British TV presenter Jay Blades has been charged with two counts of rape.

The 55-year-old, best known for hosting the BBC ‘s The Repair Shop , will appear in court next Wednesday over the charges, according to the BBC . He left the series last year.

The Repair Shop has been in action on British television since 2017. The show follows a workshop where broken or damaged family heirlooms are brought back to life.

The series became a National Television Award winner in 2023 and went on to win a BAFTA that same year for its royal special, in which the now-King appeared on the show to have a clock and vase fixed (filmed before Charles’ ascension to the throne in 2022).

Blades also hosted other shows such as Jay Blades’ Home Fix and Money for Nothing . In 2022, he was the face of a

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