‘I’m protective of her because people make assumptions’: Nick Knowles, 60, hits back at critics about the age gap between him and his 32-year-old girlfriend Katie Dadzie, a sex toy business owner.
Nick Knowles has spoken out and responded to criticism about his relationship with his youngest girlfriend, Katie Dadzie, 32.
The 60-year-old television star spoke with Sun last week when he and the sex toy business owner stepped out at the Inspiration Awards in London.
He told the publication that he recently hit out at trolls online, saying: “I’m protective of Katie, because people make assumptions about her without knowing anything about her, which is why I spoke up.”
‘I protect her because people make assumptions’: Nick Knowles, 60, has hit back at critics about the age difference between him and his girlfriend Katie Dadzie, a 32-year-old sex toy business owner.
“Normally I never comment on trolls, but on one occasion when people were a bit critical I was mad at Katie.”
And he added: “I get angry when they come for people I care about.”
Despite the criticism, the couple looked happier than ever at the awards, snuggling together on the red carpet.
He told The Sun that he recently hit out at trolls online, saying: “I’m protective of Katie, because people make assumptions about her without knowing anything about her, which is why I spoke up.”
The couple have just returned from a luxurious trip to sunny Dubai, and Nick says it was “lovely.”
Nick previously told him Sun about being targeted by trolls, saying: ‘I choose to be on TV. As a result, I wait the full nine meters. I’m up there like an object. I chose to be on TV, but for my kids, my family, or the people I hang out with, I feel like it’s unfair to try it on them.’
Early last year, Nick took to Twitter to point out to his critics that Katie was “richer and more successful” than he was.
Lavish: The couple just returned from a lavish trip to sunny Dubai, and Nick says it was “lovely”
He wrote: ‘I am furious. The woman I went out to dinner with when we got mush is 32 years old, she has degrees in two subjects, she runs 3 businesses.
“She is richer and more successful than me and she is smart and independent, unlike the bullying trolls that target her. ‘What happened to #bekind?’
Katie owns two businesses, one called Boa Boa, which sells lingerie and sex toys, and another called Boobbix, which sells “lactation products for breastfeeding moms.”
Nick, who split from wife Jessica Rose Moor in 2016, made his first appearance with girlfriend Katie in September 2021, after ending his affair with PR guru Emily Hallinan, 27, in February 2020. .
Nick and Katie made their public debut as a couple at a restaurant in Bath in 2021 after being friends for several years.
About that: Early last year, Nick took to Twitter to point out to his critics that Katie was “richer and more successful” than he was.