Nick Knowles has been accused of saying women from the North East are ‘munters’ in a chat with a young charity worker, it has been claimed.
According to The Sun, the TV presenter, 62, is said to have ogled the woman’s breasts along with making a string lewd and offensive remarks while filming the BBC‘s DIY SOS: The Big Build.
The publication writes that the support worker was left embarrassed and mortified by their interaction, although it is understood that Nick does not recall saying those words.
The woman, who is a mother-of-one, claimed she was interviewed by Nick in 2018 for an episode of the show where a young blind girl received a home renovation.
She said he turned up late for filming after drinking the night before and later slept in a van.
Nick Knowles has been accused of saying ‘women from the North East are munters’ in a chat with a young charity worker
The woman was motivated to speak out after watching Nick dancing with Luba Mushtuk on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing
Nick was said to have been hungover and smelled of alcohol and cigarettes after a night out at the North Shields Fish Quay.
When the woman accidentally dropped her microphone down her blouse, Nick is alleged to have said: ‘It’s a shame that’s not a camera.’
She also claimed the presenter told her she was the ‘first good-looking woman’ he had seen in the North East.
She told The Sun: ‘I was mortified. He humiliated me in a very personal way in front of the whole crew. It was offensive. He was in his late 50s. He was being so inappropriate and I felt belittled.
‘I had been looking forward to meeting him and he ruined the whole experience for me.’
‘I remember just laughing along and feeling awkward. There were other people around and everyone was there to do a good deed for a little girl. I didn’t want to spoil that special moment.’
The woman didn’t challenge Nick on any of his remarks, saying there were other people there and she didn’t want to ‘spoil’ 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 marriage hadn’t worked for him.
The woman, who is a mother-of-one, claimed she was interviewed by Nick in 2018 for an episode of the show (Nick pictued filming DIY SOS)
The woman said: ‘I was mortified. He humiliated me in a very personal way in front of the whole crew. It was offensive’ although it is understood that Nick does not recall saying those words.
The woman, who has not been identified, also claimed the host is a different person off-air than the image he portrays on screen.
She was motivated to speak out after watching Nick dancing with Luba Mushtuk on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
has contacted representatives of Nick Knowles and the BBC for comment.
It comes as the star is set to 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 also has son, TJ, with dancer Paula Beckett.