When Amanda Abbington appeared on Newsnight last week, she said that her former Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice called her names.
In fact, she said her time on the BBC show was an ‘ongoing litany of being verbally abused’ by the Italian star.
But the Mail can now reveal that Ms Abbington called Pernice a string of swear words – and was even deemed to have been the one to start the coarse language by the BBC probe.
Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice on last year’s Strictly series
Ms Abbington has previously spoken about what she claims was her ordeal on last year’s Strictly
The Sherlock actress, 52, was also ruled to have been the only one of the pair to have used the ‘c-word’ in the hours of rehearsal footage seen by investigators in the inquiry.
Corporation sources can reveal that, during their written exchanges on WhatsApp, Ms Abbington referred to the Sicilian dancer as a ‘k***head,’ a ‘d***face’ and a ‘t**t’ – despite her complaining…