Amanda Abbington’s reality TV days are over, according to the Sherlock actress
Amanda Abbington has confessed that she has no plans to return to the world of reality TV.
However, it’s not ex-Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice who is holding her back. Despite stating that she was left with “mild PTSD” after her experience on the show, the real reason she’s exiting the reality world is her passion for acting.
“This is my job and I’ve come back to it – my proper day job,” she revealed. “I’ve been doing it for 30 years.”
When asked if she prefers acting, she gave us a resounding yes – and clearly wasn’t thrilled at the thought of taking the typical celeb route of going into the Australian jungle for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Instead, the actress – who is best-known for her BBC roles on Sherlock and Mr Selfridge – will continue perfecting her craft.
She is currently performing to intimate audiences of just 200 people as she acts out the real-life story of a traumatised mother whose daughter has been raped. The event dredges up painful memories of her own sexual assault when she was a similar age, but the play ends with the pair connecting in a way the audience might never have expected.
Amanda Abbington on Strictly with Giovanni Pernice in 2023
When It Happens To You continues to run until the end of the month at London’s Park Theatre – and the woman who wrote the story based on her real-life experiences has been in the audience herself.
It’s a situation Amanda described as “nerve-wracking” as she admitted she felt a responsibility to do her character justice with a “good interpretation”.
“It’s very important to me – I like to speak for women who haven’t got a voice,” she explained.
Meanwhile, Amanda has other ventures in the future – including teaming up with Corrie’s Maureen Lipman with a sitcom and penning an autobiography of her own.
Amanda Abbington and her partner Jonathan Goodwin
However, anyone expecting her to lay her experience with Giovanni Pernice bare will be disappointed, as that won’t be one of the topics she’ll spill the beans about.
“I think we can put that to bed,” she declared, adding: “I’m focusing on the play and my family at the moment.”
Instead, any future book she publishes would cover her life and other aspects of her career.
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