TV host Jay Blades charged with abusive behaviour

TV host Jay Blades charged with abusive behaviour

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lancslad58

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1,108 posts

15 months

Friday 13th September
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Arrivalist

598 posts

6 months

Friday 13th September
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Always thought he had had the sniff of dodgy about him.

MajorMantra

1,491 posts

119 months

Friday 13th September
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If true, that's really depressing. He comes across as so nice on the TV and his story (beating illiteracy etc.) was genuinely inspiring.

The fact that he's been charged suggests there's fairly compelling evidence though, I can't imagine it's an easy crime to prosecute.

markiii

3,847 posts

201 months

Friday 13th September
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you don't beat illiteracy, you just learn like everyone else

MajorMantra

1,491 posts

119 months

Friday 13th September
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Fine, overcoming illiteracy.

sandman77

2,622 posts

145 months

Friday 13th September
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markiii said:
you don't beat illiteracy, you just learn like everyone else
I also beat illiteracy. But I did it when I was 5.

Sheepshanks

35,037 posts

126 months

Friday 13th September
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Arrivalist said:
Always thought he had had the sniff of dodgy about him.
I’ve never warmed to him.

Southerner

1,746 posts

59 months

Saturday 14th September
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MajorMantra said:
If true, that's really depressing. He comes across as so nice on the TV and his story (beating illiteracy etc.) was genuinely inspiring.

The fact that he's been charged suggests there's fairly compelling evidence though, I can't imagine it's an easy crime to prosecute.
He isn’t guilty yet, of course. But it’ll be another headache for the BBC, especially if they’ve got unscreened episodes still to go out - presumably he’ll be ‘cancelled’ with immediate effect. Given the personal connections with the items that people bring onto the show, it’ll be pretty upsetting for any participants who end up having their episodes binned or having to come back to film bits of it again etc.

Bright Halo

3,249 posts

242 months

Saturday 14th September
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He hasn’t even had a trial yet and unless there is some third party evidence I presume it will be one persons word against another.

e600

1,380 posts

159 months

Saturday 14th September
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Regardless of these current events I never understood what he brought to the party, especially at the Repair Workshop.

I seem to recall on some other programme he painted the legs of a wooden chair different colours and was applauded, bizarre.

Famous for famous.

abzmike

9,296 posts

113 months

Saturday 14th September
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Never taken to him at all… maybe it’s his insistence on wearing a hat all the time, whatever the occasion. And his double act with David Jason is toe curlingly bad…
Never particularly enjoyed the Repair Shop either - I enjoy seeing the work of the very talented crafts people, but the something odd about the ‘prized family heirlooms’ that have in many cases been left rotting in the shed for the last 30 years.

Southerner

1,746 posts

59 months

Saturday 14th September
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Bright Halo said:
He hasn’t even had a trial yet and unless there is some third party evidence I presume it will be one persons word against another.

It appears to be in the context of a very brief marriage, which ended is Blades’ wife leaving after describing the situation in a pretty negative way on social media.

He’s reported to have been unsurprisingly absent from the set of new series of Repair Shop currently being filmed. The bearded fellow who does the metalwork, and the youngster who does woodwork seem to be occasional stand-ins in previous series, so I’d expect one or both of them to be taking over as likely options.

Edited by Southerner on Saturday 14th September 07:23

croyde

23,936 posts

237 months

Saturday 14th September
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sandman77 said:
markiii said:
you don't beat illiteracy, you just learn like everyone else
I also beat illiteracy. But I did it when I was 5.
My neighbour's kid has beaten it at only 3. She's so brave biggrin

TGCOTF-dewey

5,860 posts

62 months

Saturday 14th September
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I never beet illillillitarassy. It's a contiguous flight.

L1OFF

3,418 posts

263 months

Saturday 14th September
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A furniture shop near me has a "Jay Blades" designed range of sofa's and home furnishings. I wonder if they be be heavily discounted now.

Dr Murdoch

3,589 posts

142 months

Saturday 14th September
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L1OFF said:
A furniture shop near me has a "Jay Blades" designed range of sofa's and home furnishings. I wonder if they be be heavily discounted now.
Can they be beaten for prices?

Dogwatch

6,274 posts

229 months

Saturday 14th September
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Southerner said:


He’s reported to have been unsurprisingly absent from the set of new series of Repair Shop currently being filmed. The bearded fellow who does the metalwork, and the youngster who does woodwork seem to be occasional stand-ins in previous series, so I’d expect one or both of them to be taking over as likely options.
Dominic who does the metalwork has his own YouTube channel and made the “Repair Shop” sign.

mgtony

4,064 posts

197 months

Saturday 14th September
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Dr Murdoch said:
L1OFF said:
A furniture shop near me has a "Jay Blades" designed range of sofa's and home furnishings. I wonder if they be be heavily discounted now.
Can they be beaten for prices?
They'll just heavily reduce them to knock'em out. paperbag

98elise

28,238 posts

168 months

Saturday 14th September
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sandman77 said:
markiii said:
you don't beat illiteracy, you just learn like everyone else
I also beat illiteracy. But I did it when I was 5.
Agreed. It's not an illness or disability. It's just something you haven't learned at the normal time.

mac96

4,435 posts

150 months

Saturday 14th September
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98elise said:
Agreed. It's not an illness or disability. It's just something you haven't learned at the normal time.
That's true, but it is a lot harder to learn as an adult than as a young child.