Overview

• ITV removed Blades from the Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters cast in mid-July and substituted another participant before filming began to limit disruption.
• The BBC pulled episodes of The Repair Shop and dropped him from its live tour and Christmas special after his domestic violence arrest.
• He has pleaded not guilty to a single charge of controlling and coercive behaviour allegedly carried out between January 2023 and September 2024.
• Prosecutors allege the charge includes at least two occasions when he caused his estranged wife to fear violence, a claim he denies.
• The trial at Worcester Crown Court will assess evidence and witness testimony when it opens on August 26.