Jay Blades, Host of BBC’s ‘The Repair Shop,’ Charged With 2 Counts of Rape

The British television presenter, 55, is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 13.

Jay Blades launches Craftworks to salute the best in British craft at Shoreditch Town Hall in London on May 10, 2023. Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images

Jason “Jay” Blades, a British furniture restorer and television presenter who rose to fame in 2017 as host of the hit BBC series “The Repair Shop,” is facing allegations of rape, UK officials have confirmed.

John Fox, a communications officer for the West Mercia Police, told The Epoch Times via email on Aug. 5 that Blades, 55, has been charged with two counts of rape.