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Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles (born 21 September 1962) is an English television presenter, writer and musical artist. He is best known for his presenting roles on the
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, including game shows ''
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'' (2007–2019), ''
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'' (2013–2014) and '' 5-Star Family Reunion'' (2015–2016). Knowles presents the DIY series ''
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'' (1999–present) for
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and co-presented the daytime series '' Real Rescues'' (2007–2013).


Early life

Knowles was born in
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. At the age of 11, Knowles moved to Mildenhall in
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, attending St Louis Middle School and moved again, attended Gunnersbury Catholic School for Boys. After another family move, he attended
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in
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. Leaving school at 16, he had a variety of entry-level jobs, labouring on building sites, working in a petrol station and selling shoes and carpets. He played in bands from the age of 14 and was constantly writing music, poetry and comedy, until he submitted a script to a BBC2 programme that invited children to make a video.


Career


Television

Knowles began as a runner in television production, before moving into presenting. Knowles was a reporter for TVS in the South East, reporting on the nightly news programme '' Coast To Coast'', mostly covering upbeat reports, until TVS lost its contract in 1992. In the early 1990s, he presented a show called ''Ridge Riders'' for
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. This featured a celebrity and another one or two guests riding classic motorcycles along off-road tracks around the UK. The viewer was treated to historic and local information about the locality as well as informal chats with the celebrity. Knowles appeared as a member of Channel 5's chat show ''5's Company'' between 1997 and 1999. He is principally known as the main host of ''
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'', a home renovation series broadcast on
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since 1999, and has presented the
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factual show '' Real Rescues'' since 2007. Knowles has also hosted several entertainment programmes for the BBC since signing an exclusive contract with them, including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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''. Knowles has also presented programmes with a wildlife theme. In 2007, he fronted ''
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'', in which a team of volunteers constructed a game reserve in
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. During this project, Knowles fell from a
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, dislocating his shoulder. He flew back to the UK to receive emergency treatment. In the same year, he reported on the plight of orphaned
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s for an edition of ''
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''. In 2009, Knowles co-presented the BBC reality TV series '' Wildest Dreams'' with
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, in which novice candidates had to complete a set of challenging tasks filming wild animals in
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. The winner joined the
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on a one-year placement. From 2011 to 2015, Knowles was the presenter of the BBC game show ''
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'', in which the candidates must achieve absolute perfection to win the jackpot, aired weekdays on BBC One. From 2013 to 2014, he presented the BBC National Lottery game show ''
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''. In 2015, Knowles began presenting a new BBC One National Lottery game show '' 5-Star Family Reunion'', which returned for a second series in 2016. In May 2016, Knowles presented ''Invictus: The Road to the Games'', a one-off programme for the BBC. Knowles earned between £300,000 and £349,999 as a BBC presenter for the financial year 2016–2017. In 2018 he participated in the eighteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!'', finishing in sixth place, after being voted out on 6 December. In May 2021, it was reported that Knowles was holding talks with the BBC regarding his role as the main host of
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due to his appearance in a Shreddies TV advert which violated BBC's commercial agreements and guidelines. A week later, the
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announced that they had resolved the issue and Knowles will return to his
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role with filming to resume in the coming months and is expected to be back on screens in 2022. During August-September 2021, Knowles will present the Channel 5 series ''Nick Knowles' Big House Clearout''.


Film

Knowles was a co-writer on the film '' Golden Years'', which stars
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and
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. The film was released in the UK on 28 April 2016.


Music

He released his first and last music album, ''Every Kind Of People'', on 3 November 2017. The album entered
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at No. 92.


Personal life

Knowles married his first wife in the 1990s. After separating from her, he lived with presenter Suzi Perry until September 2003, after meeting on set whilst shooting ''City Hospital'' for the BBC in 2000. He dated his second wife Jessica Rose Moor from 2009 and they married in September 2012. In November 2013, Knowles and his wife Jessica opened an antiques shop and home design consultancy in
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. Knowles plays rugby. He has been a
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for a number of years, and, in 2016, became involved with a
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-based vegan restaurant called O'Joy. The restaurant closed in November 2017. Knowles has four children. His brother has a record company and his three sisters all became dancers. In 2018 Knowles was reported to be living in Spain. In June 2019, Knowles was issued with a six-month driving ban and fined £1,480 for speeding and using a mobile phone whilst driving. Speaking outside the court in
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, he said: "For me, this was a wake-up call, and putting my phone in the boot of my car now stops the temptation."


Charity

Knowles has been a regular supporter of the children's anti-bullying charity Act Against Bullying. He sang " Addicted to Love" for
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.


Filmography


Television


Film


Discography


Studio albums


Singles


Music videos


References


External links

* – official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles, Nick 1962 births Living people English expatriates in Spain English game show hosts English television presenters I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants People educated at The Skinners' School People from Southall Television personalities from London