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Jay Blades cancels scheduled appearance at the Hay Festival as he continues to 'take time out' after marriage split and uncle's murder


The Repair Shop star, 54, was due to speak to journalist Sarfraz Manzoor at the Welsh literary festival on Thursday.

A statement from his team said: 'We wanted to confirm that as Jay Blades continues to take time out, he won't be attending the session as advertised at this year's Hay Festival. A statement from his team said: 'We wanted to confirm that as Jay Blades continues to take time out, he won't be attending the session as advertised at this year's Hay Festival' 'The BBC fully expect Jay to return but they won't be rushing or pushing him to come back before he is ready and he'll be given the space to sort things out and get his head straight.'

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