Abigail Marie Clancy (born 10 January 1986) is an English lingerie and catwalk model, and television personality. She was the runner-up of Britain’s Next Top Model (cycle 2) in 2006 and won series 11 of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. Since 2015 she has been presenting Britain’s Next Top Model.
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In 2013, Clancy won the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing. Her professional partner was a 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.
She beat BBC presenter Susannah Reid, actress Natalie Gumede and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor in the all-female final, which attracted six million votes.
Clancy, who was paired with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec, called Strictly “the most perfect experience I’ve had”.
Clancy appeared in a 2010 campaign for Umbro sportswear, modeling 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.