Nick Knowles’ girlfriend Katie Dadzie has revealed she was not attracted to the TV star when they first met.
Business owner Katie, 33, also addressed her 28-year age gap with the presenter, 60.
Katie, who has been dating the DIY SOS star for two years, said she “didn’t like him” when they first met at a kids’ group attended by their children.
She told The Sun: “We just knew each other as our kids were friends.
“I’m very shy and quiet, while Nick is quite extroverted and a complete chatterbox. He didn’t give me a lot of opportunity to talk. I didn’t know a lot about him.
“But when we were both single we went for coffee and he let me talk, eventually, and we had a lot in common. We both love cooking and have an interest in history.
“During lockdown we spent a lot of time chatting over the phone, which meant we could really get to know each other.
“The more we went out the more I realised what a nice guy he is as he’s constantly bombarded by fans and always has time for a picture.”
Katie has daughters Savannah, eight, and Alex, five, from a previous relationship.
She met Nick at a kids’ group attended by her child and his seven-year-old son Eddie.
She joked that Nick has a “Peter Plan complex” and acts “like a teenage boy”, adding that the key to their successful relationship is having their own homes and independence.
It is not the first time Nick has dated a younger woman. He split with Emily Hallinan in 2020 when she was 26, after his second marriage to Jessica Rose Moor, 33, ended in 2016.
