South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has set additional Keynotes and Featured Speakers names for the 36th annual festival, which celebrates the intersections of the technology, film, and music industries.
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Jay Blades has became a well-known face to many having fronted BBC One show The Repair Show since 2017. The 51 year old, who is a talented furniture restorer as well as a TV presenter, has also starred on shows such as Money for Nothing and Jay and Dom's Home Fix. Jay's latest TV venture sees him focus on a different challenge however, with his new documentary focusing on his attempts to learn to read later in life.
The new BBC One hour-long show, Jay Blades: Learning To Read at 51, is set to air on 26 January, and will explore all of the obstacles Jay, whose dyslexia went undiagnosed while he was at school, has faced while learning to read. As we get ready to watch Jay's latest show, here we take a peak into his life away from the cameras... Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .
You can sign up at the top of the page. Jay, who is originally from Hackney, London is currently engaged to his girlfriend Lisa Marie Bozen. Lisa, who is a fitness trainer and runs an exercise programme called The WKOUT, remains entirely out of the limelight, and Jay has kept his romance quiet.
The loved-up pair did however announce the happy news that they had gotten engaged on 23 December 2021, with Jay taking to Instagram to reveal he had popped the question. He shared a picture of him and Lisa on the beach, before posting a close-up of her incredible engagement ring. Jay told his followers: "Good afternoon all.
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has set additional Keynotes and Featured Speakers names for the 36th annual festival, which celebrates the intersections of the technology, film, and music industries.
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Jay Blades has became a well-known star thanks to BBC One show The Repair Shop, having fronted the show since 2017. The TV star, 51, has made a career out of his incredible furniture restorations, but recently fans got to catch a glimpse of Jay's life away from The Repair Show, when he starred in his own hour-long documentary. Jay Blades: Learning To Read at 51 aired on BBC One on 26 January, and documented Jay's difficult journey as he attempted to learn to read later in life.
Jay Blades became “emotional” after working out how to say the word ‘cut’ while having a virtual tutoring session with his reading teacher. The Repair Shop star, 51, left school without any qualifications, and later went on to be diagnosed with dyslexia. In a bid to learn to read, Jay has embarked on a six month-long journey with a charity named Read Easy, documenting his progress in the new BBC programme Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51.The documentary aired on Wednesday 26 January and showed Jay become overcome with emotion after having a “lightbulb moment” with his tutor.
Jay Blades is best known for helping members of the public restore their beloved items,
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