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PLATELL'S PEOPLE: I'm not Strictly sure you can get PTSD by dancing with Gio, Amanda... Perhaps splitting from Martin Freeman (who is now dating Rachel Mariam) contributed to Abbington's anguish
Much excitement when it was announced that Sherlock star Amanda Abbington was to appear on Strictly under the tutelage of Strictly's star professional dancer Giovanni Pernice.
The 51-year-old mum of two teenagers embodied the essence of the show, a middle-aged celebrity with no dance experience bar ballet lessons as a child. Under the tutelage of Strictly’s star professional dancer Giovanni Pernice she transformed from an ugly duckling into a swan, hugging her partner when judges gave her high scores. Recently widowed former tennis ace Annabel Croft flourished on the show, winning admiration and high scores dancing for her lost husband.
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