The BBC has apologised to former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Amanda Abbington, saying it had assessed and “upheld some, but not all” of her complaints about Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour during her time on the show.

Sherlock actress Abbington, who pulled out of the BBC One show last year citing “personal reasons”, later claimed she was subject to a “toxic environment” and “inappropriate, mean, nasty bullying”.

The review into Abbington’s complaints about her Strictly professional dance partner Pernice was launched earlier this year.

Pernice, who was not part of this year’s Strictly professional dancing line-up and has........

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