Celebrity from Cirencester area eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

Nick Knowles was eliminated in yesterday’s results show (Sunday, October 13), becoming the third celebrity of the series to be sent home.

62-year-old Nick, who lives near Cirencester, returned to the dancing contest this weekend having missed out on Movie Week following an injury to his knee after a fall in rehearsals.

Nick Knowles said he was "surprised" by how much he enjoyed being on Strictly (Image: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire) This wasn’t the only injury he has dealt with during his time on the BBC show though, as he also injured himself while changing a tyre, hurting his arm and shoulder which affected his ability to dance.

In this weekend’s dance-off, Knowles and his professional dance partner Luba Mushtuk faced X Factor winner Shayne Ward and his dance partner Nancy Xu.

Ward and Xu performed their cha cha to Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) by Sub Sub featuring Melanie Williams, while Knowles and Mushtuk danced their Charleston to Rain On The Roof from the Paddington 2 soundtrack.

Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke won the majority vote as they all chose to save Ward and Xu, with head judge Shirley Ballas agreeing with their decision.

When asked about his time on the show by co-host Tess Daly, Knowles said: “I’ve really, really been surprised by how much I’ve loved doing it and by two things that happen.

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“One is how much you care each week, and the other is how much you don’t want to let down your partner.

“The only reason I could do this is simply because of Luba’s changes. She’s been amazing.”

He added: “Luba’s been amazing and just been so fabulous every day.

“And I should say thank you also to all the background staff, the physios, all the people that have actually got me through this week and to all of my fellow competitors who have been absolutely astounding, beautiful people.

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“There are some amazing dancers up there, and I will love watching the rest of the series.”

Sunday’s results show also featured a special routine from the professional dancers to Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams, starring Nikita Kuzmin and Karen Hauer as the leads.

There was additionally a musical performance of Everything’s Here And Nothing’s Lost from rock band Snow Patrol.