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The Repair Shop’s live tour forced to cancel dates after struggling to sell tickets following Jay Blades charges
Jay was arrested on May 3 this year following allegations by his wife Lisa Zbozen
THE Repair Shop’s live tour has cancelled three dates next year after the venues struggled to sell tickets, we can reveal.
An insider said the show’s brand was “damaged” when host Jay Blades was charged with controlling and coercive behaviour.
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Other dates will go ahead “at the moment”, the source added — but tickets “haven’t exactly been selling out”.
The Secrets From the Barn tour dates axed are Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The venues have confirmed that the live shows had not been rescheduled.
A show spokesman blamed “unforeseen scheduling issues” for the cancellations and said they were “looking forward to visiting those areas later in 2025”.
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He said tickets for the ten other dates, which include Bath, Leicester and Salford, had been unaffected.
They will feature Blades’ co-stars Steve Fletcher, Suzie Fletcher, Will Kirk and Kirsten Ramsay.
The Sun revealed in October that Blades, 54, the BBC One show’s presenter for seven years, had been dropped from the UK tour.
He was arrested on May 3 this year following allegations by his wife Lisa Zbozen, 43.
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She announced her decision to end their marriage on the same day.
Blades, of Wolverhampton, is due to stand trial next May after denying engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour between January 2023 and September 2024.
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