Jay Blades from The Repair Shop reveals the heartbreaking news of his uncle’s murder and decides to step away from social media following his funeral, overwhelmed with grief.

The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades has announced his beloved uncle has been murdered. 

The presenter, 54, took to Instagram on Tuesday where he revealed he had just attended the funeral after his uncle’s death a few weeks ago. 

Announcing he was taking time off his socials as the death has made him feel a ‘little bit messed up’, Jay said: ‘Hope you’re all well. This is kind of like a public service announcement.

‘I’ve just been to my uncle’s funeral, he was murdered a few weeks ago. Really, super nice guy, shouldn’t have happened to him, but it really affected me. 

‘I feel a little bit messed up. So what I’m intending on doing is this… 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.

The Repair Shop ‘s Jay Blades has announced his beloved uncle has been murdered

‘Please, take care of each other, take care of yourself, and I’ll see you guys soon.’

He captioned the video: ‘Good evening all. See you soon’. 

The presenter took to Instagram on Tuesday where he revealed he had just attended the funeral after his uncle’s death a few weeks ago

Jay’s followers took to the comment section to share their condolences