Buckfield gained second place in the second series of the hit ITV show Dancing on Ice. Her partner was the Russian skating star Andrei Lipanov, whom she regarded as a 'gentle giant'. She 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. The final requirement was for the celebrities to fly over the ice using a harness, at which Clare excelled and got the joint highest result of the series at 29.5. Going into the final Clare was the second favourite to win with odds of 4:1. The final took place on Saturday, 17 March 2007 and saw the three remaining stars battle it out for the trophy in the skate off she and Kyran Bracken were both battling out to win but she only came second. A week later champions of champions was on and she once again faced Kyran Bracken in the final skate off but again came second.
After her very first flawless performance in a dazzling red outfit to Dusty Springfield, Buckfield was classed as a cut above the rest of the line-up, sparking rumours that she has skated before. Buckfield denied those rumours, and said like all the others this was her first time on the ice. During the series, she experienced several injuries, the most serious being a pulled muscle underneath her ribcage. This restricted her a little in the lifts that she was able to perform. Despite her natural aptitude for the ice Clare was polled in the final two twice during the series but was saved from eviction from the judges.
She appeared in the Dancing On Ice Live Tour which saw past celebrities from the two series battle it out again on the ice.
Clare has also taken part in the Sense City Ice Skate challenge in support of Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association and she also appeared in Kyran Bracken's Ice Party on several dates spread over Bournemouth, Blackpool and Jersey.
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