TV presenter Jay Blades appears in court charged with two counts of rape

TV presenter Jay Blades has appeared successful tribunal charged with 2 counts of rape.

The 55-year-old appeared via video nexus astatine Telford Magistrates' Court and spoke lone to corroborate his name, code and day of commencement astatine the six-minute proceeding connected Wednesday

Blades, from Claverley successful Shropshire, was granted conditional bail to look astatine Shrewsbury Crown Court connected September 10.

The suspect recovered fame connected the furnishings restoration programme The Repair Shop aft helium started presenting successful 2017.

A furnishings restorer, helium was the look of the fashionable BBC amusement that featured radical having their treasured objects repaired and rejuvenated until helium stepped backmost from presenting the programme past year.

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Blades was besides the presenter of the BBC's Money For Nothing until 2020 and took portion successful Celebrity Masterchef, Celebrity Bake Off, and Comic Relief.

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