Strictly's Nick Knowles, 62, sparks fears he may QUIT the show as he reveals his arm is in a sling after suffering a nasty injury

Nick Knowles has sparked fears he may withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing 2024, after suffering a nasty arm injury that left him in a sling.

The DIY SOS star, 62, made his debut on the BBC show on Monday alongside his professional partner Luba Mushtuk.

However, as he prepared to resume training for his second dance, Nick shared with his Instagram followers that he had injured his arm and shoulder while changing a tyre on his car, after breaking down at the side of the road.

In a video shared on Monday, Nick said that he was heading to Harley Street clinic to undergo a scan and hoped to update fans on the state of his injury ahead of his appearance on It Takes Two that evening.

But he vowed that ‘nothing was going to stop him dancing’ ahead of the second live show this weekend.

Nick Knowles has sparked fears he may withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing 2024, after suffering a nasty arm injury that left him in a sling

Sharing a video of his arm wrapped in a sling, Nick said: ‘I thought I’d give a little update. I’ve got a sling, and that’s because my car broke down at the side of the motorway.

‘My little boy in the car, so I wanted to change the tyre as quickly as I could, to make sure we were safe.

‘And in the process of hurrying to get the wheel off, as quickly as I possibly could because there was a big wheel on my big car, I managed to damage my shoulder and arm a little bit.

‘I’m not quite sure how or what, but it’s been quite painful. Although a little better this morning, so I’m on my way up to London to Harley St to get a scan done, and to get some top medical advice, but I’m on my way to training afterwards so I can learn the steps of my next dance.

‘And I’ll see you on It Takes Two a bit later today, where hopefully I’ll have more information and be able to update you, but I’ll keep you posted during hte course of the day anyway. Not ideal, but I’m convinced nothing is going to stop me from dancing this weekend.’

During his first Strictly appearance Nick and Luba scored 18 points for their jive, danced to We Built This City by Starship.

Nick stayed true to his roots for his jive to We Built This City sporting a sparkly orange reflective vest – before ending it with a disco ball-esque builders hard hat.

‘You’re as delighted as I am that that came off the way it did, aren’t you?’ Anton said to Nick after the dance ended.

The DIY SOS star made his debut on the BBC show on Monday alongside his professional partner Luba Mushtuk

Nick shared with his Instagram followers on Monday that he had injured his arm and shoulder while changing the tyre on his car

For his debut performance, Nick received a three from Craig, and fives from Motsi, Shirley and Anton, placing him in the bottom half of the leaderboard

Strictly Come Dancing: Week One Scores

1. JB Gill and Amy Dowden – Waltz to When I Need You by Leo Sayer: 31 out of 40

2=. Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola – Quickstep to 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton: 30 out of 40

2=. Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec – Cha Cha to Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter: 30 out of 40

3=. Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe – Foxtrot to Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby by Dinah Washington: 26 out of 40

3=. Wynne Evans and Katya Jones – Samba to Help Yourself by Tom Jones: 26 out of 40

4=. Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell – Cha Cha to Twist and Shout by The Beatles: 23 out of 40

4=. Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin – Foxtrot to Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes: 23 out of 40

4=. Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas – Viennese Waltz to Beautiful Things by Benson Boone: 23 out of 40

4=. Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova – Tango to Golden by Harry Styles: 23 out of 40

5. Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu – Samba to Do I Do by Stevie Wonder: 21 out of 40

6. Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez – Cha Cha to Love At First Sight by Kylie Minogue: 19 out of 40

7. Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk – Jive to We Built This City by Starship: 18 out of 40

8=. Paul Merson and Karen Hauer – American Smooth to Vindaloo by Fat Les: 17 out of 40

8=. Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał – Paso Doble to Breathe by The Prodigy: 17 out of 40

9=. Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones – Tango to Ray Of Light by Madonna: 12 out of 40

However Craig received boos as he called the performance ‘pigeon-toed, stiff and flat footed’.

For his debut performance, Nick received a three from Craig, and fives from Motsi, Shirley and Anton.

Nick was left red faced as the cast sang him Happy Birthday and presented him with a cake – before professional dancer Carlos smooshed the cake in his face.

The DIY SOS star shared his worries about performing live but insisted he hopes he does better than people expect.

‘That’s easy,’ Luba replied as she reassured her partner. Nick said: ‘Well then I’ll be very happy.’

Strictly has also reportedly been hit with yet another blow after its first live episode of the latest series saw ratings plummet to their lowest in the show’s 20-year history.

Following last week’s pre-recorded launch, The Sun reported that Saturday’s episode saw a peak of 6.7million viewers, down from 7.3million for the same episode last year and 10.2million in 2020.

The show has found itself embroiled in controversy over how the professional dancers teach the celebs, with multiple accusations emerging of bullying and abusive behaviour.

All fifteen celebrities and their pro partners took to the dancefloor for the first live show following last weekend’s launch, where the pairings were first revealed.

A source told the publication that after bosses were fretting after already being ‘worried’ following the pre-recorded show losing nearly a million viewers on the previous year.

Saying: ‘The fact that the first live show saw a drop too will be of concern to them — particularly if the drop continues into next week, which is the first elimination show.

‘They now face an anxious wait to see whether the drop in on-the-night viewers is made up for by an increase in fans watching Strictly on iPlayer, but those figures take days and weeks to compile.

Strictly has also r eportedly been hit with yet another blow after its first live episode of the latest series saw ratings plummet to their lowest in the show’s 20-year history

‘These live figures really matter to the Beeb, because Strictly is still seen as one of the few shows that provide the shared TV experience where people come together to watch a programme at a set time.’

MailOnline has contacted BBC for comment.

The Strictly scandal erupted in January when actress Amanda Abbington accused her Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice of abuse after she unexpectedly quit the show just five weeks in.

Sherlock actress Amanda, 50, a has made a series of accusations about Giovanni’s teaching methods and has described his behaviour as ‘unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean’. He strongly denies all of the claims.

Then, in July, it emerged that Graziano Di Prima had been sacked from Strictly for ‘kicking’ his partner, Love Island star Zara McDermott.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6:15pm on BBC One and iPlayer.