The Repair Shop star Jay Blades shares cryptic Instagram post just DAYS before ... trends now
The Repair Shop star Jay Blades' wife announced the news of the couple's shock split on Thursday.
Fitness instructor Lisa Marie Zbozen, 43, has said she has left the TV star, 54, who she married in November 2022 after just 18 months of marriage.
And ahead of news of the split, Jay took to his social media just days before as he shared a cryptic post about community as he thanked his fans for support.
In a thoughtful snap Jay sat side-on on a bench in a bare room stripped of wallpaper or paint as he avoided the camera looking straight ahead.
He captioned the reflective post: 'THOUGHT OF THE DAY. If we as a Community don’t Step up to help each other, then who Will?
The Repair Shop star Jay Blades shared a cryptic Instagram post just DAYS before his wife of 18 months announced she had left him in shock split on Thursday
Fitness instructor Lisa Marie Zbozen, 43, has said she has left the TV star, 54, - who she married in November 2022 after just 18 months of marriage
'My Community, Thank You So Much, for Stepping Up for Me.'
The cryptic post seemed to allude to the upcoming news of his separation from his wife, after Lisa announced the split on Thursday.
She wrote: 'I don't know how to say this because it's still really raw. I probably should be really angry but I'm just incredibly sad about the whole thing right now.
'I don't think I've ever cried so much. I will admit I'm crying as I type this as I can't believe this is even real. I hope you don't mind if I just have a few days trying to figure out my life as I'm currently in a spare room with a few essentials.
'I don't know what else to say. All my love, A very broken Lisa-Marie x.'
A representative for Jay has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
It comes just a day after it was revealed that Jay's beloved uncle was allegedly stabbed to death by a neighbour following a long-running dispute over a shared alleyway.
Replying to Jay's post fans rushed to share their support as they assumed the post related to his uncle's tragic death.
They wrote: 'Take care'; 'So sorry for your loss. Must have been a terrible shock'; 'What a beautiful thought for the day, Jay'.
ay took to his social media just days before as he shared a reflective post about community as he thanked his fans for support
The cryptic post seemed to allude to the upcoming news of his separation from his wife, after Lisa announced the split on Thursday (seen last September)
The couple married in Barbados in November 2022, sharing their wedding with Hello! Magazine
The couple married in Barbados in November 2022, sharing their wedding with Hello! Magazine.
Speaking about their intimate ceremony of just 15 guests, Lisa told the magazine at the time: 'Once you get to a certain age, you realise what's actually important on the day - and that is having the people around you that love you for who you are. So we made the day our day.'
During the ceremony, the couple exchanged bespoke wedding rings which had been created by The Repair Shop's Richard Talman - which Lisa said was one of her favourite touches.
It was Jay's second wedding following his marriage to ex-wife Jade. The former couple share 17-year-old daughter Zola together and split in 2015.
Their relationship sadly broke down and Jay relocated to the West Midlands. 'I was homeless. You heard me right – yes, homeless,' he told the Daily Star at the time. 'Everything fell down for me. My marriage broke up, my business broke up.
'I left my ex-wife the house and everything like that.'
Lisa is a personal trainer with decades of experience in her field, posting tough, high-intensity workouts on Instagram almost every day which show her lifting kettlebells, lunging and squatting.
She runs on-demand fitness app The Wkout, which offers programmes for fat burning, strength training and yoga.
She wrote : 'I don't know how to say this because it's still really raw. I probably should be really angry but I'm just incredibly sad about the whole thing right now'
During the ceremony, the couple exchanged bespoke wedding rings which had been created by The Repair Shop's Richard Talman - which Lisa said was one of her favourite touches
It comes just a day after it was revealed that Jay's beloved uncle (seen) was allegedly stabbed to death by a neighbour following a long-running dispute over a shared alleyway
The Repair Shop star announced on Monday that he would be taking time away from social media to process his grief following the death of his uncle
Mr Brathwaite was found dead on Cromwell Road in Wembley. Mr Brathwaite lived on the left of this picture with the brown door. His alleged killer lived on the right
A biography of Lisa on The Wkout's website describes her determination as 'no joke'.
It reads: 'Lisa brings the FIRE every-time. Lisa's workouts are dynamic, powerful & no two workouts are the same.'
The fitness company also describes itself as: 'No Fad Diets, No Gimmicks & No Excuses. Just hard work & sweat.'
The relatively private couple also gave fans a glimpse into their relationship in early 2022 when Jay revealed he didn't learn to read or write in childhood.
Appearing on BBC documentary Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51, the couple were filmed going over words for the presenter to spell out as practise.
Jay, who has revealed he received a late dyslexia diagnosis at the age of 31, asks for his other half's help spelling the word 'tree' during the programme.
As she was filmed helping him, Jay says: 'I've mainly got by from the help from
