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Amanda Abbington emerges for the FIRST time since bombshell Channel 4 interview after comparing Strictly Come Dancing to 'the trenches' and claiming the BBC had up to 50 hours of 'toxic' footage'
In an emotionally charged interview, Abbington doubled down on her previous allegations of backstage abuse on Strictly Come Dancing.
In an emotionally charged interview, Abbington doubled down on her previous allegations of backstage abuse on Strictly Come Dancing and claimed sacked dancer Giovanni Pernice was trying to block the release of up to 50 hours of 'toxic' footage'. Yet in a dramatic twist in the Strictly saga, the actress has claimed Giovanni 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. Fellow Italian dancer Graziano Di Prima was sacked from the programme after he was accused of kicking and spitting at former Love Island star Zara McDermott (pictured together during last year's competition)
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