Jay Blades

The Repair Shop host Jay Blades has spoken of his surprise at the show's popularity as he was made an MBE at Windsor Castle.

A lot of the shows I do are unscripted. It's all as real as it looks and it's all done in one take so working on The Repair Shop is brilliant for a dyslexic cos you just talk the way that you feel. 'So if you feel comfortable with them... He said: 'I knew it was special, because you wouldn't have all of those different disciplines in the same building. He said: 'Everything has to be unscripted. You say what it is you're feeling at the time.'

Jay has shot to fame and become a household name for his role on the BBC's hit restoration show.

I don’t think it is the responsibility of the Royal Family, I think it is the responsibility of us as a community. I went to Barbados last year and some of the sachets you get there are actually called Plantation Sugar. It felt weird to see that. Jay has shot to fame and become a household name for his role on the BBC's hit restoration show, The Repair Shop.

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"And then you're a descendant of that. No competition at all." I'm quite disgusted by it." There were people in Hackney who owned enslaved people all across the Caribbean." And I love sugar. There are people who were involved in slave ownership.

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

After working as a labourer, he went to to Buckinghamshire New University to study criminology aged 31 and it was then he was diagnosed with the reading ability of an 11-year old. Ahead of the release of the BBC One film, Jay Blades: Learning To Read At 51, he shared his educational journey in the hope he could read his teenage daughter a bedtime story for the first time. Jay stressed the importance of craft as part of a sustainable future, something which he spoke about with Charles as received the honour.

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

He said: “I knew it was special, because you wouldn’t have all of those different disciplines in the same building. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Blades, a furniture restorer and designer, was given the honour by the Prince of Wales on Tuesday for services to craft and in recognition of his work promoting heritage craft and restoration in the UK.

On the first of his three-episode journeys through London, Jay Blades reveals his link to the Kray twins.

Adored by much of east London then and by some still now, the gangsters were organised criminals who robbed, committed arson and ultimately murder. The flat was just a stone's throw from where the Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie, lived at Cedra Court during the 1960s. Once, she recalls, two men tumbled down the stairs after a particularly heated 'meeting'.

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

He said: “I knew it was special, because you wouldn’t have all of those different disciplines in the same building. “I want craft to be accessible to everybody, from the poor side of town to the rich side of town, so everybody can access it.” “It’s all about sustainability, it’s all about teaching the next generation as to what they should be doing and what they can do, because some people think craft isn’t accessible to them,” he said.

JAY BLADES has shared that the popular BBC show he fronts has had damaging effects on his personal life.

Jay revealed in a new interview that the show can put a strain on relationships. Speaking to The Telegraph, Jay admitted the filming process for The Repair Shop takes up a lot of his time. In a new interview, The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades, 52, opened up about how his busy schedule doesn’t leave a lot of time for personal relationships.

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

He said: “I knew it was special, because you wouldn’t have all of those different disciplines in the same building. “I want craft to be accessible to everybody, from the poor side of town to the rich side of town, so everybody can access it.” “All of them are really special, all the individuals that bring an item in, all the items are dear to them and all the memories are so unique that you could never pick one I don’t think.”

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"It's all about sustainability, it's all about teaching the next generation as to what they should be doing and what they can do, because some people think craft isn't accessible to them," he said. "They've all said: 'Do we have to bow, do we have to curtsy to you?' and stuff like that," he joked. However, he added that they have had their fun with the news and have been teasing Jay over the new title.

Jay Blades, who presents The Repair Shop, has been made an MBE for services to craft. The 52-year-old received the honour from the Prince of Wales at ...

He opened up about living with dyslexia in a BBC documentary in January and how, until recently, he had the reading age of an 11-year-old. "It is all about teaching the next generation as to what they should be doing and what they can do, because some people think craft isn't accessible to them," he said. Mr Blades said he spoke with Prince Charles about the importance of craft as part of a sustainable future.

Jay Blades, who presents The Repair Shop, has been made an MBE for services to craft. The 52-year-old received the honour from the Prince of Wales at ...

He opened up about living with dyslexia in a BBC documentary in January and how, until recently, he had the reading age of an 11-year-old. "It is all about teaching the next generation as to what they should be doing and what they can do, because some people think craft isn't accessible to them," he said. Mr Blades said he spoke with Prince Charles about the importance of craft as part of a sustainable future.

Jay Blades' new Channel 5 documentary, No Place Like Home, made its debut on Tuesday night and left viewers emotional…

Looking forward to the rest of the series!" He captioned the snap: "It’s official. Viewers took to Twitter to praise the informative, yet emotional programme, with one person writing: "Really enjoyed the programme tonight, interesting, informative, emotional, from the heart.