A tearful Amanda Abbington opens up about the online abuse she has suffered since accusing her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice of abusive behaviour, which he denies. She says she has been subject to 'brual and unrelenting' threats.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected]. READ MORE Laura Whitmore has accused BBC bosses of 'gaslighting' her over her Strictly Come Dancing experience with Giovanni Pernice .
She added of her Strictly situation: 'The stuff I'm not going to talk to you about now, because it's under review, that's all coming out now, the stuff I tried to speak about eight years ago. Laura went on to add: 'It's a shame that it has to come out in such a victim-shaming way, which it always does. And being the first person to speak up about anything is always hard.'The presenter's words comes days after she broke her silence over the Strictly scandal and confirmed she'd spoken to BBC bosses about Giovanni's behaviour.
'I was asked to speak to the BBC along with six people that I know of , about inappropriate behaviour they experienced similar to mine with the same individual. 'The aim of this is to show a pattern of behaviour that I believe needs to stop. My evidence is to support other people's experience. It's a shame it takes this for someone to be heard.
'I've tried to speak up in the correct way. I know the BBC and all outlets continue to do their best to be better, but for that to happen we must speak up.' Although she hasn't made a formal complaint, Laura hopes to get 'just an acceptance' of what happened to her in the rehearsals room The Irish presenter wasn't happy about being paired with her close friend Georgia May Foote's ex not long after the pair had split - and felt 'extremely uncomfortable' dancing with him.
In an emotionally charged interview, the actress compared the dance show to 'the trenches' telling Channel 4 News that BBC producers had been left 'horrified' by clips that also allegedly exhibited 'humiliating behaviour of a sexual nature'. A spokesperson for Giovanni told MailOnline: 'We would urge people to wait for the review's conclusion and not to pay heed to these very serious and defamatory allegations that have no evidence in support of them.'
In the Channel 4 News interview, claimed that sacked dancer was trying to block the release of up to 50 hours of 'toxic' footage' After the fallout, Amanda said she did not hear from any one at the BBC again, claiming: 'I haven't spoken to anyone from the BBC since Strictly.In a message to those in charge of the BBC show that has been running since 2004 she added: 'Just be aware of what's going on and when you know it's going on, nip it in the bud. Don't allow it to continue.'
'When you get one or two of the those you can ,' she added. 'But when it's dozens of people saying 'just go kill yourself', 'go die of cancer', 'just kill yourself, your kids will be better off without you as a mother'. Meanwhile, amid the continued controversy surrounding the scandal-hit show, rumours of the contestants joining the upcoming series continue to swirl.Sam, 35, was part of the hockey team and won gold in the Rio Olympics, before becoming the first female captain on A Question of Sport.
A Strictly Come Dancing spokesperson said: 'The celebrity contestants for this series will be announced in due course.' Tom, 24, will follow in the footsteps of his teammate Adam Peaty as he confirmed recent reports he will be taking part.
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