JAY Blades’ wife has confessed that she tried to “fix” their marriage before confirming they had gone their separate ways.
The Repair Shop star’s wife, Lisa Marie Zbozen, penned a lengthy statement on Instagram to confirm that their marriage was over and that she had left him.
Lisa-Marie has now shared another message insisting to fans that she “kept trying” to save the marriage and make it work before confirming the separation.
Responding to one of her supporters this afternoon on Instagram, Lisa-Marie said: “I just kept trying to fix it until someone outside of the circle heard and saw my story and here we are.”
The heartbroken fitness instructor went on to add in a separate comment: “I’m so embarrassed and ashamed I couldn’t be enough.”
The couple wed in front of just 15 guests in the grounds of a beachfront villa in Barbados in November 2022 where they exchanged ‘imperfect’ rings designed by Repair Shop colleague Richard Talman.
In a statement posted online early this morning, Lisa said: “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.”
Fitness guru Lisa-Marie, 44, added: “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”
It comes a day after Blades announced that he would be taking time away from social media to process his grief following the death of his uncle.
In a video on his Instagram account he said: ”I’m coming off social media for a bit, and I’ll be back in a bit. Going to go and get some therapy and just chill out. Please, take care of each other, take care of yourself, and I’ll see you guys soon.”
Richard Brathwaite, 72, was found dead on Cromwell Road in Wembley around lunchtime on March 21 after a neighbour allegedly knifed him.
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 show in 2021.
They tied the knot in a sunny Caribbean ceremony on November 2022 with just 15 guests attending.
Speaking to Hello! magazine about their special day, Jay, 52, said: “One word sums up the day: perfect.
“We had our closest family there, the weather held out and everything worked out so well.”
Lisa, 41, added: “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.”
Jay was overcome with emotion during the ceremony.
The television presenter confessed: “I think the thing that was most emotional for me was actually saying the vows.
“It was almost like I had tunnel vision and I could only see Lisa there.
“And honestly, that’s when it really hit me. I was like, ‘We’re really getting married now!’. That’s the only time I really got emotional.”
Jay was previously married to his ex-wife Jade.
The pair, who split up in 2015, share daughter Zola, 15.
