Rehearsals going well, then? Strictly Come Dancing star Nick Knowles looks drained as he takes a smoke break with Luba Mushtuk - after admitting he has to 'crawl' to his car after gruelling choreograp

He'll be hoping to blow the judges away when he kick-step's his quest for the Strictly Come Dancing Glitter Ball on Saturday evening. Nick Knowles was caught smoking a crafty cigarette between Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals in London on Monday afternoon The DIY SOS host idled outside a local studio with professional dancer Luba Mushtuk, a regular on the BBC show, during a four hour rehearsal ahead of Saturday evening's show Knowles recently admitted his rehearsals for the show are so brutal that he has had to crawl to his car afterwards, and is using ice baths to recover Knowles recently admitted his rehearsals for the show are so brutal that he has had to crawl to his car afterwards, and is using ice baths to recover. The presenter – who has fronted the show Who Dares Wins – also revealed that he has lost just under two stone since he began training for the Saturday night dance contest around six weeks ago. Ive got a score on 3.5 stone…' The presenter idled close to the exit as he finished his smoke before making his way inside He appeared to acknowledge onlookers as he took the last few puffs on his cigarette Russian ballroom pro Mushtuk followed him inside as they continued their rehearsal 'I barely have the energy to walk out to the car afterwards. That's not an issue,' he recently said of his rehearsal sessions The presenter also revealed that he has lost just under two stone since he began training for the Saturday night dance contest around six weeks ago In response, the TV star revealed: 'Well I’ve been in training in the gym and on a strict diet and have lost 7kilos already.'