Nick Knowles' wife Katie has opened up about her life-changing few weeks, having recently married her partner, as well as having undergone a hysterectomy at just 35.
The 62-year-old DIY SOS presenter, who competed on Strictly Come Dancing last year, tied the knot to 35-year-old Katie Dadzie last month.
Surrounded by their family and friends, the couple said I do in a lavish ceremony held at Braxted Park, Essex, where Nick donned a light-pink suit and Katie went for a white gown boasting a blue floral pattern.
But earlier this month, Katie revealed that she underwent a hysterectomy following years of being in 'pain'. Mum-of-two Katie said she had 'survived' the period of her life which saw her 'vomiting, curled up in bed and missing out on life'.
Now, she has spoken to Christine Lampard on her experience of the surgery and Katie reflected on the lifelong pain she felt from the tender age of just eleven, as she said: "I was eleven when I started my periods so it’s been long term pain."
Detailing the debilitating symptoms she endured, Katie said she was often left "throwing up, not getting out of bed and crawling around the house."
Having been misdiagnosed for a number of years, Katie explained on ITV's Lorraine: "I first went to the doctors when I was twelve, it was my family doctor and he said it was period pains...
"I kept going back and they said this is normal or they put you on a pill or some kind of other contraceptive, anything other than giving you tests and when you have tests it takes ages with the waiting lists. It’s been a long process."
Sharing her reasons for having chosen to have a hysterectomy, Katie continued: “I’m really lucky and grateful that I have my babies and I think that was a big thing. I knew I didn’t want more kids so it was a more positive thing knowing I’ve done that and Nick definitely didn’t want any more kids so that was fine."
She added: "The feeling less than, because I didn’t have that bit of femininity, women have their breasts removed for cancer, my mum had it and then they feel less, I think that was a big thing but it’s kind of gradually getting over it. We just prepared for it, me, my family and Nick by talking about the pain relief afterwards."
When asked about how she was feeling in the wake of her recovery from surgery, Katie admitted it was "tough, I didn’t think it was going to be a walk in the park but I didn’t think it would be quite as painful as it’s been."
Dwelling on the unwavering support from husband Nick, Katie went on to add: "He’s been really good, he’s normally on tea duty anyway, that’s his number one thing he does in the house for me every single day.
"But he’s been doing tea, dinners, mopping. Things he normally doesn’t do so it’s been nice to have someone look after me and help me more."
