Amanda Abbington is flooded with supportive messages after bombshell Channel 4 interview during which emotional actress compared Strictly Come Dancing to 'the trenches'

Fans have thrown their support behind former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington after her emotional TV appearance on Wednesday evening. Thank you for speaking up to protect our women and girls'; Fans have thrown their support behind former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington after her emotional TV appearance on Wednesday evening The Sherlock star, 50, sensationally quit the dance competition last year citing 'personal reasons' before reports surfaced that she had demanded footage of her rehearsals after the experience with the show and her dance partner Giovanni Pernice left her with PTSD 'Everyone should listen to this interview in full. During a new 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' Amanda claims Giovanni has tried to stop her legal team from accessing the video 'evidence' after producers were forced to put cameras in the dance studio after Amanda raised concerns Following the emotional chat, fans flooded social media platform X with supportive messages for Amanda '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'. Channel 4 presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who interview Amanda today, also starred on the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing Amanda and Krishnan Guru-Murthy pictured following her interview Abbington was pictured emotionally struggling with the rehearsals during the show Amanda has not publicly given any examples of Giovanni's behaviour during rehearsals, however, branded him 'abusive, cruel and mean'. I'm envious of the people who had a wonderful experience on that show, I'm so glad they did, and I feel really sad that I didn't get to fulfil my journey.” The Channel 4 interview comes as BBC chiefs are said to be furious about the Strictly investigation Amanda's initial complaint triggered.