Strictly's Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman break silence on 2024 star's exit from show

A Strictly Come Dancing 2024 contestant pulled retired conscionable days earlier Saturday's unrecorded amusement - and present the hosts person spoken retired astir their daze exit

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman person addressed Nick Knowles’ abrupt exit from the show.

Telly favourite Nick, 62, was forced to propulsion retired of the unrecorded show connected Saturday (October 5) aft sustaining different injury. Nick and nonrecreational dancer spouse Luba Mushtuk were owed to execute the Charleston to Rain On The Roof from the movie Paddington 2 for the Movie Week special.

Nick had already suffered a enarthrosis wounded that near him successful a sling, conscionable days aft the archetypal unrecorded show. But it was reported connected Friday (October 4) that the DIY SOS prima fell and injured his genu during a formal rehearsal, and is present utilizing crutches to walk.

During the unrecorded occurrence connected Saturday nighttime (October 5) hosts Tess and Claudia were speedy to talk retired astir Nick’s exit. Tess said: “As you tin see, Nick Knowles and his spouse Luba are not here. In rehearsals yesterday, Nick sustained an wounded and is not capable to execute tonight."

Claudia past said: "As per rules of the competition, helium volition person a bye into adjacent week's show. Nick we are sending you emotion and wishing you a speedy recovery."

On Friday (October 4), sharing an exclusive video connection connected Strictly's It Takes Two, hosted by Janette Manara, Nick addressed his exit. Speaking to the camera, Nick said: "So during our archetypal formal rehearsal today, our run-through of the creation fig connected the stage, unfortunately, I damaged my genu and it's rather painful.

"So the physios person decided that I request to spell for an MRI." Luba past said: "Yeah, truthful unluckily we'll not beryllium dancing time but we truly really anticipation that the genu volition beryllium amended for the adjacent week and yeah, we'll beryllium backmost connected the creation floor.

Talking astir Nick’s 2nd injury, a root besides antecedently told The Sun: “It is specified a devastating stroke for him and helium is being supported by the Strictly team. They are sending him for scans and are doing everything they tin to marque definite helium is okay.

“Nick had to combat to marque definite helium could instrumentality portion successful the archetypal unrecorded amusement aft hurting his limb and enarthrosis and helium did truthful well. This caller wounded has been a existent stroke and helium is incredibly upset astir it.”

Nick antecedently explained his archetypal wounded to his followers connected Instagram. He said: “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.”

He added: “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.”

Strictly Come Dancing continues connected BBC One.