Nick Knowles

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English television presenter and musical artist (born 1962)

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* {{marriageJessica Moor
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Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles (born 21 September 1962) is an English television presenter, writer and musician. He has hosted several television programmes including Real Rescues (2007–2013), Who Dares Wins (2007–2019), Break the Safe (2013–2014), 5-Star Family Reunion (2015–2016), and DIY SOS (1999–present).

Early life

Knowles was born in Southall, Middlesex. At the age of 12, Knowles moved to Mildenhall in Suffolk, attending St Louis Middle School in Bury St Edmunds, and moved again, attending Gunnersbury Catholic School for Boys. After another family move to Deakin Leas in Tonbridge, he attended the Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where he passed eight O-levels, and excelled at rugby.

Leaving school at 16, he had a number of entry-level jobs as a labourer, petrol station assistant and salesman. He played in bands from the age of 14 and was constantly writing music, poetry and comedy, until he submitted a script to a BBC2 programme that invited children to make a video.

Career

Television

Knowles began as a runner in television production, before moving into presenting.

He is principally known as the main host of DIY SOS, a home renovation series broadcast on BBC One since 1999, and has presented the BBC factual show Real Rescues since 2007. Knowles has also hosted several entertainment programmes for the BBC since signing an exclusive contract with them, including Who Dares Wins, Last Choir Standing, Guesstimation, Secret Fortune, and Perfection.

Knowles has also presented programmes with a wildlife theme. In 2007, he fronted Mission Africa, in which a team of volunteers constructed a game reserve in Kenya. During this project, Knowles fell from a Land Rover, dislocating his shoulder. He flew back to the UK to receive emergency treatment. In the same year, he reported on the plight of orphaned orangutans for an edition of Saving Planet Earth. In 2009, Knowles copresented the BBC reality TV series Wildest Dreams with James Honeyborne, in which novice candidates had to complete a set of challenging tasks filming wild animals in Africa. The winner joined the BBC Natural History Unit on a one-year placement.

From 2011 to 2015, Knowles was the presenter of the BBC game show Perfection, in which the candidates must achieve absolute perfection to win the jackpot, aired weekdays on BBC One. From 2013 to 2014, he presented the BBC National Lottery game show Break the Safe. In 2015, Knowles began presenting the new BBC One National Lottery game show 5-Star Family Reunion, which returned for a second series in 2016.

In May 2016, Knowles presented Invictus: The Road to the Games, a one-off programme for the BBC. Knowles earned between £300,000 and £349,999 as a BBC presenter for the financial year 2016–2017.

In 2018, he participated in the eighteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, finishing in sixth place, after being voted out on 6 December.

From April 2019, he presented the BBC show Home Is Where the Art Is, in which he challenges three artists to create beautiful artwork for people they've never met. The show ran for a second series in 2021.

In May 2021, it was reported that Knowles was holding talks with the BBC regarding his role as the main host of DIY SOS due to his appearance in a Shreddies TV advert which violated BBC's commercial agreements and guidelines. A week later, the BBC announced that they had resolved the issue and Knowles would return to his DIY SOS role with filming to resume in the coming months and is expected to be back on screens in 2022.

Between August and September 2021, Knowles presented the Channel 5 series Nick Knowles' Big House Clearout.

In September 2024, Knowles was a contestant on the twenty-second series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk. Having injured his shoulder before the second show, he had to perform an American Smooth, to the song "Parklife" by Blur, after only 16hours of training. He did not perform in the third week due to injury and as a result, his Charleston to "Rain on the Roof" (from Paddington 2) was postponed to the following week. In the fourth week, he performed his Movie Week Charleston, but was eliminated in the dance off.

Film

Knowles was a co-writer on the 2016 film Golden Years, which stars Simon Callow, Virginia McKenna and Una Stubbs.

Music

He released his first and last music album, Every Kind Of People, on 3 November 2017. It entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 92.

Personal life

Knowles was married to his first wife Gillian Knowles from 1996 to 2000, and they share a son and daughter. He dated his second wife Jessica Rose Moor from 2009; they married in September 2012 but divorced in 2017. Knowles has four children in total. In 2021 he was reportedly dating Katie Dadzie and the couple became engaged. The two married on 7 June 2025 at Braxted Park in Essex.

His brother has a record company and his three sisters all became dancers.

In 2018 he was reported to be living in Spain.

In June 2019, Knowles was issued with a six-month driving ban and fined £1,480 for speeding and using a mobile phone whilst driving. Speaking outside the court in Cheltenham, he said: "For me, this was a wake-up call, and putting my phone in the boot of my car now stops the temptation."

Interests and charity support

In November 2013, Knowles and his then wife Jessica opened an antiques shop and home design consultancy in Eton, Berkshire.

Knowles plays rugby and adheres to a dietary regimen that is vegan "80 per cent of the time". In 2016, he became involved with a Shrewsbury-based vegan restaurant called O'Joy. The restaurant closed in November 2017.

Knowles has been a regular supporter of the children's anti-bullying charity Act Against Bullying. He sang "Addicted to Love" for Children in Need 2008.

Filmography

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–2002Ridge RidersPresenter
1997–19995's CompanyCo-presenterDaytime series
1999–2010DIY SOSPresenterPrimetime series
2002AirlineHimselfFly-on-the-wall documentary
2003–2004JudgementalPresenterGame show
2003–2005City HospitalCo-presenterDaytime series
2005HollyoaksFraud Patroller
2007–2011, 2013Real RescuesCo-presenterDaytime series
2007–2019Who Dares WinsPresenterGame show
2008Last Choir StandingCo-presenter
2009GuesstimationPresenterNational Lottery game show
Wildest Dreams
2010–presentDIY SOS: The Big BuildPrimetime BBC series
2011–2012Secret FortuneNational Lottery game show
2011–2015PerfectionDaytime game show
2013–2014Break the SafeNational Lottery game show
2014, 2016–presentClose Calls: On Camera
2015–20165-Star Family ReunionGame show
2016Invictus: The Road to the GamesOne-off special
The Retreat5-part series
2017Mind Over Marathon
2018I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Contestant6th place
2021–presentNick Knowles' Big House ClearoutPresenterPrimetime series
2021Nick Knowles' New HomesHome improvement series
Nick Knowles Heritage RescueHistorical buildings restoration series
2022*Nick Knowles' Railway Journeys *Travel documentary series
2023Into the Grand Canyon with Nick KnowlesTwo-part travel documentary
Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick KnowlesTravel series
Into Death Valley with Nick KnowlesTwo-part travel documentary
Between the CoversGuestOne episode
2024The Mighty Mississippi with Nick KnowlesPresenterTwo-part travel documentary
Nick Knowles in South AmericaThree-part travel documentary
Strictly Come DancingContestantSeries 22
2025Lost in the Desert with Nick KnowlesPresenterThree-part travel documentary
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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Golden YearsCo-writer, executive producerComedy film
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Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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YearTitleAlbum"River""Make You Feel My Love""Every Kinda People"
2017Every Kind of People
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Music videos

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YearTitleDirector(s)"River""Make You Feel My Love""Every Kinda People"
2017rowspan="3"
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References

References

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  15. "Strictly week four elimination sparks sympathy and ‘relief’ among viewers | The Independent".
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  38. "Nick Knowles' New Homes".
  39. "Nick Knowles Heritage Rescue".
  40. (December 2025). "Nick Knowles' Railway Journeys".
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  42. (December 2025). "Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles".
  43. "Into Death Valley with Nick Knowles".
  44. "Between The Covers returns for its sixth series this March".
  45. "The Mighty Mississippi with Nick Knowles".
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