Jay Blades has been charged with two counts of rape.
West Mercia Police confirmed the costs towards the 55-year-old Restore Store star and revealed he’ll seem in courtroom subsequent Wednesday (13.08.25).
A spokesperson informed The Solar newspaper: “Jason Blades, 55, of Claverley in Shropshire, has been charged with two counts of rape.
“He is because of seem at Telford magistrates’ courtroom on 13 August 2025.”
Jay can be at present awaiting trial on a separate cost of controlling and coercive behaviour towards estranged spouse Lisa-Marie Zbozen.
He pled not responsible to the cost – regarding the interval between January 1, 2023 and September 12, 2024 – at a courtroom listening to final October.
Health club teacher Lisa, who married Blades in Barbados in 2022, introduced their break up by way of Instagram final 12 months.
She wrote: “I’ll admit I’m crying as I sort this as I can’t imagine that is even actual. I hope you don’t thoughts if I simply have a couple of days making an attempt to determine my life as I’m at present in a spare room with a couple of necessities. I don’t know what else to say.
“The world received the perfect elements of my husband and over time, I received a complete lot of every little thing else.
“Irrespective of how unhealthy it received I nonetheless apologised and nonetheless tried to repair it, as a result of I cherished my husband, very a lot.
“I simply hope that by saying one thing, it’s going to put it aside from taking place to another person sooner or later or make another person really feel courageous sufficient to talk up.
“As a result of, whoever you’re, no matter your standing, nothing provides you the suitable to place your arms on one other individual.
All my love, a really damaged, Lisa-Marie x.”
Jay was beforehand married to his ex-wife Jade. The pair, who break up up in 2015, share daughter Zola collectively.
