BBC’s Nick Knowles, 62, marries fiancée Katie Dadzie, 34, in lavish ‘six-figure’ ceremony
Television presenter Nick Knowles, 62, has married Katie Dadzie, 34, in a lavish ceremony at Braxted Park Estate in Essex yesterday.
The DIY SOS star and the businesswoman exchanged vows at the luxurious country house venue in what sources describe as a six-figure celebration.
The couple, who have faced scrutiny over their 27-year age difference, tied the knot after more than four years together.
The Essex venue, which previously hosted Rylan Clark’s 2015 wedding to Dan Neal, provided the backdrop for what insiders called “a proper showbiz bash” with Knowle’s famous friends in attendance.
The groom cut a dapper figure in a pale pink tuxedo jacket with black lapels, paired with black trousers and bow tie. He completed the look with a purple flower in his lapel.
Dadzie stunned guests in a non-traditional white gown featuring striking blue floral details.
The sweetheart neckline dress was accessorised with a diamond necklace, bracelet and rings, whilst her hair was styled in an elegant bun beneath a long veil.
Photographs from the day show the couple in high spirits, with Dadzie holding champagne whilst Knowles adjusted a friend’s bow tie. The bride’s full glam wedding makeup completed her show-stopping look.
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The couple first crossed paths in 2019 when Dadzie’s daughters became friends with Knowles’s youngest son Eddie, then nine, at a play centre.
They made their relationship official in 2021 before Nick proposed in New Orleans two years ago.
Dadzie, a mother of two who owns a lingerie and sex toy business as well as Boobbix, which sells “lactation products for breastfeeding mums”, has defended their relationship against criticism.
Knowles previously insisted his fiancée was “wealthier and more successful” than him when she faced accusations of being a “gold digger” from online trolls.
This marks Knowles’s third marriage, following his divorce from first wife Gillian in 2000, with whom he shares children Tuesday and Charlie.
He later married Jessica Moor in 2012, mother to Eddie, but they separated in 2016.
The presenter also has a son, TJ, from his relationship with dancer Paula Beckett.
His romantic history includes relationships with significantly younger women, including marketing executive Rebecca Kearns and a brief involvement with Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten in 2016.
Knowles had been working to regain full fitness for the wedding after suffering an injury on Strictly Come Dancing earlier this year.