Nick Knowles has admitted he was petrified when his wife Katie was rushed to hospital eight weeks ago for life-saving surgery.
Katie, 35, needed an emergency operation after suffering complications from a hysterectomy.
The lingerie business owner underwent the procedure in July after ‘surviving’ years of pain due to PCOS and endometriosis.
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure which removes a woman’s womb and may also involve the removal of other organs, such as the ovaries.
Now, two months on Nick, 63, has reflected on the harrowing moment and provided an update on Katie’s recovery.
‘It was frightening. You just desperately want your wife to be well and healthy and not in pain, I don’t think anything I ever go through will be a scratch on the surface of what she has been through in the last six months. She has been amazing,’ Nick told The Sun.
Nick Knowles has admitted he was petrified when his wife Katie was rushed to hospital eight weeks ago for life-saving surgery (pictured in October at Pride Of Britain)
Katie, 35, needed an emergency operation after suffering complications from a hysterectomy
‘The whole thing of having a hysterectomy, especially at the age she is, being thrust into perimenopause and menopause that process is really brutal.’
Katie had to be admitted to A&E in September after the stitches where her cervix had been sewn up had ruptured, leaving her in pain, bleeding and close to passing out.
A team of six surgeons performed the operation with fears her bowel had been perforated.
Speaking of the terrifying moment, a helpless Nick said: ‘For Katie to be three months into her recovery, and for it to fail and her to then have to go in for life-saving surgery. The emergency operation that was the one that was really frightening.’
Katie previously spoke about the health scare on Instagram. She said: ‘The bit where they took my cervix and sealed it up ruptured which basically meant my insides went rogue, with crippling abdominal pains, difficulty breathing, incredibly painful gas, blood like Moses parting the Red Sea, fluid, and even my bowel where it definitely didn’t belong.
‘I was rushed in for emergency surgery. I thought it would be lots of waiting round, but they did blood tests, a CT scan, and had me up and ready for surgery in under 10 hours.’
Nick said he is so proud of Katie for finding the courage to speak out about her journey, despite the traumatising experience she has had.
The presenter said Katie ‘pushed herself too far’ after her hysterectomy and they are now having to be ‘very careful’ about her recovery.
The lingerie business owner, who is a mother-of-two, decided to have a hysterectomy after living through almost unbearable pain which left her ‘vomiting, curled up in bed and missing out on life’.
Katie told her fans: ‘I’m 35 and I’ve just had a hysterectomy. I’ve lived with pcos, endometriosis and adenomyosis since Moses wore short pants. And no, it wasn’t “just a bad period.”
‘It was constant hospital trips. Multiple laparoscopies. Bleeding through clothes. Vomiting from the pain. Being curled up in bed, missing out on life.
‘It was extreme bloating that made me look pregnant. It was migraines, stabbing pains in my legs, butt and stomach. It was chronic fatigue…
‘It was hiding in loos, crying over another ruined day. It was my daughters terrified of getting their periods in case they end up like mummy.
A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure which removes a woman’s womb and may also involve the removal of other organs, such as the ovaries
Nick said he is so proud of Katie for finding the courage to speak out about her journey, despite the traumatising experience she has had
Katie previously explained how stitches in her cervix had ruptured, leaving her in pain, bleeding and nearly passing out as she admitted it was the ‘most terrifying day I’ve ever had’
Katie and Nick, 27 years her senior, exchanged vows in September during a lavish six-figure wedding at Braxted Park in Essex (pictured in June)
‘Years of misdiagnosis & being fobbed off. Told to take painkillers. That it was “normal.” It wasn’t. I’ve cried on bathroom floors…
‘I’ve bled through clothes in public. I’ve had 3 surgeries. I’ve tried every pill, every patch, every hormone tweak. I’ve been put on a medical menopause just to get through uni. And still… the pain came.’
Katie also spoke about not being able to recognise herself due to the pain of her diagnoses. Post-operation, she candidly admitted she feels ‘less like a woman’, but said she took the decision to undergo the surgery in order to ‘take her life back’.
Katie wrote: ‘It feels like something in me has changed, apart form being sans uterus. Right now, I’m in lots of pain. I’m bloated. I’m exhausted. I’m hot. I’m forgetful.
‘I feel raw and less like myself. Less like a woman, if I’m being really honest. But this was a decision I made to take my life back. To stop surviving and start living again, & have days that aren’t defined by pain.
‘This is hopefully the beginning of healing. The beginning of self-love, scars, stitches and all. And please, if you’ve made it this far, I ask gently: This is something deeply personal.
‘If you’re tempted to leave a judgmental or flippant comment, I’m asking you to just scroll on. There is a real person behind this post.’
Katie and Nick, 27 years her senior, exchanged vows in September during a lavish six-figure wedding at Braxted Park in Essex.
The couple were thought to have spared no expense on the ceremony, which was attended by celebrity guests including Nick’s Strictly Come Dancing co-stars.
The newlyweds have however been the subject of cruel trolling during their relationship, with critics mocking their age difference and financial setup.
Katie, began dating her spouse in 2021, hit back at those dubbing her a ‘gold digger’, revealing they don’t get to her as much as they used to because she and Nick know it’s not true.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, she said of their age gap: ”I think at the start, it was probably more irritating, especially for my family. But now those comments kind of just pass over me because we both know it’s not true.
Katie stressed: ‘Nick works hard, he has what he has. I work hard, I have what I have and then we buy each other stuff.’
