Nick Knowles looks worlds away from Strictly in topless modelling pics from 1989

NICK Knowles looks worlds away from Strictly in newly-emerged topless modelling snaps from 1989.

Presenter Cut, now 62, modified into once merely 27 when he stripped off to expose a bushy chest while posing for a local photographer in Middlesex.

The DIY SOS star, who we published lately had described ladies in the North East as “munters”, smouldered for the digicam in his initial direct for stardom.

However, while Cut didn’t fabricate it as a mannequin, he started as a runner in television manufacturing sooner than moving into presenting, the establish he got his mountainous destroy.

It modified into once on the BBC display that he’s mentioned to have made the offensive observation in a sleazy chat with a young charity employee.

The TV well-liked allegedly made a string of lewd observation to the lady and ogled her breasts while filming DIY SOS: The Giant Scheme.

It left the 33-one year-customary reinforce employee feeling embarrassed and mortified, she claimed.

The mum of one mentioned she modified into once interviewed by Cut in 2018 for an episode of the display a pair of house renovation for a family with a young disabled tiny one.

She claims he modified into up gradual after boozing the evening sooner than — and later kipped in a van.

Cut modified into once mentioned to had been hung over, regarded worse for wear and stank of historical booze and cigarettes after partying at North Shields Fish Quay.

When the then 26-one year-customary dropped her microphone down her blouse, the star allegedly mentioned: “It’s a shame that’s no longer a digicam.”

And while recounting his mountainous evening out, she claims he branded the ladies of North Shields “munters”, and mentioned she modified into once the “first sincere-looking lady he had considered” while in the North East.

She told The Sun: “I modified into once mortified. He humiliated me in a in reality inner most manner in entrance of the total crew. It modified into once offensive. He modified into once in his gradual 50s. He modified into once being so inappropriate and I felt belittled.

“I had been looking ahead to meeting him and he ruined the total experience for me.”

The girl, who has asked no longer to be identified, mentioned she did no longer discipline him at the time. She mentioned: “I bear in mind merely laughing alongside and feeling awkward. There were other folks around and every person modified into once there to fabricate a sincere deed for a tiny lady. I didn’t desire to atomize that special 2nd.”

The girl, who posed for a photograph with the star, mentioned he did no longer touch her or fabricate a poke.

She mentioned once cameras were rolling, he with out note transformed into showman mode.

She mentioned: “On digicam, he comes across as a nice, composed man, however from my experience he’s a in reality various individual in loyal existence.”

The star saw she modified into once wearing an engagement ring and allegedly tried to talk her out of getting wed, saying it had no longer labored for him.

She mentioned she determined to talk out after watching Cut on Strictly with dance pro Luba Mushtuk, saying: “It made me so indignant seeing him dancing around.”

PR guru Claire Barber mentioned: “Saying that about North East ladies is a reflection on his values on ladies as a whole.”

The BBC declined to observation however mentioned it’s “against all inappropriate behaviour and have sturdy processes if concerns are raised”.

Final evening, Cut mentioned he had encountered a whole bunch of other folks in the route of his work and might possibly no longer be expected to bear in mind what he has mentioned to every person he has met.