Modelling In summer 2006, the
second cycle of
Living TV's ''
Britain's Next Top Model'' included Clancy as one of the thirteen candidates in the competition, competing over 10 weeks for a modelling contract. Clancy made it to the final runway show with fellow contestant Lianna Fowler, eventually becoming the runner up. After appearing on ''Britain's Next Top Model
, Clancy modelled for several magazines and newspapers. In May 2007, Clancy appeared on the cover of Arena'' magazine, and modelled the
Triumph Bonneville Motorbike. Clancy was chosen to appear in
Sports Illustrated magazine in the 2010
swimsuit edition. Clancy was featured for her sporting connection to
Peter Crouch and was photographed for the magazine wearing only body paint to make it appear as if she was wearing an England shirt, shot by
Yu Tsai. Clancy appeared in a 2010 campaign for
Umbro sportswear, modelling an England shirt, along with other
footballer's wives and girlfriends from countries that have won the World Cup. Clancy walked in the
Giles Deacon Ready-To-Wear line Giles Spring 2011 collection. In March 2011 Clancy appeared on the Elite Model Management: New York division website. In July 2013, she appeared as part of London designer Hasan Hejazi's campaign, in a fashion editorial by Absynth Photographic and a fashion film by Gabriel Gettman. Clancy also modelled for the August 2011 cover of UK
Esquire shot by photographer Sølve Sundsbø. In December 2013 Clancy was featured in
LOVE magazine's Advent Calendar alongside
Suki Waterhouse and
Cara Delevingne. In July 2014, Clancy appeared on the cover of British
Marie Claire and in March 2015, British
Elle. In October 2019, Abbey Clancy and her daughter Sophia Crouch collaborated with
Lipsy, a London-based fashion brand, for the Launch of their AW’19 collection. In January 2020, the AW’19 collection was launched in UAE.
Television Clancy has appeared as a
talking head in the documentaries
Slave to Fashion and
The Ultimate Bikini Guide for
Channel 4, as a guest on programmes such as
Richard & Judy,
The Chris Moyles Show,
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross,
GMTV,
This Morning and in her own
reality TV series
Abbey and Janice: Beauty and the Best which followed her attempts to break the Los Angeles modelling scene with
Janice Dickinson as her mentor. The show aired from 14 May to 18 June 2007 on
Living TV. Clancy featured in the third series of ''
Hell's Kitchen''. She was the third contestant to be voted off the show by the public, and the fifth to leave overall. On 10 May 2009, Clancy featured on ''
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night'' alongside
Patsy Kensit. She won her episode and was the overall winner of the first series. Clancy also co-hosted the
ITV2 series,
The Fashion Show with model Michelle de Swarte and
George Lamb. Her cousin
Chloe Cummings, made the top 13 contestants in the
fifth cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model'', of which Clancy herself was a guest in episode 8, being the first ex-contestant from the Top Model franchise to appear on the judging panel. On 22 December 2009, Clancy appeared as a "contestant" on a spoof version of
Blind Date as part of an episode of
Alan Carr: Chatty Man in which
Cilla Black was a guest. In April 2010, Clancy was featured in ITV2's
The Parent Trip along with her mother Karen. She also appeared as a panellist on
A League of Their Own. Clancy was a regular guest on ''
James Corden's World Cup Live''. She also co-hosted the reality TV show
Great British Hairdresser in 2011. In 2013, Clancy won the eleventh series of
Strictly Come Dancing. Her professional partner was newcomer and
Burn the Floor dancer,
Aljaž Škorjanec. On 16 November 2013, they received their first "10s" of the competition, during
Blackpool Week. On 30 November 2013, they became the first couple that year to score a perfect "40", during
Musicals Week. In June 2023,
ITV commissioned ''Abbey Clancy's Celebrity Homes'', an upcoming interior design show presented by Clancy.
Book In March 2016, Clancy's first novel,
Remember My Name, was published. ==Other media==