It has been claimed that Nick Knowles has been accused of saying North East women are “munters” in a chat with a young charity worker.
According the suntThe TV presenter, 62, is said to have ogled the woman’s breasts and made a series of lewd and offensive comments while filming the episode. bbc‘s DIY SOS: The great construction.
The publication writes that the support worker was left embarrassed and mortified by their interaction, although it is understood Nick does not remember saying those words.
The woman, who is a mother of one, claimed that Nick interviewed her in 2018 for an episode of the show in which a young blind woman received a renovation to her home.
She said she arrived late to filming after drinking the night before and then slept in a van.
Nick Knowles has been accused of saying “North East women are munters” in a chat with a young charity worker.
The woman was motivated to speak out after watching Nick dance with Luba Mushtuk on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Nick was said to be hungover and smelling of alcohol and cigarettes after a night out at North Shields Fish Quay.
When the woman accidentally dropped the microphone down her blouse, Nick allegedly said, “It’s a shame it’s not a camera.”
She also claimed the presenter told her she was the “first pretty woman” he had seen in the North East.
she said the sun: ‘I felt mortified. He humiliated me in a very personal way in front of the entire team. It was offensive. He was around 50 years old. He was being so inappropriate and I felt slighted.
“I really wanted to meet him and it ruined the whole experience for me.”
‘I remember just laughing and feeling uncomfortable. There were other people around and they were all there to do a good deed for a girl. I didn’t want to ruin that special moment.
The woman didn’t question Nick about any of his comments, saying there were other people there and she didn’t want to “mess up” things.
Nick took a photo with the woman during filming and she claims he tried to talk her out of getting married when he saw her engagement ring, telling her that their marriage hadn’t worked out for him.
The woman, who is a mother of one, claimed that Nick interviewed her in 2018 for an episode of the show (Nick appears filming DIY SOS).
The woman said: ‘I felt mortified. He humiliated me in a very personal way in front of the entire team. It was offensive, although it is understood that Nick does not remember saying those words.
The woman, who has not been identified, also claimed that the presenter is a different person off air than the image he shows on screen.
She was motivated to speak out after watching Nick dance with Luba Mushtuk on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Nick Knowles and the BBC for comment.
It comes as the star will walk down the aisle with fiancée Katie Dadzie, 34, despite their 30-year age gap.
Nick popped the question in August 2023 and the big day appears to be approaching after the bride was spotted shopping for her dress this week.
The DIY SOS star was also married to Gillian Knowles from 1996 to 2000 with whom he shares son Charlie and daughter Tuesday, while he also has a son, TJ, with dancer Paula Beckett.