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It's Strictly war! Amanda Abbington brands Giovanni 'nasty' and reveals to KATIE HIND that SHE demanded rehearsals were recorded because of his 'awful' behaviour - but his friends hit back and say: 'She wants to finish him off'!
The voice on the other end of the phone was indignant, coming from a woman with an awful lot to say - and who couldn't have been angrier. Last Sunday, I took a call from Amanda Abbington...
Last Sunday, I took a call from the actress and former Strictly star Amanda Abbington, who has launched legal action against the BBC and her professional dance partner, Giovanni Pernice, over her torrid time on the show. Ms Abbington, pictured in Strictly rehearsals, is one of three women who have hired £700-an-hour lawyers at leading London law firm Carter Ruck to pursue claims against Giovanni and the BBC After weeks of silence, when their press office would either ignore my questions or simply reply ‘no comment’, a spokesman vowed that the broadcaster would carry out its investigation with ‘care, fairness and sensitivity to everyone concerned’.
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