Amanda Abbington "couldn't face" appearing on another huge TV show following her time on Strictly Come Dancing. The actress, 50, took part in the BBC dance competition last year, yet pulled out of the series early. She was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice and later claimed she suffered PTSD following her stint on the show. Amanda made 17 complaints to the BBC about Giovanni and accused him of “cruel and mean” behaviour.
He refuted the claims but a BBC investigation found he had breached its anti-bullying and harassment policy in six of Amanda’s complaints. Since her time on Strictly, Amanda has returned to the stage yet hasn't taken part in any TV projects. She was reportedly approached by bosses to take part in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother.
However, Amanda didn't feel ready to make a return to the spotlight in such a way. “Amanda decided to discreetly turn down the offer because she felt so traumatised by the last reality TV contest she was on," a source told the Sun. “She couldn’t face going through all the trolling that she received when she complained about Giovanni which made her feel like public enemy number one.
“Of course, the fee for taking part would have been appreciated but she just couldn’t face it." They added that she will be tuning in to watch the show instead of being part of it. Celebrity Big Brother returned to our screens earlier this year, with a dozen famous faces forced to live together for a total of 19 days.
