When celebrity contestants sign up for Strictly Come Dancing, they train long, intensive days one-on-one with their professional dance partners.
It is therefore no surprise that romances often develop that bring so many existing relationships to a cruel end, earning it the nickname ‘the Strictly curse’.
But the fiancé of 27-year-younger womaniser Nick Knowles can breathe a sigh of relief after the DIY SOS presenter told The Mail on Sunday that he no longer has the energy for an affair after his Strictly training sessions.
The 61-year-old presenter said rehearsals for the show were so tough he had to crawl to his car afterwards and that he now takes ice baths to recover.
When asked about the Strictly curse, Knowles, who is taking part in the show’s 20th anniversary series, said: “I barely have the energy to walk to the car afterwards. It’s not a problem.
Nick Knowles said he has no energy for an affair after his Strictly training sessions
The 61-year-old presenter said rehearsals for the show were so brutal that he had to crawl to his car afterwards
“Honestly, we trained for a day yesterday. When I got home, I literally crawled to the car and sat with my feet in a tub of cold water for an hour.”
Knowles proposed to lingerie store owner Katie Dadzie, 34, during filming in the US last August.
The presenter, who hosted the show Who Dares Wins, also revealed he has lost almost 20lb since he started training for the Saturday night dance competition six weeks ago.
He added: ‘I was very fat, I lost a lot of weight. I trained for about six weeks to get fit enough to start dancing.
‘That’s the most important thing, that you’re fit enough to do it, because it’s incredibly hard work.’
