JAY Blades has taken a swipe at The Repair Shop after pulling out of the show amid his marital breakdown.
The Sun revealed earlier this week how the beloved star was absent like filming on the BBC performance resumes.
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Jay's sudden disappearance The repair shop arrived six days after his wife Lisa announced that their marriage was over.
The furniture restorer has been the show's main host since its launch in 2017.
And now Jay has taken a subtle dig at the programme, which beat ITV's This Morning for best daytime show at last year's National Television Awards.
The 54-year-old has removed any mention of the program from his main social media accounts, including X and Instagram.
His biography once proudly said The Repair Shop, but now it simply reads: “Eco Designer, Social Enterpriser & BAFTA,RTS & NTA Awards Winning Presenter.”
Jay has now also unfollowed his estranged wife Lisa on Instagram, with his last photo with the fitness guru coming on March 15.
The Sun has reached out to a rep for Jay.
In a shocking statement announcing their split, Lisa said she felt 'broken'.
She added: “The world got the best parts of my husband. I have all kinds of things.”
She was flooded with messages of support, telling her well-wishers: “I did everything right. Do not worry. You have no idea how much I didn't want this day to come.”
When asked how she planned to bounce back, she said: “I have to find the first step again.”
On April 29, Jay said he was taking a break from social media after his uncle's funeral. who was reportedly stabbed to death in Wembley, north-west London, in March.
Just three days later, on May 3, fitness coach Lisa told her online community that she had left him.
JAY AND LISA MARIE'S RELATIONSHIP
Jay got down on one knee with a ring he designed and was made by his co-star Richard Talman, who works as a goldsmith on the 2021 show.
They married in a sunny Caribbean ceremony in November 2022 with just 15 guests.
Speak with Hello! magazine about their special day, Jay52, said: “One word sums up the day: perfect.
“We had our immediate family there, the weather held up and everything went so well.”
Lisa, 41, added: “Once you reach a certain age you realize what's really important on that day – and that is having the people around you who love you for who you are.
“So we made this day our day.”
Jay was overcome with emotion during the ceremony.
The television host admitted: “I think the most emotional thing for me was saying the vows.
“It was almost like I had tunnel vision and all I could see was Lisa there.
“And honestly, that's when it really hit me. I thought, 'We're really getting married!' That was the only time I really got emotional.”
Jay was previously married to his ex-wife Jade.
The couple, who split in 2015, shares daughter Zola, 15.