The Repair Shop host Jay Blades is ENGAGED! Star reveals he’s marrying Lisa-Marie Zbozen after proposing with a ring designed by his co-star
- The presenter, 51, took to Instagram to announced he’d proposed to his girlfriend Lisa-Marie Zbozen
- Jay also revealed the ring was designed by his co-star Richard Talman
- Jay’s engagement is his second following his marriage to ex-wife Jade, and the former couple share 15-year-old daughter Zola together, before splitting in 2015
The Repair Shop host Jay Blades has revealed he’s engaged.
The presenter, 51, took to Instagram to announced he’d proposed to his girlfriend Lisa-Marie Zbozen with a ring specially designed by his co-star and goldsmith Richard Talman.
Sharing a snap of Lisa-Marie’s stunning ring, Jay told fans: ‘Good afternoon all. Lunchtime Treat. It gives me great pleasure to announce that I got engaged to @lisamariezbozen.’
Wedding bells! The Repair Shop host Jay Blades has revealed he’s engaged to his girlfriend Lisa-Marie Zbozen after proposing with a ring designed by his co-star
He continued: ‘We wanted to share this news with you as we are very happy & hope to bring the same happiness your way. Ring designed by me & made by @rtfj.’
Richard, best known for his work as a goldsmith on The Repair Shop, also shared a glimpse of the beautiful ring on his Instagram.
He wrote: ‘It was a real honour to make this engagement ring for another one of my #repairshop family! Congratulations to Lisa @lisamariezbozen & Jay @jaybladesmbe on your engagement!’
Engaged: The presenter took to Instagram to announced he’d proposed to his girlfriend Lisa-Marie Zbozen with a ring specially designed by his co-star and goldsmith Richard Talman
Touching: Jay shared the news with fans on Thursday, writing on social media that he and Lisa-Marie were ‘very happy’
Sparkling: Richard, best known for his work as a goldsmith on The Repair Shop, also shared a glimpse of the beautiful ring on his Instagram
Jay and Lisa-Marie, who is the CEO of an on-demand exercise platform, were soon flooded with congratulatory messages from fans and celebrity pals.
Former BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin wrote: ‘Ahh what lovely news congratulations.’
Tamzin Outhwaite added: ‘Congratulations,’ while Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock commented: ‘Congrats jay!’
Jay’s engagement is his second following his marriage to ex-wife Jade, and the former couple share 15-year-old daughter Zola together, before splitting in 2015.
In February Jay revealed he hit rock bottom after his marriage broke down and his charity went bust – and he spent a week living in his car believing he ‘wouldn’t see tomorrow’.
Over the moon: Jay and Lisa-Marie, who is the CEO of an on-demand exercise platform, were soon flooded with congratulatory messages from fans and celebrity pals
In 2015 his High Wycombe-based charity Out of the Dark, which he’d set up with his ex-wife Jade – the mother of his daughter, whom he’d met at 30 while a mature student at Buckinghamshire New University – to help give disadvantaged youngsters practical skills, was forced to close after 15 years due to cashflow problems.
Jay, who also has two children from previous relationships, told how he got in his car and drove as far as he could until he needed petrol, by which point he’d reached Wolverhampton. He then spent a week ‘effectively homeless’ and living in his car in a retail park.
Speaking to Susannah Constantine on her My Wardrobe Malfunction podcast, Jay told how he broke down in tears when he finally asked a friend who he’d sold furniture to in the past for help.
‘My marriage broke down, my business, my charity, there was a number of young people I had employed. I was a pillar in the community that people used to go to and ask for support in more ways than one,’ he explained.
Over: Jay’s engagement is his second following his marriage to ex-wife Jade, and the former couple share 15-year-old daughter Zola together, before splitting in 2015 (pictured 2013)
‘When you hit a certain point in your life that you have to ask for help, and you’re in my position – I was someone who was super strong for everyone, but then I couldn’t ask the people I was strong for to help me build me up, it’s impossible… They look at you and go, “Hold on, if I have to support you, who’s going to support me?”
‘The thing that I did was drive, get away from all that and disappear; I didn’t think I was going to see tomorrow… The first way of me asking for help was to cry. I broke down. I broke down in front of a guy I call my brother now, Gerald Bailey, and I just cried and cried. It’s the first time I ever cried in front of a man.’
Jay admitted it took him a week to build up the courage to ask ‘successful businessman’ Gerald for £100 to buy food and ‘survive’ because he felt so much ‘shame and embarrassment’.
Jay is also set to star in the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, performing with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk.
Showing off his moves: Jay is also set to star in the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, performing with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk
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