Amanda Abbington said she was relieved to be able to leave Strictly Come Dancing after she had a cancer scare. The Sherlock star has been hitting headlines after she complained about her Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice after taking part in the BBC dance competition last year. The long-awaited BBC report from the investigation cleared the former dancer of the show of violence but issued an apology to Amanda after upholding a series of her bullying claims.
In a new interview, she detailed finding two lumps in her breast during her 'final week' on the show before she quit. She said: "I’d got the all-clear after a mammogram a couple of months before." The actress said she 'couldn't concentrate' during rehearsals and claimed she clashed with Giovanni while attempting to learn the Cha-cha-cha.
Amanda said that she went to the toilet and came back, recalling her conversation to Giovanni Pernice: "‘I’m going to go to the hospital now because I found two lumps in my breast this morning’." He allegedly told her "let me know how it goes". She said to The Sun : "It was the catalyst I’d been sort of waiting for, which is terrible.
But that’s what I was thinking, that it was a healthier option than being in that room." The star admitted there was a part of her was thought "OK, I have to deal with this now instead. Phew.
" Thankfully, the lumps she discovered were benign. The Mirror have reached out to Giovanni's reps for comment. After the results of the investigation were rel.
