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Amanda Abbington claims Giovanni Pernice bullying row was 'never personal' as she speaks out on his romance with Bianca Guaccero
The surprising comments come after Amanda, 51, dramatically quit Strictly in 2021 and accused her dance partner Giovanni, 34, of 'unnecessary, cruel and mean behaviour'.
Amanda told how she would love to continue acting and even turn to directing down the line, but she isn't sure of the public opinion of her following the tough period in her life. During the chat, she looked back on being in the thick of the furore in which Giovanni accused her of trying to destroy his career, but Amanda insists she was trying to suggest that they have a 'safe space' to 'take five minutes' to ensure they were all 'happy', but yet instead she said: 'I was made out to be the villain.' Amanda is best known for playing Miss Mardle in Mr Selfridge and Mary Watson in Sherlock, the BBC adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective stories
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