BBC Strictly Come Dancing star 'won't be fully recovered' from brutal injury for eight months
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNick Knowles has revealed that he won't be fully recovered from his injury on Strictly Come Dancing for eight months. The 62-year-old TV star tore his anterior cruciate ligament whilst rehearsing with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk for the hit dance show.
After taking a week off from the series, Nick returned to the famous dancefloor but after struggling through a Charleston to Rain on the Roof - which features in the film Paddington 2 and which had planned to perform during the previous 'Movie Week' - he was sent home by the judges.
Nick - who also tore a bicep trying to change a tyre on his car prior to his knee injury - has now given a timeline for his recovery and admits he won't be back to full fitness for several months.
Speaking to media at the launch of Cirque du Soleil Corteo at London's Royal Albert Hall, Nick - who was joined on the red carpet by his fiancée Katie Dadzie - said: "I’m still recovering.
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