Jay Blades Biography – Jay Blades Wiki
Jay Blades is an English furniture restorer and television 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.
As a young man, he worked as a laborer and in factories. When he 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, his marriage broke down and he became homeless. He was supported by friends and by the Caribbean community. Around the same time, television producers saw a short film about the charity which led to his work as a television presenter. He also has his own company, Jay Blades & Co.
Following his university studies, he set up a charity encouraging young people who struggled, like himself, academically to get involved with practical jobs. After learning how to restore furniture, he began teaching others and eventually became a presenter of a popular show. He undertook his studies in criminology at Buckinghamshire New University.
Jay Blades Age
He was born on February 21, 1970, in London, United Kingdom.
Jay Blades Wife / Partner
He is currently engaged to his partner Lisa-Marie Zbozen. They got engaged over the Christmas season of 2021. He was previously in a relationship with his partner, Christine Goodman who works as a marketing specialist for consumer goods and retailer. They split up after four years of being together and they resided in Wolverhampton with their children at his family home. Previously, he was married to his ex-wife Jade and had a daughter together.
Jay Blades Daughter
He has a daughter, Zola. He also has two other children from his previous relationships.
Jay Blades Family
He was brought up in East London alongside his half-brother by his mother who worked as a secretary. He is one of 26 children his father fathered in different countries.
Jay Blades Nationality
He is of British nationality.
Jay Blades Instagram
His Instagram handle is @jaybladesmbe.
