Amanda has also previously disclosed another difficult period in her life, which came after her distressing separation 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 rapport was particularly highlighted when they portrayed married couple Dr John Watson and Mary Morstan in the popular BBC drama Sherlock, which featured Benedict Cumberbatch as a 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 took a heavy toll on Amanda’s mental health.
The actress has been candid about their separation, 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 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.”
Amanda revealed: “It took six months for it to get out and a lot of that was while we were working on Sherlock… We were professional and we were going to get on and make a show and be civil to each other.”
Expanding on their current relationship, she disclosed: “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 anymore.”
Now, Amanda is joyfully engaged to former stunt performer Jonathan Goodwin,
