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Actor James Dreyfus reveals he was in talks to do Strictly last year and asked BBC to look out for Amanda Abbington after hearing she had been signed as he voices his support for the actress


The actor, 55, voiced his support for Amanda, 50, after a Channel 4 interview emotionally detailed her struggle while appearing on the programme.

During an interview which aired on Wednesday evening, the actress compared the dance show to 'the trenches' telling Channel 4 News that BBC producers had been left 'horrified' by clips that also allegedly exhibited 'humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature'. During an interview which aired on Wednesday evening, the actress compared the dance show to 'the trenches' telling Channel 4 News that BBC producers had been left 'horrified' by clips that also allegedly exhibited 'humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature' Yet in a dramatic twist in the Strictly saga, the actress has claimed Giovanni has tried to stop her legal team from accessing the video 'evidence' after producers were forced to put cameras in the dance studio after Amanda raised concerns.

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