Confirmed: Amanda Abbington has dramatically quit Strictly Come Dancing
23.10.2023 - 19:13
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Amanda Abbington has quit Strictly Come Dancing, it was revealed on BBC It Takes Two.
Former Strictly star and host Fleur East broke the news on the Strictly spin-off show on Monday night (October 23). After introducing the programme, she said: "We've received the news that Amanda is not returning to Strictly."
She then read out an official statement from a Strictly spokesperson, which read: "Amanda Abbington is unable to continue in Strictly Come Dancing and has decided to withdraw from the competition. The show wishes her all the bet for the future."
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Concerns Amanda may have quit the series grew after she was unable to perform on last weekend's show citing her health. Her absence was addressed at the beginning of Saturday night's show (October 21) as presenter Claudia Winkleman said: “Now as you may have noticed, Amanda and Giovanni are missing from the lineup. Due to medical reasons Amanda is unable to perform this week.”
Rumours of a rift between her and Giovanni 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."
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