BBC Strictly: Amanda Abbington's defiant message of 'sacrifice' ahead of Giovanni Pernice report
dailyrecord.co.ukAmanda Abbington has been spotted after hinting at strong feelings about the impending BBC's Strictly Come Dancing report.Last year, the actress made claims regarding her dance partner Giovanni Pernice's demanding rehearsal methods.
Reports in January revealed that the Sherlock star asked for footage from their 'tense' practice sessions, sparking a probe into misconduct allegations.There's anticipation surrounding the BBC investigation outcome which is due this week, with confidence from Giovanni's representatives that he will be exonerated.
According to a source who spoke with the Mirror: "The BBC hope that this report will bring the closure the show desperately needs although truth to be told that is quite an optimistic outlook and the reality could be very different." Last week, Amanda accused Giovanni and the BBC of withholding 50 hours of training footage from her during a bombshell interview where she reminisced over her time on Strictly.In recent sightings, captured in photos by The Sun, Amanda displayed a poignant quote on her phone case while donning a white maxi dress: "We all have to make sacrifices." This comes after BBC director general Tim Davie earlier made apologies to those stars whose experiences on the show were less than entirely positive.Last week, Amanda opened up to interviewer and former Strictly contestant Krishnan Guru-Murthy about the situation: "There's 50 hours of footage that's being blocked.
You know, 50 hours is a lot of footage, and a lot of time spent in a room that was toxic. So in the first week, I raised my concerns to the producers.
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