Jay Blades admits 'big-time problem' as he addresses project away from The Repair Shop

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Jay promoted his new book DIY with Jay, a book he hasn’t yet managed to read.The host of BBC’s The Repair Shop, Jay has spoken openly in the past about the obstacles dyslexia has put in his way.Sharing his own experience of learning to read in documentary Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51, which aired in January of this year, Jay has since said that his skills have improved massively, but that he still has a “big-time problem with words”.During an interview from earlier this month, Jay explained that when he tries to look at a page, the words move about.Having hid that he had the reading age of an 11-year-old for numerous years, the star has come to terms with the difficulties he faces.He said: “I can’t read that well.

I still have a big-time problem with words.”It is thanks to reading lessons, that the star is improving, and one day hopes to be able to read the book that he dictated to a ghostwriter.He added to The Times: “I have that as a goal, I want to read it myself.”On the surface, it seems that his limited reading ability has not stopped him from progressing in his career, but behind-the-scenes, Jay has secretly struggled within the television industry.One of the biggest challenges he faces being a television presenter is reading lines from a teleprompter.When once asked to present an award at the BAFTAs, Jay had to admit that he was unable to read the lines from the script producers handed to him.Yet, like a true performer, Jay has adapted, and has had huge well-deserved success.