Nick Knowles missed his own birthday party after his car broke down, forcing him to change a tyre – causing the injury threatening his Strictly spot.
The DIY SOS star, 62, revealed he’d injured his arm on Sunday after breaking down on the motorway – and is still waiting on information from medics to see if he can continue on the show.
But it’s not just his Strictly Come Dancing journey that has been derailed because of the injury, as he missed his own birthday bash.
Joining Janette Manrara, 40, on It Takes Two on Monday with his professional partner Luba Mushtuk, 34, Nick said he had been driving his 10-year-old son to the party when they broke down – before being further delayed as the pain in his arm grew worse.
‘I actually missed my birthday party because of being stuck on the motorway,’ he added.
Nick Knowles missed his own birthday party after his car broke down, forcing him to change a tyre – causing the injury threatening his Strictly spot
The DIY SOS star, 62, revealed he’d injured his arm on Sunday after breaking down on the motorway – and is still waiting on information from medics to see if he can continue on the show (Pictured during Saturday’s launch)
Nick explained how his injury came about, revealing he’d hurt his arm as he hurriedly tried to change a tyre after breaking down.
‘It was my birthday,’ he said. ‘I had a big family birthday, I went to get my ten year old son to bring him back to the party, but we broke down on the motorway with a flat tyre.
‘I just want to say thank you to the two policemen from Taplow who turned up and helped me get the tyre back on.’
Nick continued: ‘It was raining and there were big lorries going past. So I tried to do it quickly and change the tyre quickly, and as I took the tyre off I basically damaged my bicep and damaged my arm…’
He explained that after initially damaging his bicep and arm, the pain got ‘worse and worse’, with the presenter telling how he ended up missing his own party because of the breakdown.
As Janette questioned whether he’ll be able to continue on the show, Nick shared: ‘I’m hopeful, I’ll find out more tomorrow.
‘I’m fully expecting to go into training and hopefully will be back on Saturday night.’
Joining Janette Manrara, 40, on It Takes Two on Monday with his professional partner Luba Mushtuk , 34, Nick said he had been driving his 10-year-old son to the party when they broke down – before being further delayed as the pain in his arm grew worse
‘I actually missed my birthday party because of being stuck on the motorway,’ he added
Janette then went on to reveal that Nick and Luba will be dancing an American Smooth to Blur’s Parklife if they stay on the show, before asking professional Luba how she plans to ‘approach’ the training given Nick’s condition.
The choreographer joked that they’ll make Nick’s sling ‘sparkly’ before noting that Nick ‘still has perfect position on the right arm.’
Luba added that the pair can work on doing ‘perfect footwork’ for the foxtrot element of the dance and will still hopefully do a lift, noting that they’ll ‘work around’ the injury.
While Nick quipped: ‘Luckily I’m very big, and Luba is very light, one-arm lifts.’
When asked if he was nervous at being near the bottom of the leaderboard following his Strictly debut at the weekend, Nick told that he’ll do ‘his best’ for the next show and if the audience can see that he’s ‘really trying’, they’ll hopefully get behind him.
Nick shared with his Instagram followers on Monday that he had injured his arm and shoulder while changing the tyre on his car
The TV star added that despite being ‘held back’ by his injury, he can ‘hopefully improve’ on the show.
Meanwhile, it’s reported that Nick will meet with the BBC show’s physio on Tuesday, who will determine his fate.
A source told The Sun on Monday: ‘Nick will learn whether he is able to stay on Strictly tomorrow.
‘He has been booked in with the physio who works on the show and they will determine whether or not he will be able to dance this weekend.’
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6:15pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
