English actress Amanda Abbington is engaged to her boyfriend Jonathan Goodwin following her marriage to ex-husband Martin Freeman. Her love life explored.
Amanda Abbington is an English stage and screen actress with a career spanning over thirty years. She is most known for playing Mary Morstan in the BBC drama, Sherlock, and has appeared in other TV shows including Inside No 9, Mr. Selfridge, and After You’ve Gone.
In October 2023, fans learned that the Sherlock star had pulled out of Saturday night’s live show “due to medical reasons”. Strictly’s spin-off show confirmed she had left the competition on Monday.
It was announced on Friday evening that Abbington would miss the live show on Saturday night, but could “return the following week” according to the show’s protocols.
But on Monday evening, It Takes Two presenter and singer Fleur East confirmed Abbington had left Strictly, and said: “The show wishes her all the best for the future.”
Following her departure, fans want to learn more about her love life, like, who her current and ex-spouses are. Read on for more.
Who is Amanda Abbington?
Actress Amanda Abbington was born on February 28, 1974, in North London.
She was born an only child and was brought up in Hertfordshire to her parents Patsy Smith and John Smith.
Amanda starred as Miss Mardle in Mr Selfridge from 2013 until 2016.
She is also famous for her role as Mary Morstan, the wife of John Watson, played by her ex-partner Martin Freeman, in Sherlock.
She played various characters in the police drama The Bill until 2007.
During that time she also appeared in Wycliffe, Casualty, Dream Team, The Sins, Shades, Doc Martin, Coupling, and Teachers.
In 2023, Amanda starred in the four-part Channel 5 television series, Desperate Measures, as well as appearing in ITV’s The Family Pile, and Netflix show Lockwood & Co.
In August 2023, it was announced that Amanda had joined the Strictly Come Dancing lineup, but she quit the show in October 2023.
Who is Amanda Abbington married to?
Amanda Abbington has been married once and separated. She is currently engaged to her husband-to-be whom he has been with since 2021.
The name of her ex-spouse is Martin Freeman and her fiance is Jonathan Goodwin.
In October 2021, Amanda got engaged to Britain’s Got Talent escapologist Jonathan Goodwin. Her fiance was been left paralysed for life after a US stunt went terrifyingly wrong.
Amanda and Jonathan embarked on a whirlwind romance, getting engaged within days of first meeting in 2021.
The pair had previously been friends on social media for a decade but met only after Amanda had split from The Queen’s Gambit actor Jonjo O’Neill, 44, who she dated after her painful split from fellow actor Martin Freeman, 51, after 16 years together.
Whilst they were both in other relationships at the time, Amanda told The Guardian that they ‘admired each other’s work’ and ‘occasionally liked each other’s tweets.’
As they both became single, their messages became more and more flirtatious until they started dating in August 2021, a couple of months before Jonathan’s accident.
Having exchanged messages prior to the meeting, Amanda told Hello! in 2021: ‘We talked for six hours every day for eight weeks and then finally met in Vienna where I was working in August 2021. After half an hour he proposed and I said yes.’
Who is Jonathan Goodwin, Amanda Abbington’s fiancé?
Jonathan Goodwin is famous as a former America’s Got Talent contestant and also as the fiance of actress Amdan Abbington.
He was born on February 20, 1980, in Haverfordwest, United Kingdom.
By profession, Jonathan Goodwin, 43, is a stunt performer, retired escapologist, and daredevil.
He gained widespread fame after appearing on America’s Got Talent.
His dangerous stunts took him to the semi-finals, where he was then eliminated.
Jonathan was also a finalist on Britain’s Got Talent.
Goodwin started his craft when he was seven years old, after being inspired by a book on the original escape artist, Harry Houdini.
Goodwin has a young daughter named Milligan from a previous relationship.
What happened to Jonathan Goodwin? ITV Britain’s Got Talent daredevil Jonathan Goodwin has been left paralysed and in a wheelchair, after a horrifying stunt went wrong. Goodwin decided to return to America’s Got Talent in 2021, this time as a contestant in the new spin-off series America’s Got Talent: Extreme.
The production was shut down in October 2021 due to a terrifying accident involving one of Goodwin’s stunts. During rehearsal, Goodwin was suspended 70 feet in the air, hanging from a rope, as two cars swung on each side of him.
When was Amanda Abbington married to Martin Freeman?
Amanda Abbington was previously married to Martin Freeman.
Per TheSun, Amanda met Martin Freeman in 2000 and embarked on a 16-year relationship.
The former couple separated in 2016.
In January of that year, it was revealed by The Sun that Martin was confronted by Amanda over a friendship with a showbiz researcher in the weeks before their shock split.
Furious Amanda was said to have raised questions over the unlikely friendship in the run-up to the end of their 16-year relationship.
A source told the outlet at the time: “Amanda was absolutely furious about it – she confronted him over his relationship with the woman, who works in the business too, and demanded answers.”
Why has Amanda left Strictly Come Dancing 2023?
The actress Amanda Abbington has said it is “with the deepest regret” that she has had to leave Strictly Come Dancing for “personal reasons”.
Amanda Abbington has quit Strictly Come Dancing amid being ‘plagued by difficulties’ during her time on the show.
The Sherlock star pulled out of Saturday night’s live show “due to medical reasons”, with Strictly’s spin-off show, It Takes Two, confirming she would be dropping out of the competition on Monday.
In an Instagram post, Abbington wrote: “It is with deepest regret that I had to leave Strictly. I did not come to this decision easily or lightly but for personal reasons I am unable to continue.
“It was an absolute joy working with my fellow contestants, they are a beautiful, hardworking and talented group of people who I love and who I will miss seeing every Friday and Saturday and competing alongside.
“I want to thank the incredible production team and everyone on Strictly who looked after me and who are so kind and caring.
“It’s a wonderful bunch of people and I’ll miss all of them. I’m so sad that I am unable to go any further.
“Thank you to everyone who voted and who sent wonderful messages and inspiring support. You are all amazing. Truly. Thank you. Xxx”
Following the announcement of her departure, her professional partner Giovanni Pernice shared a picture on his Instagram of the pair wearing Christmas outfits.
The post read: “Amanda… I am so sad we can’t continue but I am proud of what we achieved and I am sending you so much love.”