Nick Knowles continued to spark concern round his future on Strictly Come Dancing, as he was noticed along with his arm bundled right into a sling on Monday.
Earlier within the day, the DIY SOS star, 62, revealed he’d injured his arm while changing a tyre on his car on Sunday, after breaking down on the motorway.
After sharing on Instagram that he was heading to Harley Road physician for a scan, Nick was noticed along with his fiancée Katie Dadzie.
The presenter had made his Strictly debut alongside his skilled accomplice Luba Mushtuk on Saturday.
Nick continued to sport his arm in a protecting sling as he stepped out along with his bride-to-be, along with his damage sparking considerations he might pull out of the present.
Nick Knowles continued to spark concern round his future on Strictly Come Dancing, as he was noticed along with his arm bundled right into a sling on Monday
Earlier within the day, the DIY SOS star revealed he’d injured his arm whereas altering a tyre on his automobile on Sunday, after breaking down on the motorway
After sharing on Instagram that he was heading to Harley Road physician for a scan, Nick was noticed along with his fiancée Katie Dadzie
In a video shared on Monday, Nick mentioned that he was heading to a Harley Road clinic to endure a scan and hoped to replace followers on the state of his damage forward of his look on It Takes Two that night.
However he vowed that ‘nothing was going to cease him dancing’ forward of the second reside present this weekend.
Sharing a video of his arm wrapped in a sling, Nick mentioned: ‘I believed I might give a bit of replace. I’ve acquired a sling, and that is as a result of my automobile broke down in conjunction with the motorway.
‘My little boy [was] within the automobile, so I needed to alter the tyre as rapidly as I may, to verify we had been protected.
‘And within the strategy of hurrying to get the wheel off, as rapidly as I probably may as a result of there was an enormous wheel on my large automobile, I managed to wreck my shoulder and arm a bit of bit.
‘I am not fairly positive how or what, but it surely’s been fairly painful. Though it is a bit of higher this morning, I am on my manner as much as London to Harley Road to get a scan achieved, and to get some high medical recommendation, however I am on my option to coaching afterwards so I can be taught the steps of my subsequent dance.
‘And I am going to see you on It Takes Two a bit later as we speak, the place hopefully I am going to have extra data and have the ability to replace you, however I am going to maintain you posted throughout the course of the day anyway. Not very best, however I am satisfied nothing goes to cease me from dancing this weekend.’
Throughout his first Strictly look Nick and Luba scored 18 factors for his or her jive, danced to We Constructed This Metropolis by Starship.
Nick stayed true to his roots for his jive to We Constructed This Metropolis sporting a shiny orange reflective vest – earlier than ending it with a disco ball-esque builders onerous hat.
‘You are as delighted as I’m that that got here off the way in which it did, aren’t you?’ Anton mentioned to Nick after the dance ended.
Nick made his debut on the BBC present on Saturday alongside his skilled accomplice Luba Mushtuk
Nick continued to sport his arm in a protecting sling as he stepped out along with his bride-to-be, along with his damage sparking considerations he might pull out of the present
The star shared along with his Instagram followers on Monday that he had injured his arm and shoulder whereas altering the tyre on his automobile
Nick mentioned that he was heading to a Harley Road clinic to endure a scan and hoped to replace followers on the state of his damage forward of his look on It Takes Two that night
However he vowed that ‘nothing was going to cease him dancing’ forward of the second reside present, which is able to happen on Saturday
Nick defined that whereas altering the tyre on his automobile, he injured his arm and shoulder, however was in search of medical assist forward of resuming coaching
‘I am going to see you on It Takes Two a bit later as we speak, the place hopefully I am going to have extra data and have the ability to replace you, however I am going to maintain you posted throughout the course of the day anyway,’ Nick added
Nick was pictured stepping out along with his fiancee Katie, persevering with to sport his arm bundled in a protecting sling
The veteran presenter completed in the direction of the underside of the leaderboard after finishing his debut dance with skilled accomplice Luba
Nick was pictured alongside his longtime accomplice Katie as he ready to renew coaching for the subsequent reside present
He mentioned he hopes to offer followers with an replace on the state of his damage when he seems on It Takes Two on Monday
Nonetheless Craig obtained boos as he referred to as the efficiency ‘pigeon-toed, stiff and flat footed’.
For his debut efficiency, Nick obtained a 3 from Craig, and fives from Motsi, Shirley and Anton.
Nick was left pink confronted because the forged sang him Joyful Birthday and offered him with a cake – earlier than skilled dancer Carlos smooshed the cake in his face.
The DIY SOS star shared his worries about performing reside however insisted he hopes he does higher than folks count on.
‘That is straightforward,’ Luba replied as she reassured her accomplice. Nick mentioned: ‘Nicely then I will be very glad.’
Strictly has additionally reportedly been hit with yet another blow after its first reside episode of the newest sequence noticed scores plummet to their lowest within the present’s 20-year historical past.
Following final week’s pre-recorded launch, The Sun reported that Saturday’s episode noticed a peak of 6.7million viewers, down from 7.3million for a similar episode final yr and 10.2million in 2020.
Throughout his first Strictly look Nick and Luba scored 18 factors for his or her jive, danced to We Constructed This Metropolis by Starship
For his debut efficiency, Nick obtained a 3 from Craig, and fives from Motsi, Shirley and Anton
The DIY SOS star shared his worries about performing reside however insisted he hopes he does higher than folks count on
The present has discovered itself embroiled in controversy over how the skilled dancers educate the celebs, with multiple accusations emerging of bullying and abusive behaviour.
A supply informed the publication that after bosses had been fretting after already being ‘frightened’ following the pre-recorded show losing nearly a million viewers on the earlier yr.
Saying: ‘The truth that the primary reside present noticed a drop too will likely be of concern to them — significantly if the drop continues into subsequent week, which is the primary elimination present.
‘They now face an anxious wait to see whether or not the drop in on-the-night viewers is made up for by a rise in followers watching Strictly on iPlayer, however these figures take days and weeks to compile.
Strictly has additionally reportedly been hit with yet one more blow after its first reside episode of the newest sequence noticed scores plummet to their lowest within the present’s 20-year historical past
‘These reside figures actually matter to the Beeb, as a result of Strictly remains to be seen as one of many few reveals that present the shared TV expertise the place folks come collectively to observe a programme at a set time.’
MailOnline has contacted BBC for remark.
The Strictly scandal erupted in January when actress Amanda Abbington accused her Strictly accomplice Giovanni Pernice of abuse after she unexpectedly stop the present simply 5 weeks in.
Sherlock actress Amanda, 50, a has made a sequence of accusations about Giovanni’s educating strategies and has described his behaviour as ‘pointless, abusive, merciless and imply’. He strongly denies the entire claims.
Then, in July, it emerged that Graziano Di Prima had been sacked from Strictly for ‘kicking’ his accomplice, Love Island star Zara McDermott.
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6:15pm on BBC One and iPlayer.