Amanda Abbington sat down for an interview on Lorraine today as she detailed her Strictly Come Dancing experience.
The actress, 50, has accused her Strictly pro partner Giovanni Pernice of ‘bullying’ – allegations he’s denied.
In an emotional Channel 4 interview on Wednesday, Amanda said she also experienced alleged “humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature” from the dancer. A rep for Giovanni urged people to “not to pay heed to these very serious and defamatory allegations”.
On Thursday morning, Amanda appeared on ITV’s Lorraine to further open up about her stint on the BBC show.
Amanda Abbington in Lorraine interview
Speaking to stand-in host Christine Lampard, Amanda detailed the horrific aftermath she’s suffered as a result of speaking out about her Strictly experience.
She said: “I knew that raising and voicing my concerns probably would mark me as public enemy number one, I realised that.
“But I didn’t expect the onslaught that I got – and the consistent, persistent amount of death threats and rape threats, not only to me, but to my children and members of my family – Jonathan included,”
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