Two days after this series’ first live show, Knowles revealed he had injured his arm and shoulder while changing a tyre, but was given medical clearance to perform last weekend.
He told Strictly spin-off show, It Takes Two, that he had suffered the “painful” injury on the way to a family party on 22 September to celebrate his birthday and now had to wear a sling.
In a video posted to X, Knowles admitted it had been a “tough week”, but he was “very excited” to dance and his shoulder was “getting stronger every day”.
On last weekend’s programme, head judge Shirley Ballas said that what Knowles and Mushtuk had achieved with only 16 hours of rehearsal time was “absolutely amazing”, after they performed an American smooth to Blur’s Parklife.
