Nick Knowles reveals why now is right time to take part in Strictly

Nick Knowles unveiled as latest Strictly Come Dancing contestantThe One Show, BBC

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00:00OK, let's go. Finding them. Let's go.

00:02He's swapping his tool belt for a tango

00:05and he's definitely more used to sanding a floor than dancing on one.

00:08But has he got the moves to be crowned the Strictly champion?

00:13Please welcome...

00:16..Nick Knowles!

00:18CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

00:24Oh, Nick!

00:26Oh, oh, oh!

00:27See, I knew it was going to go wrong.

00:29He turned an ankle there.

00:30I turned an ankle. I've only just started.

00:32And then last year, I was in Argentina... Yeah.

00:35..and danced an Argentinian tango in Buenos Aires with somebody

00:39and I thought, I really like this. Yeah. I really like this.

00:43And this autumn, I've actually got space to do it,

00:45because we're doing more DLSSes, but not till late autumn,

00:48so I've got the chance to do it. Oh, that's perfect.