Nick Knowles Wikipedia, Age, Wife, Children, Parents, Family, Wife Cancer, Net Worth, Height, Partner
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Nick Knowles Biography – Nick Knowles Wiki
Nick Knowles full name Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles, is an English television presenter, writer and musical artist. He is best known as the face of the BBC’s BAFTA-winning DIY SOS. He has been a mainstay of British TV for nearly 40 years.
Before his presenting days, Nick started out on building sites, all while writing music and comedy in his spare time. Determined to break into TV, he spent two years working his way up, starting as a runner to sending scripts to the BBC.
For the past two decades, Nick has been the face of BAFTA-winning DIY SOS the BBBC’s longest-running primetime factual series. In its 22nd year, the show continues to transform homes and lives across the UK, with one of its most notable projects being the creation of a community for Grenfell Tower survivors and a roof garden at Great Ormand Street Hospital.
He’s also hosted shows like Break the Safe, Who Dares Wins, Secret Fortune, and braved the jungle on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! More recently, he’s been globe-trotting with Channel 5, fronting travel series like Into the Grand Canyon, Into Death Valley, The Mighty Mississippi, and Nick Knowles in South America.
In 2017, he released his album Every Kind of People and even hit the iTunes Number One spot with his cover of ‘Make You Feel My Love.’ With a family full of performers, his three sisters are dancers and his brother runs a record company, Nick clearly has rhythm in his genes.
Nick Knowles Age
He was born on 21 September 1962 in Southall, Middlesex, England.
Nick Knowles Family
Nick is the son of Pat and Eddie. He has one brother, John, and three sisters, Karen, Angela and Sheila. A family full of performers, his three sisters are dancers and his brother runs a record company.
Nick Knowles First Wife
Nick married his first wife, Gillian Knowles, in the 1990s. They had two children before they separated.
Nick Knowles Wife
After separating from his first wife, he lived with presenter Suzi Perry until September 2003. Nick and Suzi Perry had met while shooting City Hospital for the BBC in 2000. He married his second wife Jessica Rose Moor in September 2012 having dated since 2009. The pair have a son, Edwin, who was born in August 2014. They separated in January 2016. Jessica was diagnosed with cervical cancer in July 2016.
Speaking exclusively for the first time about her shock cervical cancer diagnosis, Jessica said: “I think screening awareness from the age of 25 is vital, but everyone needs to be aware of the symptoms too.”
Nick Knowles Children
DIY SOS star Nick Knowles has four children, Charles, Tuesday, TJ and Eddie. Daughter Tuesday and son Charlie are from his first marriage to ex-wife Gillian. TJ is his son with former Dancer Paula Beckett. His youngest son Eddie was born in 2014 during his marriage to Jessica Rose Moor.
Nick Knowles Strictly Come Dancing
Nick Knowles was the thirteenth celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2024. The news was revealed on The One Show on iPlayer and BBC One.
Nick said: “I’m so, so excited to be doing Strictly this year. People may be more used to me getting stuck in on a building site or travelling the world, but dancing live on TV will be a whole new adventure. I’ve spent my whole life learning new skills and I’ve never been afraid of a challenge – there’s life in the old dog yet to take on one more big one – being taught how to dance! I’ll give it my everything …. and try not to embarrass my kids of course!”
The other celebrity contestants taking part in the series include Chris McCausland, Jamie Borthwick, JB Gill, Montell Douglas, Paul Merson, Pete Wicks, Dr Punam Krishan, Sam Quek MBE, Sarah Hadland, Shayne Ward, Tasha Ghouri, Tom Dean MBE, Toyah Willcox and Wynne Evans.
Nick Knowles Partner
Nick Knowles was paired with Luba Mushtuk for Strictly Come Dancing 2024. Asked by host Tess Daly if he thought they would be a good match, Nick said, “Yes, absolutely. I wanted someone who’d be patient. She’s a world-class dancer, so how can it possibly go wrong? Although, it’s a bit like taking an F1 world champion and putting them in a beaten-up old builder’s van to race….we’ll see how it goes. I have had a bit of body work done, though – a spray paint, literally.”
Luba said: “I’m pretty sure with some time and a lot of practice, I will try and make you into a Maserati!”
Nick Knowles Net Worth
Nick Knowles has an estimated net worth of £10 million. He earns £349,000 per year from the BBC.
Nick Knowles Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m).
Nick Knowles’ Instagram handle is @nickknowles.
