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Repair Shop star Jay Blades warned to 'rein it in' when meeting King Charles
King Charles made an appearance on a special episode of the BBC show.Jay and co-star Will Kirk appeared on The One Show on Tuesday (October 11), with the latter admitting he had words with Jay because he was so casual and “touchy-feely” around the then-future king.The King will appear in an upcoming Repair Shop episode after he visited the famous barn prior to his mother's death, while he was still the Prince of Wales.READ MORE: Holly Willoughby's hubby Dan Baldwin sees company assets plunge by millionsDiscussing the royal appearance, Will and Jay revealed the items which Charles had brought in to be repaired.Speaking to One Show hosts Jermaine Jenas and Lauren Laverne, Will told of how Jay's closeness with the future monarch had prompted him to intervene."He must have given you something to repair," Jermaine said, to which Will joked: "No, he sent me to work in-house!"He continued: "He actually came down to the barn and he brought down a bracket clock and some Wemyss Ware, so there were quite a few of us that worked together – it's like a ceramic vase."After watching a clip of Jay with the royal, Lauren commented: "I can see you charming him there, but the two of you have common ground, a shared passion for training a new generation in craftsmanship.""Yeah, it's one of those things you never think [will happen]," Jay answered."You have someone like me, from a council estate, and someone from the royal estate having the same interests where we basically want to continue heritage crafts."And if we can do it through apprenticeships and adjust the knowledge and everyone feels the same way, but I never thought I would get on like that!"To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our