He’ll be hoping to blow the judges away when he kick-step’s his quest for the Strictly Come Dancing Glitter ball on Saturday evening.
But Nick Knowles had to make do with blowing smoke as he took a break from dance rehearsals in London on Monday.
The DIY SOS host was caught having a crafty cigarette as he idled outside a local studio with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk, a regular on the BBC show.
Having worked up quite a sweat during a four-hour rehearsal, Knowles, 61, looked understandably exhausted as he popped out for a breather.
Russian ballroom specialist Mushtuk, 34, joined him for a smoke before they made their way back inside.
Nick Knowles was caught smoking a crafty cigarette between Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals in London on Monday afternoon
The DIY SOS host idled outside a local studio with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk, a regular on the BBC show, during a four hour rehearsal ahead of Saturday evening’s show
Knowles recently admitted his rehearsals for the show are so brutal that he has had to crawl to his car afterwards, and is using ice baths to recover
Knowles recently admitted his rehearsals for the show are so brutal that he has had to crawl to his car afterwards, and is using ice baths to recover.
When asked about the Strictly curse, Knowles, who is taking part in the 20th anniversary series of the show, said: ‘I barely have the energy to walk out to the car afterwards. That’s not an issue.
‘Honestly, we did a day’s training yesterday, and I literally crawled out to the car and sat with my feet in a bath of cold water for an hour when I got home.’
Knowles proposed to Katie Dadzie, 34, a lingerie business owner, while filming in the US last August.
The presenter – who has fronted the show Who Dares Wins – also revealed that he has lost just under two stone since he began training for the Saturday night dance contest around six weeks ago.
He added: ‘I was very fat, I’ve lost a lot of weight. I’ve done about six weeks of training to get fit enough to start dancing.
‘That’s the main thing, be fit enough to be able to do it, because it is unbelievably hard work.’
Knowles previously expressed his desire to slim down for the dancing competition after a fan tweeted him: ‘Also got a book running with everyone on how much weight youll lose doing strictly…. Ive got a score on 3.5 stone…’ [sic]
The presenter idled close to the exit as he finished his smoke before making his way inside
He appeared to acknowledge onlookers as he took the last few puffs on his cigarette
Russian ballroom pro Mushtuk followed him inside as they continued their rehearsal
‘I barely have the energy to walk out to the car afterwards. That’s not an issue,’ he recently said of his rehearsal sessions
The presenter also revealed that he has lost just under two stone since he began training for the Saturday night dance contest around six weeks ago
In response, the TV star revealed: ‘Well I’ve been in training in the gym and on a strict diet and have lost 7kilos already.’
While at the gym, Nick tweeted a clip of himself nearly falling off the treadmill as he joked: ‘Clowning around on the running machine during pre-Strictly fitness training and almost came a cropper.’
Nick seems to be enjoying his training regime and seems to be committed to getting in shape.
Speaking to The Mirror in 2021 he said: ‘I’ve made a living by looking like a bag of spanners on TV. I’m 18 stone, I’m massive.
‘I’m always on building sites. During lockdown I put on almost four stone. I’ve taken two stone off now and I’m getting fit again.’
