NICK Knowles has been forced to pull out of tomorrow’s Strictly Come Dancing live show after falling and hurting his knee.
DIY SOS star Nick, 62, injured himself after falling when he did a jump during a dress rehearsal – leaving him on crutches.
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It is the second injury to blight Nick on Strictly after he injured his shoulder and arm while changing a car tyre.
Nick broke his silence after The Sun exclusively revealed the news, taking to X to say: “I’m absolutely gutted and feeling very very sad.”
A source said: “Nick won’t be able to take part in Strictly tomorrow night after hurting his knee.
“He was in a dress rehearsal with his partner Luba Mushtuk when he did a jump and landed awkwardly.
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“Nick has hurt his knee and is having to use crutches to get around now.
“It is such a devastating blow for him and he is being supported by the Strictly team.
“They are sending him for scans and are doing everything they can to make sure he is okay.
“Nick had to fight to make sure he could take part in the first live show after hurting his arm and shoulder and he did so well.
“This new injury has been a real blow and he is incredibly upset about it.
“Luba and Nick are hoping it is just something minor and that he can recover in time for next week.”
A spokesperson for Strictly said: “Unfortunately, Nick Knowles sustained an injury during rehearsals and as a result, will not dance this weekend.
“As per the rules of the competition, Nick and Luba will receive a bye through to next week when he is hopefully able to dance again. Everyone at Strictly Come Dancing wishes Nick a speedy recovery.”
Nick and Luba had been due to dance the Charleston to Rain on the Roof from Paddington 2.
The Sun first told how Nick had injured himself at the start of the competition while changing a car tyre.
He was put under medical supervision and assessed during rehearsals.
A source said at the time: “If after the rehearsal the doctor thinks Nick is going to make his injury worse then he’ll be off Strictly for good.
“It really is the last chance saloon for Nick.
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“The BBC are putting his health above everything.
“If the doctor thinks Nick is at risk of hurting himself then his Strictly dream will be over.
“Nick is being really positive as he thinks he will be fine but his welfare and health has to come first.”
He was handed a last minute reprieve and allowed to dance.
Nick impressed the judges with his American Smooth to Blur’s Parklife and scored 22.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Second Week Scores
As is tradition, the first week scores are rolled over and combined into the second week. Here’s how the leaderboard now looks after the combined scores
- Tasha and Aljaz = 65 (30+35)
- Sarah and Vito = 62 (30+32)
- JB and Amy = 58 (31+27)
- Montell and Johannes = 56 (26+30)
- Wynne and Katya = 56 (26+30)
- Shayne and Nancy = 52 (21+31)
- Chris and Dianne = 52 (23+29)
- Jamie and Michelle = 50 (23+27)
- Sam and Nikita = 45 (23+22)
- Tom and Nadiya = 43 (23+20)
- Nick and Luba = 39 (18+21)
- Pete and Jowita = 39 (17+22)
- Dr Punam and Gorka = 37 (19+18)
- Paul and Karen = 32 (17+15)
- Toyah and Neil = 30 (12+18)