Nick Knowles has damaged his silence after his Strictly Come Dancing journey got here to an finish tonight.
The DIY SOS star, 62, returned to the BBC dance competitors on Saturday after a contact and go week.
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Nick and professional dancer Luba Mushtuk discovered themselves within the dance off in opposition to Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu – with Nick being unanimously voted off by the judges.
Following his exit, the TV presenter took to Instagram with a smiling snap along with his fiance Katie Dadzie on the studios.
He admitted being voted off will give him the prospect to correctly get well and take care of his accidents.
Nick wrote: “Thanks for all of your messages, it has been a lot enjoyable!
“Now I can kind out the accidents and spend time with my household and my pretty fiance Katie, who has been supporting me by the Strictly journey.
“Principally holding my hand whereas I am yelping in physio and docs appointments,” adopted with a laughing face emoji and a love coronary heart icon.
Shayne scored a complete of 30 factors and was seventh within the leaderboard, whereas Nick solely obtained 21 factors from the judges and was second from the underside on Saturday.
Each {couples} carried out their routines once more tonight; Shayne and Nancy danced their Cha Cha to Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) by Sub Sub feat. Melanie Williams.
Nick and Luba then took to the dancefloor with their Charleston to Rain on the Roof from the movie Paddington 2.
After each {couples} had danced for a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts.
Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all selected to save lots of Shayne and Nancy.
With three votes in favour of Shayne and Nancy, that they had gained the bulk vote – which means Nick and Luba had been eradicated.
Head Choose Shirley Ballas additionally agreed and stated she would have saved Shayne and Nancy.
When requested by co-host Tess Daly about his time on the present, Nick stated: “I’ve actually, actually been stunned by how a lot I’ve cherished doing it and by two issues that occur.
“One is how a lot you care every week, and the opposite is how a lot you don’t wish to let down your associate.
“The one cause I may do that is merely due to Luba’s adjustments, she’s been wonderful.”
A tearful Luba stated: “I’ve by no means met somebody as decided as you, and I bear in mind you saying that in the event you do your greatest, you’ll be very glad.
“I feel you probably did greater than your greatest. Thanks.”
When requested by Tess about his associate Luba, Nick stated: “Luba’s been wonderful and simply been so fabulous daily.
“And I ought to say thanks additionally to all of the background employees, the physios, all of the people who have really acquired me by this week, and to all of my fellow rivals who’ve been completely astounding, stunning individuals.
“There are some wonderful dancers up there, and I’ll love watching the remainder of the collection.”
Nick’s future on the present had been hanging within the stability after he suffered two nasty accidents.
His most up-to-date left him on crutches and compelled the pair to overlook Film Week final weekend.
Previous to dancing, Nick revealed he had been wanting ahead to doing the routine for his 10-year-old son Eddie, whom he stated was an enormous fan of the Paddington film.
Motsi stated she was “100% certain” Knowles’s son was happy with him following the dance.
Nick was pressured to drag out of final week’s reside present after an accident in the course of the costume rehearsal left him on crutches.
The star fell out of a soar and sustained an damage to his knee.
Previous to this, Nick had additionally damage his shoulder whereas altering a automobile tyre away from present rehearsals.
Though he was capable of wrestle by that week’s dance, he did participate in a number of coaching classes whereas sporting a sling.
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