Amanda Abbington’s exit from Strictly Come Dancing has been confirmed by the BBC.
As exclusively reported by the Daily Star, the actress quit the show following medical concerns and rumours of a rift between the star and her professional dance partner, Giovanni Pernice. Strictly spin-off show, It Takes Two, confirmed her departure on Monday night (October 23).
Reading out the BBC’s statement, Fleur East said: “Amanda Abbington is unable to continue Strictly Come Dancing and has decided to withdraw from the competition. The show wishes her all the best for the future.”
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Fans have been left gutted and took to X, formerly Twitter, to react to the news. “Absolutely devastated that Amanda Abbington has quit #Strictly One of my faves from week one having not known her before either I had a feeling it was coming. Going to miss her and Gio so much they were a joy to watch. Sending much love and hugs to them both,” said one fan.
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“Ah gutted to hear about Amanda Abbington leaving #Strictly Her Bridget Jones dance was probably my favourite dance of the series. Hope she’s ok.,” penned a second fan. A third chimed in: “Very sorry to hear Amanda Abbington has withdrawn from #Strictly. Absolute joy to watch and, I’d have thought, she was a cert for the final. Hope she’s ok.”
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Concerns Amanda may quit the series have been swirling since she was forced to leave the show after being unable to perform last weekend citing her health. And now it looks like she’s made the decision to leave the competition completely, with our source exclusively telling us she’s left the show, adding she’s “fed up”.
Rumours of a rift between her dance partner, Giovanni Pernice have also been making headlines, with the pair strongly denying a fallout during It Takes Two last week. Host Janette Manrara probed: “It honestly looks like you two are having the best time in rehearsals, getting along like a house on fire in rehearsals right?”
Shutting down any rift rumours, Amanda agreed and said: “Yeah we are, we are! We do and we laugh a lot, we have the same sense of humour which is really important. So we’ll come out, work hard, and then we just laugh don’t we.”
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturday and Sunday on BBC One from 6.30pm or on catch-up on BBC iPlayer.
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