Actress Amanda Abbington has delayed her upcoming marriage ceremony following what she has described as one of many “worst years” of her life.
The Sherlock star was partnered with Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023, however give up the present citing “medical causes”.
She later claimed she was topic to a “poisonous atmosphere” whereas competing on the BBC One present, together with “inappropriate, imply, nasty bullying”.
Pernice denied the entire allegations, however a subsequent assessment by the BBC noticed a few of Abbington’s complaints upheld.
In a brand new interview, Abbington advised The Instances it had been a “bizarre 10 years”.
First, she cut up with Fargo and Sherlock actor Martin Freeman following 16 years collectively.
Then, she grew to become engaged to Britain’s Obtained Expertise star Jonathan Goodwin, just for him to be paralysed from the waist down in an accident throughout rehearsals for America’s Obtained Expertise: Excessive shortly afterwards.
Abbington stated that accident, together with the Strictly controversy, made it really feel like she and Goodwin have been “undoubtedly on the rollercoaster”.
Abbington advised the newspaper that that they had been set to tie the knot in 2025 however had moved their marriage ceremony date to 2026 because of “litigation”, which the newspaper stated was about Goodwin.
She added: “Final 12 months was one of many worst years of my total life. I used to be very near having a breakdown due to the fixed barrage of abuse and hideousness.
“And also you simply suppose, ‘How can I refuel the positivity?’. And Jonathan was superb. My pals have been superb. My youngsters have been fantastic, although I used to be attempting to protect them from it.”
In 2023, Goodwin filed a lawsuit in opposition to the producers of America’s Obtained Expertise: Excessive after he was crushed between two burning automobiles whereas hanging the wrong way up in 2021.
Abbington has beforehand not dominated out taking authorized motion in opposition to the BBC.
Her subsequent challenge is dysfunctional comedy manufacturing (This Is Not a) Pleased Room on the King’s Head Theatre in London.
Pernice earlier welcomed the conclusion of the BBC assessment.
It’s understood to have had no findings regarding bodily aggression, however complaints of verbal bullying and harassment have been upheld.
The fallout from the assessment sparked the BBC to replace its obligation of care practices on the present, and led Strictly to have chaperones current when celebrities and dancers are practising their routines.
In 2024, Pernice was absent from the Strictly skilled line-up, and went on to affix the Italian equal, known as Ballando Con Le Stelle, which he gained with actress and singer Bianca Guaccero.
