Actress Amanda Abbington has spoken out about her Strictly Come Dancing experience and how her ex Martin Freeman reacted to the "awful" time she had.

Amanda Abbington has claimed that her ex-husband Martin Freeman wanted to 'kill' her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Giovanni Pernice over his alleged treatment of her

Amanda Abbington had a "terrible time" after her split from Martin Freeman and took a "long time to recover" as her ex found love with a woman 22 years younger than him.

Amanda Abbington has said she was relieved about her cancer scare because it meant that she could quit Strictly Come Dancing. The Sherlock star, 50, pulled out of the BBC One show last year, citing medical reasons at the time.

A source claimed that Amanda Abbington's anger towards her ex Martin Freeman might have played a part in the way she complained about her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice

Amanda Abbington says she was relieved cancer scare gave her an out on Strictly Come Dancing - ‘It was the catalyst I’d been sort of waiting for, which is terrible,’ said the actor