Amanda Abbington "didn't tell anybody" but a "few key people" when she split from Martin Freeman.
Amanda Abbington
The 'Sherlock' star split from her partner two years ago after 16 years together but didn't say anything for six months whilst they worked on the show together.
She said: "When we broke up nobody knew, we didn't tell anybody except for a few key people because they had to know, because of the logistics of hotels and stuff. It took six months for it to get out and a lot of that was while we were working on 'Sherlock'. We were not children, we weren't going to start throwing c**p at each other. We were professional and we were going to get on and make a show and be civil to each other. That's far more important than being angry and being sad ... We still get on really well, we still really both admire each other as actors ... he's a great guy, but we just couldn't live with each other any more."
And the 44-year-old actress has found love with a new man but insists she'll be keeping it "very much on the low down".
She told The Sunday Times magazine: "He's lovely, we're keeping it very much on the low down. We don't want lots of people to know. We've been together for about a year now. He's an actor and he's delightful. He's very mindful of my situation and I'm very mindful of his."
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