Abigail Clancy

Abigail Clancy

Infobox Model
name = Abigail Clancy
caption =
birthname = Abigail Clancy
birthdate = birth date and age|1986|01|10|df=y
location = Liverpool, England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
haircolor = Blonde (dyed)
eyecolor = Blue
measurements =
weight =
dress size = 6
shoe size = 7"
agency =
homepage = http://www.abigailclancy.com
spouse =

Abigail Rose Clancy (born 10 January 1986), also known as Abi Clancy or Abbey Clancy, is an English lingerie and catwalk model who made headlines during the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the girlfriend of England football star Peter Crouch.

Biography

Born in Liverpool, Clancy was member of girl band Genie Queen, who were managed by 80s popstar Andy McCluskey from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/music/2003/09/geniequeen/index.shtml Three Wishes for Genie Queen] ] The highlight of their career was supporting boyband Blue on tour. However, the band didn’t secure a record deal and fell apart.

Britain's Next Top Model

In the summer of 2006 the second cycle of Living TV's Britain's Next Top Model hit UK screens and Clancy featured as one of the thirteen finalists in the competition, competing over 10 weeks for a desired modelling contract. Clancy was determined to go far in the competition, however was criticized for being more glamour than high fashion. Clancy made it to the final runway show with fellow contestant Lianna Fowler, at the final judging Clancy lost out to Fowler, who won the judge's hearts by her dedication to the industry.It was during the show, which coincided with the 2006 FIFA World Cup, that her relationship with football star Peter Crouch was revealed. This together with BNTM caused her to make headlines and start a successful media career.

ince Britain's Next Top Model

Since appearing on the show Abigail has modelled for Maxim magazine (December 2006), Nuts magazine (November 2006), OK! magazine, GQ magazine (August 2006), The Sun newspaper, the Daily Star newspaper, Sugar magazine, "Stars on Sunday" magazine and numerous other publications. In 2006, Clancy was the face and body of "Pussy Glamore"’s winter Lingerie collection alongside Elizabeth Jagger in photos shot by Bryan Adams. She has graced the front cover of FHM magazine three times (December 2006, November 2007 & October 2008) and even been featured in FHM Australia.

In May 2007, Clancy appeared on the front cover of Arena magazine, modelled the Triumph Bonneville Motorbike in the Daily Mail newspaper and was ranked 37th in FHM magazine's Annual "100 sexiest women in the world" poll of 2007.

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 and Judy, The Chris Moyles Show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, GMTV and in her own Reality TV series "" which followed her attempts to break the Los Angeles modelling scene guided by Janice Dickinson who acted as her mentor. The show aired from May 14th to June 18th 2007 on Living TV and also followed her as she walked the runway for Christian Audigier's "Ed Hardy" fashion line. In 2008 the series aired on the US network Oxygen.

Clancy featured in the third series of the UK edition of "Hell's Kitchen". [ [http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/reality/hellskitchen/thecelebrities/AbigailClancy/default.html Abigail's Hell's Kitchen profile] ] She was the third contestant to be voted off the show by the public, and the 5th to leave overall.

In 2007 and 2008, Clancy has endorsed "Euromillons", been seen as the face (and body) of "Ultimo" Lingerie alongside Sarah Harding and Gemma Atkinson, Matalan Lingerie and "Lynx" in a major print & Television Advertising campaign and released her first official Calendar for 2008.

Abbey Clancy currently co-hosts the new ITV2 series, "The Fashion Show" with model Michelle de Swarte and George Lamb. [cite news|first=Dave|last=West|title=ITV2 sets fashion show with Clancy, Lamb|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a95753/itv2-sets-fashion-show-with-clancy-lamb.html|publisher="Digital Spy"|date=2008-05-12|accessdate=2008-05-13]

In the November 2008 issue of "Company (magazine)" she contributed an article on the standards of British Retail stores Changing room's.

Personal life

After football striker Peter Crouch signed for Liverpool, the pair started dating. Clancy became a fully fledged WAGs, and became part of the England team's WAG group during 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, during the tournament, allegations surfaced in several tabloids of cocaine-taking as well as cheating on Crouch with an ex-boyfriend. [ [http://thefootballerwivesblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/cocaine-clancy-gets-found-out-by-news.html Cocaine Clancy gets found out by News of the World] ] [ [http://showbiz.sky.com/showbiz/article/0,,50001-1228436,00.html More shame for Abi] ] Clancy was sent home in disgrace half way through the competition, with Crouch having dumped her via a fax issuing a statement via his lawyer disclaiming any further involvement with her: "In light of this, I wish to make the situation absolutely clear: Abi and I were in the early stages of a relationship which, for a number of reasons I decided to end, and accordingly informed Abi of my decision." Clancy announced via the media that the pictures were taken during her short lived musical career when she was a teenager. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=395392&in_page_id=1773 Crouch's girlfriend: 'I did take drugs' | the Daily Mail ] ]

In the period after the England team exited the World Cup, rumours began to surface that the pair were dating again, later confirmed by Crouch removing his legal statement in the Autumn. The pair are now an infrequent feature of various media stories, focusing on their relatively quiet and stable relationship. Her brother, Kyle Clancy is a professional footballer currently playing for Blackpool, and her other brother, Sean Clancy plays for Conference North club, Burscough.

References

External links

* [http://www.abigailclancy.com Official website]
* [http://www.abigailclancyuk.bravehost.com Abigail Clancy UK]
* [http://www.fhm.com/abbeyclancy FHM.com Abbey Clancy Special]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Abigail Clancy — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Clancy. Abigail Rose Clancy, née le 10 janvier 1986 à Liverpool, connue sous le nom de Abbey Clancy, est une mannequin anglaise et la petite amie du footballeur anglais Peter Crouch. Ses mensurations… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Clancy — is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic Mac Fhlannchaidh. Contents 1 People 1.1 As a first name 1.2 As a last name …   Wikipedia

  • Clancy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Abigail Clancy (1986 ) est une mannequin anglaise. Edward Clancy (1985 ) est un coureur cycliste britannique. Edward Bede Clancy, (1923 ) est un …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sean Clancy — Infobox Football biography playername = Sean Clancy fullname = Sean Thomas Clancy height = 5ft 9in nickname = dateofbirth = September 16, 1987 cityofbirth = Liverpool countryofbirth = England position = Left back dateofdeath = cityofdeath =… …   Wikipedia

  • Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 2 — Infobox Television show name = Britain s Next Top Model, Cycle 2 caption = format = Reality television runtime = 60 minutes creator = Tyra Banks developer = Kenya Barris executive producer = Tyra Banks Ken Mok Anthony Dominici country = UK… …   Wikipedia

  • Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5 — Format Reality television Created by Tyra Banks …   Wikipedia

  • The Fashion Show — Infobox Television show name = The Fashion Show caption = format = Fashion creator = presenter = Abigail Clancy George Lamb Michelle De Swarte country = United Kingdom num series = 1 num episodes = 8 executive producer = Sebastian Scott producer …   Wikipedia

  • Peter Crouch — warming up for Liverpool Personal information Full name …   Wikipedia

  • Janice & Abbey — infobox television show name = Janice Abbey caption = format = Reality/Documentary runtime = 30 minutes creator = director = executive producer = starring = Janice Dickinson Abigail Clancy country = USA network = Oxygen Network first aired =… …   Wikipedia

  • George Lamb (presenter) — George Lamb (born 1979, England) is a British radio presenter, television presenter and producer.Lamb, with Marc Hughes, hosts the BBC 6 Music mid morning radio show. On May 12, 2008 the show won the Sony DAB ‘Rising Star’ Award at the Sony Radio …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”