Nick Knowles is simply too drained to be hit by the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ “curse”.
The 61-year-old presenter insisted fiancee Katie Dadzie, 34, does not want to fret about him discovering romance together with his dance companion on the present as a result of the gruelling coaching classes have left him too exhausted to consider anything.
He informed reporters: “I barely have the power to stroll out to the automobile afterwards. The Strictly curse isn’t a problem.
“I did a day’s coaching yesterday, and I actually crawled out to the automobile and sat with my ft in a shower of chilly water for an hour after I bought dwelling.”
The ‘DIY SOS’ star has shed nearly two stone in preparation for the present.
He mentioned: “I modified my eating regimen. That helped lots.
“I’ve executed about six weeks of coaching to get match sufficient to begin dancing.
“That’s the primary factor — to be match sufficient to have the ability to do it — as a result of it’s unbelievably horrible.”
The daddy-of-four struggled to get the dangle of the strikes when he began group classes with the opposite celeb contestants however he is now having fun with himself, regardless that the programme is at all times on his thoughts.
He mentioned: “The primary day of coaching I didn’t have time as I used to be concentrating on doing it proper.
“I needed to have a phrase with myself in a single day and are available again with a greater perspective and begin to take pleasure in myself a bit extra.
“The very first thing I’ve bought to do is attempt to not appear like the honey monster.
“All my mind energy is targeted, since you don’t actually have time for something exterior of this.
“It’s all-encompassing for me and the household, as you do such lengthy hours.
“Doing this present is all-encompassing for me and the household, you do such lengthy hours. “You don’t actually have time for something exterior of this and even whenever you get away from it, you’re making an attempt to eat proper. You may’t shut your mind off.”