TV presenter Jay Blades to appear in court charged with rape
Blades faces two allegations of rape but will not be expected to enter pleas during his first appearance.
The defendant, of Claverley in Shropshire, found fame on restoration programme The Repair Shop, which he started presenting in 2017.
He stepped back from presenting the show last year.
Blades also appeared on Celebrity Masterchef, Celebrity Bake Off and Comic Relief, as well as presenting the BBC's Money For Nothing until 2020.
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