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BBC chiefs 'are furious at Amanda Abbington - who they think is encouraging others to rake up dirt on Strictly', insiders say: Actress 'is stopping at nothing to make sure a dark cloud is left over the show'
Amanda Abbington will soon learn the ruling of the investigation she triggered after complaining her Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice bullied her in training.
In recent weeks they think she has been urging competitors who have taken part in Strictly over the years to speak to London-based law firm Carter-Ruck in a bid to find others with allegations of a toxic environment on the show. Ms Abbington, 52, is understood to have contacted actress Laila Rouass to encourage her to speak to her lawyers following an incident in 2009 when her partner Anton Du Beke (pictured), now a judge on the show, described her as 'looking like a p***' after she had a spray tan 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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