REPAIR SHOP JAY ON RAPE CHARGES

BBC presenter alleged to have carried out two assaults

- BY MARTIN FRICKER

TV star Jay Blades appeared before a judge yesterday charged with rape.

The Repair Shop presenter, 55, alleged to have carried out two rapes between 2022 and 2024, appeared via video-link at Telford magistrates court yesterday morning.

Blades was seen on the court screen wearing a blue suit, sky-blue shirt, black polka dot tie and spectacles.

He gave his name as Jason Blades and confirmed his address and date of birth at the five-minute court hearing.