Strictly's Nick Knowles issues plea to fans as future on BBC show in jeopardy after nasty injury

Nick Knowles, 62, has thanked his fans for their 'support and good wishes' pursuing an limb wounded and urged those who criticised him for getting backstage healthcare to 'be kind'

Strictly Come Dancing prima Nick Knowles has pleaded for those connected societal media to "let's each beryllium kind" aft he got injured connected his arm, meaning that his aboriginal connected the BBC amusement could beryllium successful jeopardy.

The DIY SOS star, 62, posted connected societal media thanking fans for their "support and good wishes" aft helium damaged his bicep and limb by changing a level tyre connected the mode to a household enactment astatine the weekend. He said connected Monday that helium was treated astatine London's Harley Street, wherever helium had a scan, and volition find retired soon whether helium tin creation during Strictly's unrecorded amusement connected Saturday.

On Tuesday, the presenter addressed disapproval of him receiving backstage healthcare, saying helium was "very lucky" and had been done hardship implicit the past 4 decades portion moving connected TV earlier uncovering occurrence recently. He followed up the post, saying: "Let's each beryllium kind.

"People find themselves successful precise hard circumstances atm (at the moment) and it's not their responsibility they're angry. When it's hard to cognize who to beryllium aggravated astatine past societal media tin beryllium an outlet I recognize and americium not offended."

An X idiosyncratic had pointed retired earlier that GP appointments tin beryllium tricky to get connected the NHS and not everyone tin spend to spell private. Knowles responded, penning connected X: "I've lived successful my car occasionally and connected different peoples sofas astatine times implicit past 40 years to support astatine TV erstwhile it wasn't paying but precocious I've done good and been capable to wage radical backmost & look aft my household including backstage healthcare. I'm precise lucky."

Nick revealed his wounded connected societal media connected Monday arsenic helium recorded a video wearing a makeshift sling, made from a blanket. He said: "Good morning, here's a small update from maine astatine the commencement of week 2 @bbcstrictly rehearsals. As you tin spot my limb is successful a sling and that's due to the fact that my car broke down astatine the broadside of the motorway.

"I had my small lad successful the car, truthful I wanted to alteration the tyre arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. In the process of hurrying to get the instrumentality off, I managed to harm my enarthrosis and limb a little. I'm not definite how, but it's been rather painful."

During the 2nd unrecorded amusement of the latest Strictly series, Knowles is expected to execute an American creaseless – which tin incorporated lifts – to Blur's Parklife. He told the BBC spin-off amusement Strictly Come Dancing : It Takes Two, that his wounded is "painful" but said helium is "hopeful" to creation again this week with nonrecreational dancer Luba Mushtuk pursuing their jive to We Built This City by Starship during the archetypal unrecorded amusement of 2024.

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