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Strictly's Amanda Abbington reveals she's DELAYED her wedding until 2026 after one of the 'worst years of my life' amid Giovanni Pernice bullying row


Amanda Abbington has revealed that she has delayed her wedding to fiancé Jonathan Goodwin until 2026 following one of the 'worst years of my life' amid the Giovanni Pernice bullying row.

In July last year, more than six months after she quit the BBC show citing 'personal reasons', the actress accused Pernice of 'unnecessary, cruel and mean behaviour' during their time dancing together on Strictly She added to The Times' Dominic Maxwell that she looked forward to the future and told how she would love to continue acting and even turn to directing down the line, but she isn't sure of the public opinion of her following the tough period in her life. During the chat, she looked back on being in the thick of the furore in which Giovanni accused her of trying to destroy his career, but Amanda insists she was trying to suggest that they have a 'safe space' to 'take five minutes' to ensure they were all 'happy', but yet instead she said: 'I was made out to be the villain.'

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