The television presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his estranged wife.
Blades, 54, has appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court in the UK after being charged by West Mercia Police with one count of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.
According to court documents, the charge relates to his fitness instructor wife Lisa Zbozen, who announced on her Instagram page in May that their relationship was over.
West Mercia Police confirmed that Jay Blades was charged on Thursday.
It followed the launch of an investigation after officers were called to an address the day after Ms Zbozen's post, 3 May.
The couple married in the grounds of a beachfront villa in Barbados on 22 November 2022.
The presenter, who fronts the BBC primetime show The Repair Shop, will appear at Worcester Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 11 October.
In a statement, West Mercia Police said: "Fifty-four-year-old Jason Blades of Claverley in Wolverhampton has been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour.
"He appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court this morning (Friday) and has been bailed to appear at Worcester Crown Court on Friday 11th October."
Furniture restorer Blades found fame on The Repair Shop, the restoration programme he has presented since 2017, which sees members of the public take worn-out family heirlooms to be restored by a team of experts.
Source: Press Association
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