2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

[Fauxstralian]

England footballers Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly, rugby union player Ellie Kildunne, darts player Luke Littler, golfer Rory McIlroy and Formula 1 driver Lando Norris are the nominees.Voting will take place during the show on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer on December 18The programme - will be presented by the diverse line up of Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding,The public can vote online on the night for the main award, with full details announced during the show.The Team of the Year award will also be decided by a public vote, with contenders to be announced on 15 December.Other prizes awarded on the night include Young Sports Personality of the Year, Coach of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and the Helen Rollason Award.

[zico]

El Scorchio, yep not arguing against that, I think it should just be renamed as you say Sports Person of the year after all when Andy Murray won it twice even he admitted "personality" probably wasn't apt!

[El Scorchio]

Got to be honest not a F1 fan at all so when I saw the thread about Lando Norris I thought it was a character out of Star Wars!  If one of the ladies win it will be 5 women winners in a row.  If it's one of the footballers that will make three women footballers to have won it in four years.  Prior to that the only footballers to win it since 1954 were Bobby Moore, Gazza, Owen, Beckham and Giggs.  What is it now anyway, Personality or most succesful?  Haven't watched it really since the days of Des Lynam pulling someone out of the crowd for a bit of fun or Red Rum pricking his ears up after hearing Tommy Stack on video, but to be fair I'd go with Rory but doubt he will win.  If Littler gets it that would wind Phil Taylor right up!

I always thought 'personality' was a bit of a misnomer as it's really just 'sportsperson' of the year. 
But to your point I think representation is just as big a part of it now as who has been the most prominent or successful. 

[only1billybonds]

If breakdancing and bmx riding can have Olympic sport staus then so should darts. This is where inclusion gets you, give it ten years and knitting will also be included.

[zico]

Got to be honest not a F1 fan at all so when I saw the thread about Lando Norris I thought it was a character out of Star Wars!  If one of the ladies win it will be 5 women winners in a row.  If it's one of the footballers that will make three women footballers to have won it in four years.  Prior to that the only footballers to win it since 1954 were Bobby Moore, Gazza, Owen, Beckham and Giggs.  What is it now anyway, Personality or most succesful?  Haven't watched it really since the days of Des Lynam pulling someone out of the crowd for a bit of fun or Red Rum pricking his ears up after hearing Tommy Stack on video, but to be fair I'd go with Rory but doubt he will win.  If Littler gets it that would wind Phil Taylor right up!

[Tomsdad]

Is Darts a sport?

[Eerie Decent]

There will be more lesbians in that room than at a KD Lang concert.

[twoleftfeet]

Save yourself the effort of watching it -

SPOTY - a woman
Team - a woman’s team
Up & coming - a woman
Overseas personality - a woman
 

[honky cat]

So it's a choice between 3 women, an annoying posho, adolf littler and Rory 'bit of a cսnt' McIlroy.

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[El Scorchio]

Darts is a pub game, golf is a pastime & F1 is traffic so will obviously be one of the women 
Probably one of the footballers as not sure the rugby union community will get behind the woman player given rugby union fans are all gay

 

 

F1 has the second highest number of winners and runners up after athletics. So it's entirely possible Lando might win. However as said IMO out of who is announced thus far, Rory and Littler's achievements this year have been the greatest, not that that usually counts for much.

Bookies have Rory as favourite, Lando in second and Kelly in third. It'll be one of those. I expect the BBC to use all it's resources to nudge everyone over toward Chloe Kelly.

[Fauxstralian]

If they want people to watch it should be hosted by Joey Barton & Eni Aluko

[Eastside surge]

Bit ironic when the bbc hardly shows any live sport worth watching 

[Tomshardware]

Alex Scott to present a lifetime achievement award of muff diving to Clare Balding.

[WHU(Exeter)]

Got as far as BBC

[Fauxstralian]

Darts is a pub game, golf is a pastime & F1 is traffic so will obviously be one of the women 
Probably one of the footballers as not sure the rugby union community will get behind the woman player given rugby union fans are all gay

[Far Cough UKunt]

That rugby girl should get it.

[El Scorchio]

It's not the show it used to be.

For me Rory or Littler out of who has been announced. I should think Chloe Kelly will win. They've definitely done their best to push female winners and indeed the last four have all been female so it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

[only1billybonds]

Not watched this in over 20 years and will probably go to my grave having never seen it again.

Don't think not seeing it again will make my list of regrets 

[Mad Ferret]

Eni Aluko