hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have spoken out about a 2024 star’s suprise exit.
, 62, widely loved for his work on DIY SOS, was slated to impress with the Charleston to the soundtrack of ‘Paddington 2’ for Movie Week but suffered an untimely injury.
Nick has been battling a shoulder issue that had already put him in a sling after the first live extravaganza, and things took a turn for the worse last Friday (October 4) when he sustained a knee injury during a costume run-through, leading him to hobble along on crutches.
Eager viewers tuned in to find Strictly hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman addressing Nick’s unfortunate predicament with prompt concern. On screen, Tess informed audiences: “As you can see, and his partner Luba are not here. In rehearsals yesterday, Nick sustained an injury and is not able to perform tonight.”
In a follow-up, Claudia added: “As per rules of the competition, he will receive a bye into next week’s show. Nick we are sending you love and wishing you a speedy recovery.”
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Nick suffered another injury (Image: BBC)
The DIY expert himself gave fans an up-close perspective on his setback in a heartfelt video message featured on the companion show ‘Strictly’s It Takes Two,’ hosted by Janette Manara. Facing the camera directly, Nick confessed: “So during our first dress rehearsal today, our run-through of the dance number on the stage, unfortunately, I damaged my knee and it’s quite painful.”, reports So the physios have decided that I need to go for an MRI.”
Luba then shared: “Yeah, so unfortunately we’ll not be dancing tomorrow but we really really hope that the knee will be better for the next week and yeah, we’ll be back on the dance floor.”
According to an insider who spoke with The Sun: “It is such a devastating blow for him and he is being supported by the Strictly team. They are sending him for scans and are doing everything they can to make sure he is okay.”
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Claudia and Tess spoke out (Image: BBC)
Regarding Nick’s second misfortune, the source remarked: “Nick had to fight to make sure he could take part in the first live show after hurting his arm and shoulder and he did so well. This new injury has been a real blow and he is incredibly upset about it.”
Nick previously took to to describe his initial injury to his fans, noting: “As you can see my arm is in a sling and that’s because my car broke down at the side of the motorway. I had my little boy in the car, so I wanted to change the tyre as quickly as possible.”
He further explained: “In the process of hurrying to get the wheel off, I managed to damage my shoulder and arm a little. I’m not sure how, but it’s been quite painful.”
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