Nick Knowles has broken his silence after he was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing.The DIY SOS presenter is unable to dance in the third live show due to injury, but will be allowed to dance in the next show if he has recovered.The sad news was announced on Friday, 4 October, in a statement shared by the show on its official social media channel.The message to fans read: "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." Sign up to OK!'s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free Not long after the initial statement was shared, Nick addressed fans on X.
He reposted the message from Strictly and emotionally added: "I'm absolutely gutted and feeling very very sad." This week is Movie Week on Strictly, and Nick and partner Luba Mushtuk had been due to perform the Charleston to Rain On The Roof from Paddington 2.The 'bye' means they will be back to perform next week in the competition, should he make a full recover.
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