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Did Amanda Abbington use Giovanni as a punchbag to purge the pain of split from Martin Freeman? That's what Strictly insiders tell KATIE HIND may be what's 'driving' her crusade
During her first interview since the BBC published the findings of its Strictly 'bullying' inquiry, Amanda Abbington revealed how she had suffered 'one of the worst years of my life'.
Wearing black and with her hair scraped back into a bun, the actress told Newsnight’s sympathetic host Victoria Derbyshire: ‘I’ve been through a lot. Meanwhile, he made millions from his appearances in The Hobbit movies, elevating himself from the underachieving sales rep in sitcom The Office to a bona fide Hollywood star. As for Pernice, who is now starring in the Italian dance contest Ballando con le Stelle, he may well be asking himself whether he unfairly suffered collateral damage from Ms Abbington’s jinxed private life.
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