October 21st 2023.
This week's episode of Strictly Come Dancing will be missing one of its stars – Amanda Abbington. On Friday night, the show's host Janette Manrara announced that due to medical reasons, the 49-year-old actress and her professional partner Giovanni Pernice wouldn't be competing this week.
Under the show's rules, Amanda and Giovanni have been granted a bye to the next episode. While Amanda is yet to comment on having to pull out, she shared a post on Instagram about mental health on Saturday morning. Re-sharing a post that included a photo and quote from late actor Robin Williams, it read, "People don't fake depression... they fake being okay. Remember that. Be kind".
Last month, Amanda had to hit back against rumours that she was close to quitting the show. Allegedly, she was clashing with Giovanni, 33. Her representatives denied the reports, but Amanda then posted an expletive-ridden rant on social media.
Posting on Instagram, she said, "Ignoring the bulls**t. Cleary, because people are t***s. Just stop. Stop it, you know who you are. Stop it, grow up, stop it. No one gives a s***. And shut up, it's b******s, so shut up. You know who I'm talking to, jog on. It's nonsense and you know it's nonsense. So that's it!"
Giovanni then addressed the speculation, re-sharing an image from Amanda's Instagram that showed her smiling during a training session. Alongside it, he wrote, "I usually don't say those things early but I am extremely proud of you and I can't wait for people to watch what we have created".
Strictly Come Dancing continues tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer. We hope Amanda gets well and is able to join the show in the near future.
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