Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice is said to have acted like a 'perfect gentleman' when Amanda Abbington tearfully confided in him about finding lumps in her breasts

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.

The actor has had the support of loved ones and new friends during the BBC investigation into her claims about Giovanni Pernice.

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

Sherlock star Amanda Abbington has claimed she found two lumps in her breast during her final week on Strictly Come Dancing before she quit the show

Amanda Abbington has revealed that it was a cancer scare that caused her to leave Strictly Come Dan in the wake of the Giovanni Pernice verdict. The BBC issued an apology to Abbington, 50, and upheld some of her complaints against Pernice, 33, but cleared him of the most serious ‘physical aggression’ allegations in a previously published review.

Amanda Abbington last night revealed her relief that a cancer scare meant she could quit Strictly Come Dancing - and training with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice.

Amanda Abbington has claimed she was relieved to leave Strictly Come Dancing after she found two lumps in her breast

Amanda Abbington was relieved when a cancer scare gave her a reason to quit 'Strictly Come Dancing' last year.