Amanda Abbington shares the reason for her separation with Martin Freeman | Celebrity News | Entertainment and television world

Amanda also previously revealed another difficult period in her life, which came after her distressing split from fellow actor Martin Freeman.

The duo initially crossed paths on the set of the 2000 film Men Only and subsequently collaborated on several projects, including The Debt, The Good Night and The Robinsons.

Their on-screen relationship was particularly notable when they played married couple Dr. John Watson and Mary Morstan in the popular bbc drama Sherlock, which featured Benedict Cumberbatch as contemporary detective Sherlock Holmes.

Amanda and Martin lived together in Hertfordshire, where they welcomed their two children Joe, 18, and Grace, 16, but their separation in 2016 severely affected Amanda’s mental health.

The actress has been candid about their split, confessing to The Sunday Times Magazine that they hid the news for half a year during their collaboration on Sherlock.

She said: “When we broke up, no one knew, we didn’t tell anyone except a few key people because they had to know, because of the logistics of hotels and stuff.”

Amanda revealed: “It took six months to come out and a lot of that was while we were working on Sherlock… We were professional and we were going to get along, put on a show and be civil to each other.”

Expanding on their current relationship, she revealed: “We still get along very well, we still admire each other as actors… he’s a great guy, but we just couldn’t live with each other anymore.”

Now, Amanda is happily engaged to former acrobat Jonathan Goodwin,