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Jay Blades has said that revisiting the places he grew up in East London for Channel 5\u2019s No Place Like Home<\/a> was a \u201creally beautiful experience\u201d.<\/p>\n The Repair Shop star is presenting a three-part documentary, which begins tonight on Channel 5, in which he returns to his childhood neighbourhood of Hackey to discover its history and relive his past.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> in an exclusive interview, Blades said: \u201cThe sad thing is when you\u2019re a kid, you remember things a particular way and then when you go back there, it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s different.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAnd obviously the area has to develop, it\u2019s more gentrified now, but things are so different,\u201d he added. \u201cI don\u2019t really see it the way that I used to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked whether he found it difficult when revisiting a flatshare he lived in during tough times on the Peabody Estate in Bethnal Green, Blades said: \u201cNo, I tell you what, it was a really beautiful experience.\u201d<\/p> He continued: \u201cIt was just uplifting. Going back to the Peabody estate, to me, it\u2019s like, \u2018You\u2019ve come such a long way from where you were there.\u2019 It just took me a minute. I was like, \u2018Let me just pause for a minute and find out how that feels for me.’\u201d<\/p>\n He added that it was then a \u201csurreal\u201d experience to discover that George Peabody \u2013 the philanthropic founder of the Peabody Estates \u2013 had financial connections to the slave trade.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was so much linked to the slave trade and people that had money were doing things, and yes they were doing things for the better but they had got that money from the worst. So it left the taste in your mouth that you\u2019re eating this sweet but you know you shouldn\u2019t because it\u2019s not good for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Jay Blades: No Way Like Home airs on Channel 5 at 9pm on Tuesday 3rd May. <\/strong>Find something to watch with our\u00a0<\/b>TV Guide<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<\/b>Entertainment<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<\/b>subscribe now<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/b>Radio Times podcast<\/b><\/span><\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 03 May 2022 at 12:00 am Jay Blades has said that revisiting the places he grew up in East London for Channel 5\u2019s No Place Like Home was a \u201creally beautiful experience\u201d. 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