Clare Buckfield was born on 10 April 1976 and is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Jenny Porter in the BBC sitcom 2point4 Children for most of the nineties and Natasha Stevens in the CBBC series Grange Hill.
14 Facts About Clare Buckfield
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Clare Buckfield lost out to her twin sister Julie who was auditioning for the part of Chrissy Mainwaring, but Clare eventually won the role of Natasha Stevens in 1992.
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In 2003, Clare Buckfield played the role of Sandy in Grease, opposite Noel Sullivan as Danny and Amanda-Jane Manning as Rizzo at The Jersey Opera House.
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In 2004, Clare Buckfield landed the role of Katy Bell in Steel River Blues, a program intended to fill the void left by London's Burning on ITV1.
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Clare Buckfield has appeared in episodes of Dangerfield, Doctors, and Holby City.
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Clare Buckfield did the voice-over of Samantha in the PG Tips television commercials and appeared in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio of The One Doctor, alongside 6th Doctor Colin Baker, as Sally Ann-Stubbins in 2001.
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Clare Buckfield gained second place in the second series of the hit ITV show Dancing on Ice.
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Clare Buckfield's partner was the Russian skating star Andrei Lipanov.
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Clare Buckfield was the last female celebrity contestant left in the competition and was in the final along with rugby ace Kyran Bracken and singer Duncan James.
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The final requirement was for the celebrities to fly over the ice using a harness, at which Clare Buckfield excelled with the joint highest result of the series at 29.5.
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Clare Buckfield was polled in the final twice during the series but was saved from eviction by the judges.
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Clare Buckfield appeared in the Dancing On Ice Live Tour which saw past celebrities from the two series battle it out again on the ice.
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Clare Buckfield has taken part in the Sense City Ice Skate challenge in support of the Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association.
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From 1993 until 2003, Clare Buckfield was in a relationship with Declan Donnelly.