Nick Knowles reveals he nearly lost his TONGUE while filming a daredevil documentary in Mongolia

Nick Knowles has revealed he nearly lost his tongue while filming a daredevil escape documentary in Mongolia and is now forced to pay his own insurance.

The TV presenter, 61, best known for hosting DIY: SOS, told how he pays for his own cover, which includes emergency rescue by helicopter.

Nick has previously risked it all getting stuck in a crevice in the Grand Canyon, climbing towers and flying gyrocopters through stormy weather.

Speaking to The Sun, he said: ‘You can’t get insurance because a lot of the programming I’m doing, they are such big adventures.

‘I actually now pay an enormous amount to ensure I have helicopter extraction cover instead.’

Despite the dangerous nature of his adventures, Nick insisted he wouldn’t have it any other way.

He said: ‘The star added that his shoulders, back, knees and neck are all ‘knackered’ because of past accidents but he considers them all badges of honour.’

On one of his recent trips, Nick met a shaman in Mongolia who blowtorched a knife until it was white hot.

The shaman then told Nick he had to lick the sword to ‘get rid of bad spirits’ which he did, despite worrying the burn could leave him unable to speak. 

It comes shortly after Nick’s fiancée Katie Dadzie was forced to hit back after she was shamed by trolls for stripping down to her lingerie to advertise her brand. 

One Instagram user said: ‘U should respect ur man and not show all off on social media tbh.’

‘It’s not nice for him to know that everyone is looking at u …should only be for him…’

Katie hit back, commenting: ‘Sod that!’ before adding: ‘He’s a ok with it, but thanks anyway.’

The commenter then added: ‘I am not being a hater or anything. Just makes me sad that women still do this when they have a lovely man at home… It’s just a shame. You seem lovely and don’t need to do this really.’

But Katie shot back: ‘I have kids to feed and rent to pay, on my own – if advertising lingerie for my company helps that, then it’s about us not anyone else.

‘It’s probably more of a shame that you think having a partner means you have to be ashamed of yourself and hide away.’ 

TV star Nick, who split from his wife Jessica Rose Moor in 2016, made his first appearance with Katie in September 2021 after ending his romance with PR guru Emily Hallinan in February 2020. 

The couple made their public debut as a couple at a restaurant in Bath after being friends for several years.

Nick and Katie are now preparing to tie the knot when he got down on one knee and proposed with a gummy sweet as Katie beamed from ear to ear. 

Katie previously addressed the 28-year age gap between herself and Nick as she joked that he acts like a ‘teenage boy’.

Katie addressed their age gap and insisted she doesn’t notice it because she acts older than she is, while Nick has a ‘Peter Pan complex’.

She told The Sun: ‘Nick has a Peter Pan complex, he doesn’t act the age he is at all. He is like a teenage boy and has so much energy, I also act a bit older, so it works out.’

Katie went on to reveal that the secret of their successful relationship is having separate homes and keeping their own independence.

Giving an insight into their relationship, Katie gushed that they are ‘really happy’ and said they make sure to have time apart for their work and to be with their children. 

Nick was also previously married to Gillian Knowles from 1996 to 2000.

Katie has daughters Savannah, eight, and Alex, five, from a previous relationship, whereas Nick has four children from three different relationships.

He shares his daughter Tuesday and son Charlie with his ex-wife Gillian, while he shares another son, TJ, with dancer Paula Beckett.

Nick also has son Eddie, who was born in 2014, with his ex-wife Jessica, and the presenter met girlfriend Katie through his youngest son.