TV host Jay Blades denies coercive behaviour

BBC presenter Jay Blades has pleaded not blameworthy to engaging successful controlling oregon coercive behaviour towards his estranged wife.

Mr Blades, who fronted primetime amusement The Repair Shop, was charged by constabulary past month.

His wife, fittingness teacher Lisa-Marie Zbozen, announced the pair's narration was implicit successful an Instagram station connected 2 May.

Appearing earlier the Recorder of Worcester, Judge James Burbidge KC, Mr Blades, 54, of Claverley, Shropshire, entered his plea astatine a proceeding connected Friday.

The charges subordinate to events betwixt 1 January 2023 and 12 September this year, and claims that Mr Blades engaged successful behaviour that caused Ms Zbozen "to fear, connected astatine slightest 2 occasions, that unit volition beryllium utilized against her".

Mr Blades is expected to look proceedings connected 6 May adjacent twelvemonth astatine Worcester Crown Court.

Wearing a acheronian suit and tie, helium spoke lone to corroborate his individuality to the clerk and participate his plea.