Nick Knowles has revealed he's learning to walk 'normally' again on Friday after his Strictly Come Dancing injury forced him to undergo two major operations. The DIY SOS star, 62, had to pull out of this years live shows in October after badly injuring his knee during rehearsals.
![[The presenter has shared a candid clip of himself attempting to walk up the stairs using crutches, with the assistance of a medical professional]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/15/93520285-14230093-image-a-192_1735313338967.jpg)
Now, the presenter has shared a candid clip of himself attempting to walk up the stairs using crutches, with the assistance of a medical professional. In the video, Nick is also padded out with knee and elbow braces as he slowly takes it step by step, admitting hehopes to be 'back to 100% fitness' by August 2025.
![[In the video, Nick is also padded out with knee and elbow braces as he slowly takes it step by step, admitting hehopes to be 'back to 100% fitness' by August 2025]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/15/93520219-14230093-In_the_video_Nick_is_also_padded_out_with_knee_and_elbow_braces-a-63_1735313987594.jpg)
Updating his 312,000 followers, he wrote in the caption: 'So it wasn’t on my letter to Santa for two major operations - one to reattach my bicep and a second to build a new ACL and mend two years in the meniscus. 'Thank you to my two magnificently talented surgeons - Mr Ahrens for the bicep and Mr Jig Patel for the knee.
![[Updating his 312,000 followers, he wrote in the caption: 'So it wasn’t on my letter to Santa for two major operations']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/15/93520347-14230093-image-a-171_1735312726363.jpg)
Nick Knowles has revealed he's learning to walk 'normally' again on Friday after his Strictly Come Dancing injury forced him to undergo two major operations. The presenter has shared a candid clip of himself attempting to walk up the stairs using crutches, with the assistance of a medical professional.
![[He thanked his 'two magnificently talented surgeons - Mr Ahrens for the bicep and Mr Jig Patel for the knee' (pictured in October)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/15/93033889-14230093-image-a-169_1735312672571.jpg)
'Three types of knee brace and one type of elbow brace - crutches - game ready ice and pressure machine - pressure leggings - physio stretching out for months ahead but I want to be walking normally by start of February for the next DIYSOS.'. He added: 'Katie my fiancee has been patient and supportive and amazingly patient with me - the worst patient in the world.
![[Disaster first struck for Nick during a dress rehearsal with Strictly pro partner Luba Mushtuk, which reportedly saw the star do a jump and take a bad landing]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/15/91855079-14230093-Disaster_first_struck_for_Nick_during_a_dress_rehearsal_with_Str-a-188_1735313153290.jpg)
