Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife.
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.
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 and has been bailed to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Friday 11th October.
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