Nick Knowles confirms he must rest injured arm despite team trying to make Strictly work

Strictly Come Dancing's Nick Knowles damaged his limb successful a freak mishap connected Sunday portion changing a tyre connected his car, leaving his aboriginal connected the amusement successful jeopardy

Nick Knowles issued an update connected his Strictly Come Dancing aboriginal today, confirming helium indispensable remainder his limb successful a sling contempt his squad trying to marque the BBC amusement work.

The BBC DIY SOS star, 62, disquieted fans connected Monday erstwhile helium shared a video of himself sporting a sling made from a blanket, explaining he'd wounded his limb and enarthrosis portion changing a tyre connected his car.

The presenter was connected his mode to Harley Street for "top aesculapian advice" earlier telling viewers connected It Takes Two aboriginal that evening that helium hoped to beryllium acceptable for Saturday.

However, helium was inactive wearing his sling this greeting arsenic helium told fans he'd had an "interesting fewer days". On his mode to rehearsals with nonrecreational partner, Luba Mushtuk, helium said connected Instagram: "It's been an absorbing fewer days, that's for sure. I've seen a load of people, I've got a load of radical trying to marque everything enactment for me."

Nick went on: "I'm feeling good, arm's successful a sling inactive to marque definite that it's rested erstwhile I'm not utilizing it. But contiguous I'm going to effort and creation and spot what my capabilities are. Luba is trying to hole a creation that volition enactment for me."

Revealing helium was hoping to find retired contiguous if helium tin creation connected Saturday, helium concluded: "It's a large time for me. I'm truly really hoping that we find retired that I tin creation connected Saturday. I'd truly similar to enactment portion of the competition, truthful support your fingers crossed for me."

Nick appeared connected It Takes Two connected Monday, with his sling, and explained helium celebrated his day connected Saturday with a party. However, aft trying to alteration a tyre connected his car en way to the bash, helium ended up successful agony.

He shared: "It was raining and determination were large lorries going past. So I tried to bash it quickly", helium remembered. "And arsenic I took the tyre off, I fundamentally damaged my bicep and damaged my arm." To apical it each off, Nick missed his ain enactment owed to the incident.

After thanking the 2 constabulary officers who helped him astatine the time, Nick gave an update connected his wellness arsenic helium said: "I'm hopeful. I'll find retired much time but I'm afloat expecting to spell into grooming and I'm truly hopeful I'll beryllium dancing connected Saturday." Luba, connected the different hand, said she would "work astir it".

Meanwhile, Nick's fiancée, 33-year-old Katie Dadzee, has said the presenter is simply a "shell of man" since joining Strictly. Speaking astir her spouse arsenic helium returns location aft training, she told Closer magazine: "We knew it would beryllium hard work, but helium is shattered each time erstwhile helium comes back. He’s adjacent capable crawling into the house."

When asked if she was acrophobic astir the alleged Strictly curse successful which celebrities are inclined to waltz disconnected into the sunset with their creation partners aft the show, she said romance was the past happening connected Nick's mind, stating: "He's a ammunition of a man".

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