Amanda Abbington has been through tough times in recent years (Image: Getty) As she tries to move on from all the Strictly Come Dancing drama, actress Amanda Abbington says she’s been delighted by the breadth of support she’s received from the public, while at the same time shocked by the vitriol of social media trolls. Amanda, 50, told The Sunday Times magazine : “I have people in shops giving me cuddles and saying, ‘We love you, we think you’re great.’ It’s the people that are hiding behind computers that want you to die of cancer.
” Certainly the London-born Sherlock star has had more than her fair share of woes in recent years. Her 16-year marriage to Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman fell apart, leaving her feeling “suicidal,” she says, and then she found new love with daredevil Jonathan Goodwin, only to see him horribly injured when a stunt for America’s Got Talent: Extreme went disastrously wrong. Read More.
.. Strictly's Shirley Ballas issued warning by BBC bosses over Giovanni Pernice Strictly's Giovanni Pernice has denied any wrongdoing (Image: Getty) And then, of course, there was the acrimonious Strictly saga.
She’s still reluctant to discuss the precise details of her grievance against her professional dance partner, Giovanni Pernice: “I didn’t want to cause anyone any harm,” she said. “I’m not a vindictive person. I’m not a cruel person or hateful, but when I’m in a rehearsal room I make sure that it’s a place where everyone f.