Strictly Come Dancing's Amanda Abbington has opened up about her experience on the BBC show in her first televised interview, revealing that she felt "abandoned" by the BBC over claims she made about her professional partner Giovanni Pernice.
Speaking to Channel 4 News ahead of tonight's episode, Amanda said of the backlash she faced when speaking out about her experience: "It's been brutal, and relentless and unforgiving. The aftermath has been something that I wasn't expecting. You know, the death threats and the rape threats towards not only myself but my daughter, and threats of deaths to my son," according to The Mirror.
She continued: “So in the first week, I raised my concerns to the producers. Giovanni said that he asked for the cameras, he didn't ask for the cameras, I know that he didn't ask for the cameras, because the producers came to me and said, ‘we're going to put in cameras so we can view the footage at the end of the week and make an assessment and see what's going on’.
“It’s out there. There is evidence out there of what happened in that room and I'm not the one who's blocking it. I've said anyone can watch it, but he doesn't want anyone to see it, which is quite telling if he’s got nothing to hide.” OK! has reached out to the BBC for comment.