{"id":87071,"date":"2023-10-29T08:02:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=87071"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:02:42","slug":"strictlys-tess-and-claudia-open-show-with-message-to-amanda-abbington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/tv-movies\/strictlys-tess-and-claudia-open-show-with-message-to-amanda-abbington\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictlys Tess and Claudia open show with message to Amanda Abbington"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Strictly: Amanda Abbington withdraws from the show<\/h3>\n<p>Opening Halloween Week, Strictly Come Dancing hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly acknowledged Amanda Abbington&#8217;s decision to quit the show as they &#8220;sent love&#8221; to the actress.<\/p>\n<p>After the four judges made their iconic entrances in their spooky costumes, Claudia announced: &#8220;Earlier this week, Amanda Abbington withdrew from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amanda, we are sending you all our love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was met with applause from the audience as Tess agreed: &#8220;Yes,&#8221; before introducing the 10 remaining couples.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda missed last week&#8217;s show for &#8220;medical reasons&#8221; before announcing her decision to leave on Monday.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>BBC Strictly star Ellie Simmonds &#8216;splits&#8217; from childhood sweetheart Matt Dean<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Strictly-The-hosts-explained-Amanda-had-quit-5037728.jpg?r=1698519060159\"><\/p>\n<p>Rumours about the Sherlock actress calling it a day had been swirling ever since Amanda was forced to pull out of last weekend&#8217;s live show alongside her dance partner Giovanni Pernice.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming Amanda&#8217;s exit earlier this week, a Strictly Come Dancing spokesperson stated: &#8220;Amanda Abbington is unable to continue in Strictly Come Dancing and has decided to withdraw from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;The show wishes her all the best for the future'&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; 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