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Privacy NoticeStrictly Come Dancing has reportedly signed up another celebrity despite the ongoing drama around alleged misconduct by the show’s professional dancers. The BBC show has signed up DIY SOS star Nick Knowles for its 2024 series, according to The Sun. The TV presenter, 61, has reportedly been in talks with the BBC for months over competing in the show. A source told the publication: “ Nick has always loved Strictly and he is so excited about appearing on the show. He’s got a great personality, is incredibly driven and competitive and is up for giving anything a crack. “He’s going on the show to entertain and to win. He’ll give it his best shot.” OK! has approached the BBC and Nick Knowles’ representation for comment.
Nick Knowles is rumoured to be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2024
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He is rumoured to be competing against the likes of EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick, who won last year’s Christmas special, and blind comedian Chris McCausland. The line-up rumours follow claims made by last year’s contestant Amanda Abbington during her interview with Channel 4 news, with the Sherlock star claiming that the BBC are withholding 50 hours of rehearsal footage of her and Giovanni Pernice. Amanda pulled out of the dance competition last year and later complained about the conduct of Giovanni, describing him as “unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean”. The BBC has launched an inquiry into Amanda’s complaint and Giovanni – who has left the show – said earlier this year: “I reject any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour, and I look forward to clearing my name.” In an interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Amanda said: “There’s 50 hours of footage that’s being blocked. You know, 50 hours is a lot of footage, and a lot of time spent in a room that was toxic. So in the first week, I raised my concerns to the producers. Giovanni said that he asked for the cameras, he didn’t ask for the cameras, I know that he didn’t ask for the cameras, because the producers came to me and said, ‘we’re going to put in cameras so we can view the footage at the end of the week and make an assessment and see what’s going on.’
Amanda Abbington spoke about her experience on Strictly in a candid interview on Channel 4 News
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“And then every Friday, after the next sort of five weeks, I would get the producer saying, on the Friday, ‘we just watched the footage back, we are shocked and horrified, we’re so sorry’. That was to my face on the Friday when we would go in and do the camera rehearsal.” A spokesperson from the BBC told OK!: “Anyone involved in a complaint has a right to confidentiality and fair process and therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further on individuals. However, when issues are raised with us we always take them extremely seriously and have appropriate processes in place to manage this. As we have said before, we would urge people not to indulge in speculation. Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnGiovanni PerniceNick KnowlesStrictly Come DancingDramaChristmas
