When Jay Blades looks at words on a page, the letters swim around in front of his eyes. “Imagine a load of ants moving around, that’s the easiest way to explain it”, says the TV presenter.

He didn’t realise he was dyslexic until he was 31, and was relieved when he found out. “You think you’re dumb because that’s what you’re told. Then someone explains you just have a different way of learning – it was a relief.” As a result of his undiagnosed dyslexia, Blades left school unable to read or write properly, and has never read a novel or newspaper.

Webb, C. (2022). Jay Blades on learning to read aged 51: ‘I’ve gone right back to basics like at primary school’. Available: https://www.google.com/amp/s/inews.co.uk/news/education/jay-blades-learning-to-read-at-51-using-phonics-degree-dictating-essays-1407137/amp. Last accessed 19th Jan 2022.


Why not set your reminders for this new BBC Documentary with Jay Blades MBE is a furniture restorer and presenter originally from Hackney. He is best known for presenting The Repair Shop and Money for Nothing and co-presenting Jay and Dom’s Home Fix. Which follows the journey of Jay Blades at age of 51 who is inspired to enable his skills in Learning to Read.

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