Amanda Abbington has told what she wants to happen to Strictly Come Dancing as she asks for an 'apology from the BBC ' following her complaints about her time on the show. The Sherlock actress signed up for the 2023 series and was paired with Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice. The pair showed promise with their partnership, with Amanda's moves praised by the judges and viewers.
However, Amanda pulled out of the BBC One dance contest in week five, citing 'personal reasons'. It later emerged, however, that she'd made a formal complaint about Giovanni. READ MORE: Stacey Solomon 'can't believe it' as she shares 'ridiculous' emotional update with Joe Swash He has since left the hit programme after he wasn't named in the 2024 series' professional dancing line-up but he strongly refutes any claims of wrongdoing following her claims of "unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean" behaviour.
Now, in her first live TV interview since the Strictly scandal erupted, Amanda has described the “toxic environment” she felt she was in while rehearsing for the hit dance programme. She told Christine Lampard on ITV's Lorraine: “I do feel I have the right to say it was a toxic environment I was in when I was rehearsing because it was. It’s important that women feel they are in a safe space where they can say, 'This is inappropriate behaviour and it needs to be recognised.
'" Asked what she would like to happen next with Strictly Come Dancing, Amanda said: “I love Strictly, I always wanted to do .