I had my first child, split up with the missus, and moved back to London, then I ended up homeless and went… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
Growing up on a council estate in Hackney, you didn't show emotion or vulnerability. — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
Jay's Yorkshire Workshop' is a place which changes lives. I've set it up because I believe everybody can achieve something they don't… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
I went to a predominantly white secondary school and experienced a lot of hate and racism. — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
People find it amazing that somebody can't read. It's like not everybody is a David Beckham, not everybody can kick the ball and get… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
If you're not making something that can be repaired, why are you making it? It's just going to go to landfill. — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
I was the tough guy who never showed any emotion and dealt with nothing. — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
When you've been in that state - call it a no man's land, because a future can't be seen. People say, 'Why don't you… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
One of the people I lived with was a bit naughty and would steal our food. You would see him with the cornflakes box… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
I used to think of Hackney in a really good light, now it's too much linked to slavery, too much. And then you're a… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
No matter where you are in life, no matter what you think you can't achieve, there are people ready to support you - and… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
