Sad Nick Knowles confirms he won't be participating in Strictly Come Dancing final

DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles was the third celebrity to be voted off the BBC One competition earlier this month after sustaining several injuries during his time on the show

Nick Knowles doubts he'll be able to participate in the Strictly Come Dancing final.

The 'DIY SOS' presenter, 62, and his professional partner Luba Mushtuk were eliminated from the BBC competition show earlier this month. Although eliminated couples usually return for a final dance, the TV star has expressed uncertainty about his return due to ongoing recovery from injuries sustained on the show.

Nick recently underwent bicep surgery and is awaiting another operation on his knee. Following his shock elimination from the BBC competition, a Strictly fan reached out to Nick to ask him if he would be participating in the final. However, it was bad news for the fan as the TV presenter said it was unlikely that he would be able to join in on the fun given his injuries.

The fan on X inquired: "Will you still be able to do the end of series dance in the final? Wouldn't seem right you not being there." To which Nick responded: "I'm not sure my injuries will allow I have to wait for the knee operation until the bicep operation has healed so I can use crutches afterwards. So I don't think recovery will be in time sadly."

Following his bicep surgery last week, Nick revealed that he may require two or three months of physio as he looks ahead to recovery. He told fans on his Instagram Story: "Just woken up from my op. All went well by all accounts so I have a reattached bicep now so bit of physio over the next two or three months and all should be right as rain and back to 100 per cent I think."

In the meantime, Nick's partnership with Luba hasn't ended yet, as she has offered to help him prepare for his first dance at his 2025 wedding to fiancee Katie Dadzie.

Appearing on 'Strictly' spin-off show 'It Takes Two', he revealed: "After I've had my operations I'm going to do some more training with Luba and I've got some important things to do like maybe next year join the Strictly tour. But more importantly I'm getting married next year and Luba's going to help choreograph the first dance."

When he was voted off Strictly earlier this month, Nick had a five-word response over his show exit, saying: "It was the right result." He explained: "I had a week off and you can see actually everyone had progressed a lot in that week, I just didn't have time to be able to catch up and do well enough to stay in the competition.

"I think it was the right result in the end and it means I can now get the various bits of me that are falling off sorted out. Literally, I might have an operation on the arm this week and then another operation on the knee in a couple or three weeks' time. So I can get myself sorted."

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