Nick Knowles has given fans a glimpse into his rehearsals for Strictly Come Dancing ahead of his first live performance, and showcase his whopping weight loss.
This Saturday (September 21) will see DIY SOS star Nick take to the dance floor live alongside pro partner Luba Mushtuk.
This week, Nick, 61, shared a couple of videos to his Instagram of his and Luba’s training sessions.
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Nick Knowles on Strictly
In the first clip, Nick said he had a “busy day” after going to meet a family for his BBC show DIY SOS. After that, he rehearsed with Luba.
He said: “It’s all going really, really well. But you’ve got to do a day’s work, and then a day’s work. I’m enjoying it a lot.”
Luba said: “Good. It’s going to be fine.”
In another clip, Luba and Nick showed off some dance moves.
Nick said: “When I was 25 years old, I went to Australia to play rugby. I was there for two years and me and my friends invented a dance called the elbow dance.”
As music played, Nick and Luba did the ‘elbow dance’. Nick wrote alongside the clip: “For one hour only – we’ve swapped roles!!
“Who thinks @lubamushtuk nailed my signature elbow dance?
“@craigrevel, @shirleyballas, @mrantondubeke, @motsimabuse – scores out of 10 for Luba? Only 4 more days to go until the show @bbcstrictly – so I best keep dancing.”
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Fans on Instagram were stunned by Nick’s appearance in his recent Instagram posts and thought he had lost weight. One person commented: “Looks like you’ve lost a few lbs already. Go get ’em!!”
Another wrote: “Nick you look so healthy and revitalised this is definitely working for you. Keep up the amazing work.”
Looks like you’ve lost a few lbs already. Go get ’em!!
Someone else added: “Looking good Nick!”
Nick on his two-stone weight loss
The DIY SOS star confirmed on Lorraine today (September 19) that he’s lost a huge amount of weight so far.
Speaking to the chat show host, he said: “Luba is a wonderful combo of brilliant and patient. It was tough to start with as I have never done this before and I’m not built for it but I am getting there now.
“I have lost 13 kilos so far! I am also still working on DIY SOS too so it’s busy and we have a build next month.”
Nick’s 13kg weight loss converts to 28lb, or a huge two stone!
Luba added of his impressive progress: “He is doing so great he is a good student, he gives himself notes.”
Brendan Cole on Nick and Luba
It comes after former pro dancer Brendan Cole made a worrying prediction about Nick and Luba.
Speaking exclusively for ED! on behalf of Sky Vegas, Brendan said: “There’s one partnership they’ve got to be really careful on, that is Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk.
“I’ve known Nick for quite a few years – he’s not a shy, retiring fella. He said he wants patience, I’m not sure you’re going to get patience with Luba. She expects a lot in a nice way so I’d say that was one they really need to be careful of in terms of it kicking off.”
He added: “I’m not sure he’s going to be around for very long. He’s probably an early exit job – week two, week three, maybe week four, if he’s lucky.”
Read more: Strictly star Brendan Cole warns Nick Knowles could face ‘early exit’ with Luba Mushtuk
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