can six months with a new teacher change all that?

The Guardian - UK

BBC The Repair Workshop's Jay Blades reveals teacher's cruel words ahead of new documentary

BBC The Repair Workshop's Jay Blades has opened up about what it's like to be learning to read at the age of 51 - as well as the cruel things that were said to him in school by a teacher.

Glasgow Live

Jay Blades hid painful secret from Repair Shop co-stars while fearing being 'exposed'

The Repair Shop host Jay Blades suffered in silence for years and 'pretended' that he could read - but his supportive colleagues have created a new system to replace scripts and schedules

Daily Mirror

TV tonight: how Jay Blades finally overcame his dyslexia

As one of the 10% of adults affected by the condition, the charming Repair Shop host decides it’s time to read. Plus, inside Katie Prices’s ‘mucky mansion’. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Jay Blades 'emotional' reading letter from daughter after learning how to read

The Repair Shop star Jay Blades' journey on learning how to read has been documented on the BBC One film called Jay Blades: Learning To Read At 51

Daily Mirror

The Repair Shop's Jay Blades 'learns to read' at 51 after dyslexia diagnosis

Jay Blades left school without qualifications at 15 and now The Repair Shop star is delighted that he can read a story to his daughter

The Independent UK

The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades describes learning to read aged 51: ‘Like having a book of ants’

Presenter revealed he couldn’t read in his 30s

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