Nick Knowles completed a six-week training program to get in shape ahead of his Strictly debut.
The DIY SOS star, 61, is hitting the dancefloor in this upcoming series of the BBC show, which is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year. But prior to taking part in the program, the star enrolled in a fitness regime to help boost his energy,
He has confessed that he thought he’d be ready to deal with the hard work that comes with the dance training. But after his first week in the studio, he admitted it was one of the “toughest things [he’d] ever have to do.”
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Speaking to press ahead of the show launch this weekend (September 14), Nick admitted he was feeling optimistic after dropping 12 kilos. He told outlets: “I’m elated and knackered – those are the two words I’d put together.
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“It is the most fabulous experience with the most fabulous people but it’s also one of the toughest things that I’ve ever tried to do and I’m literally shattered at the end of every day that we do.” The broadcaster was then quizzed about whether the daily training was a shock to the system.
He explained: “Well, to be fair, I’ve been really in heavy training now for six weeks in the lead up to this and I’d lost a lot of weight and did a lot of running and a lot of gym work to get my heart rate down and get fit with it. I thought I’d be ready to deal with it and I’m not ready at all.
“If anybody would like to donate their feet I need to change mine because they’ve had it!” he joked. However, his co-star Jamie Borthwick said he is refusing to ditch the booze and sex before his Strictly stint.
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Speaking to MailOnline, to soap star said there would be no chance he could not take part in either ban. He explained: “No booze ban for me – I’ve never drunk ever in my life and no one loves me, so I can’t do a sex ban!” he revealed. “No bans for me, just loads of food.”
Elsewhere, the TV host told the Mirror that his fiancée Katie Dadzie has no fears of the show’s dreaded ‘curse’. Nick chuckled: “It’s not an issue. I barely have the energy to walk out of the car afterwards.
“Honestly, we did a day’s training yesterday and I literally crawled out of the car and sat with my feet in a bath of cold water for an hour when I got home.” The presenter is one of nine men competing in the show this year – which features the fewest number of women ever in the show’s history.
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This year’s star-studded line-up includes comedian Chris McCausland, singers JB Gill, Wynne Evans and Toyah Willcox, and TV doctor Punam Krishan. Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri, Towie’s Pete Wicks and actors Shayne Ward and Sarah Hadland are also set to join the show.
But the list doesn’t end there, with Gladiators’ Montell Douglas, swimmer Tom Dean, EastEnders ‘ Jamie Borthwick, Sam Quek and former footballer Paul Merson also making an appearance. Fans will have to stay tuned to see how the contestants fare in the upcoming show.
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