It’s been a whirlwind ride on Strictly Come Dancing for Nick Knowles.
Broken arms and poor scores aside, his professional dance partner, Luba Mushtuk, 34, seemed keen to dispel rumors of a feud with his fiancée, Katie Dadzie.
Luba and Katie, 33, were rumored to have clashed because the professional dancer felt she was spending “too much time” in the rehearsal studio.
But the couple seemed eager to put the rumors to rest as they flashed a smile in a selfie posted to Luba’s Instagram Stories.
The twinkle-fingered dancer captioned her post: “Always here to support us.”
Luba Mushtuk (right) and Nick Knowles’ fiancée Katie Dadzie (left) were rumored to have clashed, but the couple seemed eager to put the rumors to rest as they flashed a smile in a selfie posted to Instagram Stories Luba.
Nick Knowles and his dance partner Luba appeared keen to dispel rumors of a dispute between her and his fiancée on Sunday.
After returning to the show from an injury, Nick is having a dramatic moment in the training room amid a clash between his fiancee and her dance partner.
the sun have claimed that Luba expressed concern in front of others backstage that Katie has been showing up too frequently in the rehearsal studio.
The professional dancer is said to have found it more difficult to teach Nick while the lingerie entrepreneur watched and, following arguments, Katie has been limiting her visits.
A source told the publication: ‘Luba found the constant interruptions infuriating because she felt they disrupted her training and routine.
‘It was starting to affect the way Luba was able to teach, as she felt Katie’s eyes on her when they were pressed together.
‘Luba is a complete professional but no one can deny that it is uncomfortable to have your partner’s girlfriend in the room. Katie seems to be very clingy to Nick.
The pair have been practicing in studios in north London, 30 miles from their home in Berkshire.
A BBC spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Any claim that there has been a complaint is categorically false.
After returning to the show following an injury, Nick is having a dramatic moment in the training room amid a confrontation between his fiancee and her dance partner.
Luba has reportedly expressed concern in front of others backstage that Katie has been showing up too frequently in the rehearsal studio.
“No such complaints have been made to anyone, so these claims are completely false.”
MailOnline has contacted Nick and Luba’s representatives for comment.
However, despite the reported tension, Nick seemed in high spirits as he returned to the dance floor after a week off due to a knee injury.
The DIY SOS star performed her Charleston to Movie Week’s Paddington theme, as production allowed her to continue her third week dance after skipping last week’s show.
Dedicating the dance to her 10-year-old son Eddie, judge Motsi Mabuse praised the star for his “brave return” and confirmed that “your son will be proud.”
Speaking candidly to Claudia Winkleman after giving it his all on the dance floor, Nick admitted: “This time last week I thought I was out, so I’m over the moon.”
Luba added: ‘I am absolutely amazed by this man and his determination. The fact that he fell in love with dancing is the most beautiful thing.’
Doctors told Nick on Friday that he would be able to hit the dance floor on Saturday to dance again, a week after the injury forced him to withdraw from Film Week.
Breaking his silence on his return to the show, Nick took to Instagram with the positive news, admitting that he missed her absence last week and had really caught the dancing bug.
It began: ‘Hello everyone. Well, I watched last week’s show feeling very sad that I wasn’t there. Of course I loved cheering everyone else on, but I really missed it. I missed being part of this.
“When I signed up for Strictly I never thought for a moment that I’d love to dance the way I do and I’ve really caught the dancing bug, so I’m absolutely delighted to be back tomorrow.”
Thanking his support system, he added: “I am so grateful to all the physiotherapists and the BBC medical team for helping me recover.” See you tomorrow night.
A BBC spokesperson also said: “We are all delighted that Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk will be dancing in this Saturday’s show. The medical and physiotherapy teams have cleared Nick to dance following his injury last week.
“Due to time lost in training this week, they will be hosting their Movies Week Charleston on Paddington 2’s Rain On The Roof.”
Nick and Katie got engaged in New Orleans in August 2023 and the couple announced the happy news on Instagram.
Katie, who is 27 and the youngest of DIY SOS presenter Nick, looked delighted in a series of snaps, which included Nick proposing to her while on one knee.
In another image, she was smiling from ear to ear while showing off the ring Nick had given her, which was actually a jelly bean.
The professional dancer found it more difficult to teach Nick while the lingerie entrepreneur watched her, and after arguments, Katie limited her visits (pictured in August 2023).
Dedicating the dance to her 10-year-old son Eddie, judge Motsi Mabuse praised the star for his “brave return” and confirmed that “your son will be proud.”
Speaking candidly to Claudia Winkleman after giving it his all on the dance floor, Nick admitted: “This time last week I thought I was out, so I’m over the moon.”
She captioned her post: “So at the last minute something special happened in New Orleans.”
Nick wrote: ‘There was an incident with the Haribo network in New Orleans. Very happy.”
Late last month, Katie took on wedding dress shopping.
The lingerie business owner was accompanied by her mother Lizzie, her grandmother and her maid of honor as she prepared for the big day.