Sports Personality of the Year - 2025 - 7:00 pm Thursday, December 18 on BBC One London

About this Broadcast

2025
Season 2025, Episode 1

Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Clare Balding present coverage of the ceremony live from MediaCityUK in Salford, as the year's key sporting moments are reviewed and the successor to Keely Hodgkinson is crowned following a public vote. The six contenders this time around are England footballers Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly, rugby union player Ellie Kildunne, darts player Luke Littler, golfer Rory McIlroy and Formula One driver Lando Norris are the nominees

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Clare Balding (Presenter)

Born: January 29, 1971 in Kingsclere, Hampshire

Best Known For: Fronting the BBC's horse-racing coverage

Early-life: Clare Victoria Balding was born in Kingsclere, Hampshire, on January 29, 1971. Her father Ian and uncles Toby and William were horse trainers whose love of the sport was passed on to the young rider. She was a leading amateur flat jockey in 1989 and 1990, the same year which saw her crowned as Champion Lady Rider. She left the saddle behind in 1991 to study English at Cambridge, and in 1993 landed her first job in entertainment, presenting the racing bulletin on BBC Radio Five's Danny Baker's Morning Edition.

Career: From there, she progressed to the revamped Radio Five Live, joining the station at its launch in 1994. In that summer, thanks to a recommendation from commentator Julian Wilson, Clare made her TV debut at Royal Ascot, eventually taking over full-time in 1997 alongside former jockey Willie Carson. Since then, she's been a regular on the small screen presenting a wide range of sports, including Wimbledon, the Olympics, and rugby league. She's also branched out into non-sport programmes with the likes of Crufts, Have I Got News For You and Call My Bluff. She's a prolific radio presenter and in 2012 published her autobiography, entitled My Animals and Other Family.

Quote: On moving to London: "I missed the countryside, the village shop where people looked me in the eye and said hello."

Trivia: She received an OBE in 2013 for services to broadcasting and journalism.

Gabby Logan (Presenter)

Born: April 24, 1973 in Leeds

Best Known For: Being the glamorous face of sport.

Early-life: Born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on April 24, 1973, to former Leeds United and Welsh international footballer Terry. The family moved around a lot when she was younger due to her father's job. Although Gabby initially dreamed of being a tennis player, she decided to concentrate on gymnastics from the age of 10, and took part in the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in 1990. However, she was eventually forced to quit the sport due to back problems. She studied law at Durham University, but at the same time worked in radio and wrote for magazines.

Career: After graduating, Gabby worked for a series of local radio stations before landing a job at Sky Sports in 1996. She covered a variety of events before she was head-hunted by ITV two years later to front the programme On the Ball. She became a regular fixture on the ITV sporting schedule, and was part of the team responsible for covering the 2002 World Cup. While at ITV she also hosted game show The Vault. She moved to the BBC in 2007, where she is one of the channel's senior sports presenters. She also hosts Splash! and Flockstars on ITV.

Quote: 'If you come across as someone who is knowledgeable and passionate then the fans will respect you.'

Trivia: Gabby took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2007 and she was eliminated in the fourth week.

Alex Scott (Presenter)