DIY SOS star Nick Knowles said he has suffered a “quite painful” knee injury during rehearsals on Friday, forcing him to pull out of the Strictly Come Dancing live show on Saturday night.
Knowles, 62, and his dance partner Luba Mushtuk were due to perform the Charleston to Rain On The Roof from Paddington 2 during the 20th anniversary series’ movie week.
As per the Strictly rules, the dancing duo will “receive a bye” through to next weeks show.
Appearing on the BBC’s spin-off show Strictly: It Takes Two, Knowles said: “During our rehearsal today… unfortunately I damaged my knee and it’s quite painful.
“So the physios have decided I need to go for a MRI.”
Mushtuk added: “Unfortunately we will not be dancing tomorrow but we really, really hope that the knee will be better for next week and we’ll be back on the dancefloor.
“Fingers crossed, we really hope that we’ll be back and see you guys very soon.”
Knowles added that “even if we have to glitter up the crutches, I am determined to get back and try and dance for you next week”.
The TV star previously revealed he had damaged his arm and shoulder, but received medical clearance to perform on the show last weekend.
On September 23, two days after the series’ first live show, Knowles said in a video that he had been injured while changing a tyre.
He later told It Takes Two, while wearing a sling, that he had suffered the “painful” injury on the way to a family party on September 22 to celebrate his birthday.
In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, ahead of his performance last weekend, Knowles said it had been a “tough week” but added he was “very excited” to dance and said his shoulder was “getting stronger every day”.
On Friday, a post to Strictly’s Instagram page confirmed Knowles had sustained another injury, this time during rehearsals, and would not be dancing this weekend.
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk, during their appearance on the live show on Saturday (Guy Levy/BBC)
“As per the rules of the competition, Nick and Luba (Mushtuk) will receive a bye through to next week when he is hopefully able to dance again.
“Everyone at Strictly Come Dancing wishes Nick a speedy recovery.”
Strictly professionals sent their love in the comments with Lauren Oakley writing: “Get better soon.”
Head judge Shirley Ballas said that what Knowles and Mushtuk had achieved with only 16 hours of rehearsal time was “absolutely amazing” after they performed an American smooth to Blur’s Parklife.
Saturday’s show will see performances inspired by movies including Wonka, Wayne’s World, Barbie and Rocketman.
Strictly: It Takes Two airs weekdays at 6.30pm on BBC Two & BBC iPlayer.