Nick Knowles says his fiancée has faced racist abuse through their relationship (Image: Mirror)
Nick Knowles says his fiancee has been left questioning if their relationship was worth it after being subject to “vile” and racist comments online.
The star says lingerie entrepreneur Katie Dadzie receives “horrible racist abuse” and accusations of being a “gold digger” every time a snap of the couple appears online. Although , who is 27 years older than Katie, says she is “super-intelligent” and “capable” within her own right.
Nick, 62, and Katie, 34, have been together since 2021, having met through their children. While Katie initially says she “didn’t like” Nick, the pair bonded over lockdown phone calls, realising they had many common interests.
While the couple “love each other very much”, Nick admits the comments aimed at Katie have taken their toll. He told The Times: “It’s really unpleasant and unfair.
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Nick Knowles and fiancée Katie Dadzie. (Image: PA Wire)
“Katie’s a mum of two, she’s super-intelligent, capable, within just eight months her lingerie brand was stocked by Next. But you just get people being properly vile. So you understand when she goes, ‘I don’t know if I want to be around this.’”
Nick says he never tried to convince Katie that it was worth sticking around. However, he insists the couple are very much in love.
The DIY SOS presenter, who has gone through two divorces, popped the question to Katie in New Orleans in 2021. He initially used a Haribo ring as a placeholder before presenting her with a diamond engagement ring.
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Nick Knowles is appearing on Strictly Come Dancing 2024 (Image: BBC)
Nick has previously slammed trolls for their comments about Katie. In 2022 he was left “raging” after she was “abused” on social media platform X when the pair were pictured together.
He wrote: “The woman I was out to dinner with when we were papped is 32, has degrees in two subjects, runs three businesses, is a mother of two, is wealthier & more successful than me and is intelligent and independent unlike the abusive trolls attacking her. What happened to #bekind?”
Nick will be taking to the dancefloor with partner Luba Mushtuk once again on Saturday for the third week of . Although he suffered a blow during the contest as he sustained a shoulder while changing a tyre on his car.
He also shared pictures of a heavy bruised arm this week, and said he was working with a physiotherapist. He added: “”He [the physio] is going to give me some strapping for my arm, my bad arm, which is improving fantastically every day.”