Nick Knowles’ fiancée warns he’s ‘shell of a man’ since Strictly Come Dancing

Nick Knowles has been near truthful ‘exhausted’ by Strictly Come Dancing helium has been ‘crawling’ backmost home, according to his fiancée Katie Dadzie.

The DIY SOS star, 62, antecedently revealed he had mislaid 2 stone owed to ‘really tough’ grooming sessions with his partner Luba Mushtuk, 34.

Now Katie, 33, has warned helium has go a ‘shell of a man’ since signing up to the BBC show.

She told Closer Magazine: ‘We knew it would beryllium hard enactment but helium is shattered each time erstwhile helium comes back. He’s adjacent capable crawling into the house.

When asked if she feared the Strictly curse, the lingerie institution laminitis replied: ‘He is similar a ammunition of a antheral astatine the infinitesimal – he’s exhausted.

‘I deliberation the past happening connected his caput his immoderate benignant of Strictly curse.’

Yesterday, Nick revealed helium had sustained a ‘painful’ wounded to his arm and enarthrosis aft helium ‘hurriedly’ changed his car tyre erstwhile helium broke down connected the broadside of the motorway.

However, portion appearing connected past night’s It Takes Two, Nick, who was wearing a sling, remained optimistic helium volition execute connected Saturday.

‘I find retired much tomorrow, but I’m afloat expecting to spell into grooming and hoping to creation connected Saturday,’ helium said.

He and Luba, who opened the amusement past weekend, volition beryllium dancing an American creaseless for their 2nd routine, providing helium gets the all-clear from medics.

His update comes aft a root said Nick was upset implicit the imaginable of not being capable to execute successful the unrecorded shows and acrophobic astir being forced to propulsion out, which would beryllium his ‘worst nightmare.’

They told The Sun: ‘It whitethorn beryllium imaginable that helium could conscionable miss this play and instrumentality during the pursuing amusement but it each hangs connected whether the BBC volition let him to bash it.

‘Nick knows that helium needs to springiness himself clip to retrieve and that means helium won’t beryllium capable to bid decently with Luba.

‘Having to propulsion retired is Nick’s worst nightmare and he’s incredibly upset.’

Nick and Katie were archetypal spotted unneurotic successful September 2021 and announced their engagement the pursuing twelvemonth aft the TV presenter popped the question on holiday successful New Orleans.

Nick divorced his 2nd woman Jessica Rose Moor, the parent of his lad Eddie, successful 2017 and dated PR guru Emily Hallinan successful February 2020 earlier making things authoritative with Katie.

The broadcaster’s archetypal matrimony from 1996 to 200 was to Gillian Knowles. The erstwhile mates stock girl Tuesday and lad Charlie.

He is besides a dada to different son, TJ, who helium welcomed portion successful a narration with dancer Paula Beckett.

Katie has children of her ain extracurricular of her romance with Nick and shares her daughters –  Savannah, eight, and Alex, 5 – with a erstwhile partner.

Strictly Come Dancing continues connected Saturday astatine 6.15pm connected BBC One and iPlayer.

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