The Repair Shop favourite Jay Blades is set to furnish viewers with more of his presence…thanks to Holly Willoughby ’s husband.
Loveable Jay has set up a firm with TV uber-producer Dan Baldwin, hubby of the This Morning host.
Talk TV hears Dan wants to make furniture restorer and presenter Jay the hottest property on TV and get him fronting a number of new shows.
Their joint venture is called Hungry Jay Media – with Jay and Dan both listed as directors of the firm.
It is a huge coup for Jay, who shook off a tough upbringing to find small-screen stardom.
Dan already runs Hungry Bear Media, which makes high-profile telly shows including All Round to Mrs Brown’s and Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad –comic Bradley’s ITV travel show with his son Barney.
It is thought the pair will work together on new shows for the BBC and other broadcasters.
A source says: “It’s bound to turn Jay into an even bigger star, given Dan’s success as a TV producer.”
Dan also makes Celebrity Juice and recently set up Hungry McBear with comic Michael Mcintyre.
London-born Jay, 50, is best known as presenter of BBC1’s primetime restoration series The Repair Shop.
He is also a regular on the BBC’s Money for Nothing and owns modern furniture restorers Jay & Co.
He says: “If someone like me can front a hit BBC1 show, so can others from similar backgrounds. I feel excited to team up with Hungry Bear. I feel at home.”
Dan, 45, adds: “We see this partnership as a long-term collaboration of creativity and social conscience.
“We can’t wait to reveal what we’ve been working on together.”
Good luck, Jay!
