Nick Knowles rejects 'One Show' offer

Nick Knowles has ruled himself out of the race to secure Adrian Chiles's old job on The One Show.

The DIY SOS host confirmed that he had been approached over the possibility of fronting the early evening programme, but told bosses that he was not interested because he is happy with his current BBC projects.

Knowles is quoted by the Daily Express as saying: "There was a conversation about whether I would or wouldn't take the job. I have done the show a few times when Adrian has been away.

"It's a great show and it's nice - it reminds me of [the] magazine programme Nationwide in the '70s when I was a kid. It has a regular feel to it, some great reporters and I think they've done a great job with it."

However, he added: "No, that job is not my cup of tea. I'd have to be stuck every day all year in London just doing that show which would mean I couldn't do DIY SOS, I couldn't do Real Rescues, it would be difficult to do Who Dares Wins.

"I've got another Saturday night show coming out soon and I have three new series in production at the moment. I just haven't got time to do it all."

Chiles defected from the BBC to ITV last month. His position on The One Show is currently being filled by guest presenters.

Knowles is currently promoting his new show Original Features, which starts on May 10 at 9pm on Home.