Les Dennis

The Actress Amanda Abbington has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing , The Show has announced.

Abbington, 51, who starred in Sherlock and Mr Selfridge , missed Last Weekend 's show for medical reasons but had been expected to return next week.

In her last appearance on The Show , Abbington scored 31 for a quick-footed foxtrot to Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac .

But she almost didn't make it to the start of the series, being struck down by food poisoning weeks before.

On Monday The Host of spin-off show It Takes Two, Fleur East , read out a statement from the organisers.

" Amanda Abbington is unable to continue in Strictly Come Dancing and has decided to withdraw from The Competition . The Show wishes her all The Best for The Future , " it said.

East then played a clip of Abbington's best moments on The Show , adding: " Amanda, We Are sending you all of Our Love . "

Abbington, who is paired with professional Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice , has Not Yet commented on her withdrawal, but after missing last Saturday's show she shared on Social Media a picture of the late actor Robin Williams , who suffered from depression.

It was accompanied by The Words : " People don't fake depression… they fake being okay. Remember that. Be Kind . "

Four people have been voted off Strictly So Far this series: Les Dennis , Nikita Kanda, Jody Cundy and Eddie Kadi .

Abbington became involved in controversy in August when a tweet re-emerged in which she had criticised a drag show aimed at parents and children.

She after some fans threatened to boycott The Show .

The Actress is perhaps best known for her role in Sherlock, in which she played Mary Watson alongside her real-life ex-husband Martin Freeman .

Source of news: bbc.com