Jay Blades once lost £24,950 on a table restoration.
Jay Blades has recalled one of his most disastrous restorations
'The Repair Shop' star and furniture restorer has recalled been given what appeared to be an unremarkable table, which he decided to rub down and paint all black, only for a colleague to pull out a drawer and notice "a sign" on the side.
Appearing on Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett's 'Dish' podcast, he said: "I rang this guy in Scotland, and he said to me what the actual thing was.
"It was some really expensive table... without doing anything to it, it was worth £25,000 - and I had painted it black.
"I told the guy... and he goes - what he said to me, this antique dealer - he called me a couple of names... effed and blinded, and then he said, 'Well, look, all seriousness, that table is probably worth about £15 now.'
"We sold it for £50 actually - still, it's not good."
Jay also reflected on his friendships with the likes of King Charles - who he gets on with "like a house on fire" - and Dame Judi Dench, who he almost stood up for lunch.
He admitted: "The traffic was bad, and it was raining. We were over an hour late... but she welcomed us with open arms."
Jay still can't believe the experiences he's had, including his recent series 'David and Jay's Touring Toolshed' with 'Only Fools And Horses' legend Sir David Jason, who he affectionally called "DJ" during filming.
He reflected: "It's unbelievable. Sometimes when I pause and look at my life, I'm just like, 'Really? Is that me? It's like, is this really happening to me?'
"The types of friends now that I can call up it's like... I never would have thought this would ever have happened to me."
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