‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Contestant “Demands Rehearsal Footage In Support Of PTSD Legal Claim”
deadline.comA bubbling conflict from the last series of the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing – the original show of the global Dancing with the Stars franchise – has broken through the surface with a celebrity contestant reportedly demanding she receive footage of her dance rehearsals to assist in a possible legal claim.
Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington was paired with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice for the most recent series, but only made it a few weeks into the series before she departed citing medical reasons.
Abbington did not return for the finale of the series before Christmas, amid reports of friction between the pair during rehearsals.
Pernice, a former champion on the show, is known to be intensely competitive and quite the taskmaster with his celebrity partners.
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