Red Carpet Show BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Good evening and welcome to titanic Belfast, where some of the biggest

names in sport will be arriving over the next hour before going across to

the arena for the 62nd BBC Sports Personality of the Year. It is a

cliche, but this is a glittering ceremony. And it starts with the red

carpet. You have to go back to 1954, I doubt there was a red carpet when

Sir Chris Chester Fay became the first winner. And that is what we

are going to do, chat away for the next six to minutes. With me, the

Golden girl of the Olympic boxing ring, Nicola Adams. And also packing

a punch, though McCullum, my Coke presenter. Yes, it is wonderful to

have you here, Nicola. It is nerve-wracking being on the red

carpet? It is, but I am guessing they will take it in their stride. A

those 12 contenders hoping to become the BBC Sports Personality of the

Year for 2015. Here they are. COMMENTATOR: Lizzie Armitstead leads

the way for Great Britain! It is gold for Lizzie Armitstead! Yes! An

absolute belter! She comes back to win her second world title, Jessica

Ennis-Hill! Mo Farah striking for gold again! Mo Farah is the world

champion again! Chris Froome is Britain's two-time

winner of the Tour de France. Tyson Fury, the self-styled Gypsy King, is

the heavyweight champion of the world. Lewis Hamilton has won his

third World Championship! He is the 2015 World Championship Great

Britain have done it! Andy Murray unbeaten in Davis Cup! Adam Peaty

has won gold in the 100 and the 50. The first time that double as ever

been done at the World Championships for men. Rutherford completes his

Grand Slam just Olympic, European, Commonwealth and now world champion.

And the Leeds Rhinos have gone and done it again! Max Whitlock is the

pommel horse World Championships so, how do we find out who is the winner

this year? Well, you can register online now at the Sports Personality

section of the BBC Sport website. Voting does not open until the live

show itself in the arena. It is absolutely free to vote online. You

will be able to vote on the landline and on your mobile. Full terms and

conditions are on the website. Sit back and enjoy and we will find out

soon enough who is going to be this year's Sports Personality of the

Year. And what a way to start, as we move down onto the red carpet. 12

nominees tonight. One of them with me now, world road race champion and

cycling hero Lizzie Armitstead. Claire has given me some advice of

what to say and what not to say on the red carpet. Apparently what I

have to say is, who are you wearing? My dress is Estella McCartney! You

look amazing, and so you should. This year you have been top of the

world, you have been in a hospital bed, and now here you are woman

nominated for Sports Personality of the Year. All the pain worth it to

be here? Absolutely. I am still in shock. It is quite surreal to be at

the Sports Personality of the Year. As a cyclist I am recognised but in

the sporting arena, it is different. Feeling proud and happy. What is it

like when you are nominated and people start talking about you?

People like Mark Cavendish says, she has put women's cycling on the map?

It obviously makes me very proud and appreciative that women's cycling is

being taken seriously now. To have a small part in that makes me very

proud. Cycling has done so well at Sports Personality. Chris Froome

winning the Tour de France again this year of course. I was there

when you got silver at London 2012. That was when you got it all started

just fully deserved now to be world champion. But now, surely, the 2016,

you must be, bring it on! Yes, obviously, that is the ultimate

goal, gold in Rio is all I think about now. I know, my brother is

that an amateur club in cycling, and he has to wait months to get into

the velodrome. Participation in some sports has gone down but in cycling

it has gone through the roof. How good is it to be part of that

legacy? I love being part of the cycling boom. I could not have been

here at a better time. Going home now, there is families on their

bikes every weekend. It makes me feel proud to be part of that. What

would your advice be to any aspiring young cyclists? Erm, I would say,

you do not need the best kit to be the best. I started on a pretty

useless like and got my results. It does not have to be as expensive as

you think. Lizzie Armitstead, absolutely outstanding. That has

made my night already and we are only just now! The stars still

gathering here on the red carpet. Delighted to say one of the most

decorated Gaelic footballers Ulster has ever produced is with me now.

Legend of Armagh and now manager of Crossmaglen. What does it feel like

to be here tonight? It is amazing. The only other time I was on a red

carpet was on my wedding day. This is something I have watched for many

years. It is fantastic for Belfast and for the north. But is fairly

posh to have a red carpet on your wedding day?! Yes, it was a posh do.

She insisted! How are you finding being a manager now? To be honest,

this is my second year. The first year was finding my feet. I played

with a lot of the guys I was managing. It is a different

relationship. This year we have had a lot more success. When you have

that, you enjoy it more. Well, we are on the red carpet, as we keep

saying. You have been meeting the stars on your way down - who are you

most looking forward to meeting tonight? I hope to see Rory McIlory.

I don't know if Graeme McDowell is here. I am an avid amateur golfer,

who absolutely loves watching those guys. And I marvel at what they can

do week in, week out, so it would be lovely to meet those two. If Barry

McGuigan was here, I would just pass out on the floor. This is Northern

Ireland history right here. The wonderful Dennis Taylor is with me.

But first of all, take me back to your Sports Personality in 1972. A

long time ago but it was wonderful because I received it from Princess

Anne. Believe it or not, Dame Mary Peters, athletics leads the way,

with 17 winners. Jessica Ennis-Hill is on the list, as is Mo Farah. Both

of them rightly so. And Greg Rutherford as well. And Greg

Rutherford as well. Yes, very strong. I hope it does not split the

vote. I know who I am voting for. Someone from the BBC is on the roof,

they would sniper you for! But it is lovely to have it here in Belfast,

isn't it, Dennis? 1985, that scoundrel Barry McGuigan to it away

from you? We were just talking about that. The delightful Mary, we were

sitting together ringside when obviously, beat Pedrosa, it was an

unbelievable night at Queen's Park football ground. Unbelievable night,

wasn't it, Mary? Which one had the most viewers on the BBC, or on

television, was it Barry Orr yourself? I think it might have been

you? I get stick off the snooker boys if I keep mentioning that 18.5

million. The biggest BBC Two audience ever, the biggest audience

after midnight. I have forgotten about it - as you can tell! You are

both two absolutely wonderful sons and daughters of Northern Ireland.

What does it need to have this here at this arena? It is very special.

Belfast has opened its heart. I have been around town this morning and it

is amazing. Yes, Gary Lineker woke up somewhere at four o'clock in the

morning after a night out in Belfast. A couple of weeks ago we

were at the waterfront with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy white, and I

was doing some trick shots. 1800 people. Northern Ireland qualified,

Ireland qualified. I stood up and said, what a fantastic week for

Irish sport. I said, Daniel O'Donnell got through in Strictly

Come Dancing last night, and it brought the house town! Two

absolutely Jens there. A warm welcome to viewers on the BBC News

Channel. We are live on the red carpet here. I am delighted to say

Kevin Sinfield from rugby league fame is with me. The first time a

rugby league player has been in the top 12. How pleased are you to be

here tonight? Really delighted and very proud of the sport I come from.

To be the first is quite ground-breaking for us as a sport.

Hopefully we will get 34 minutes, instead of the usual 8-10 seconds on

the TV. It is huge for the grassroots of our game. -- three or

four minutes. You do have a rowdy bunch of Leeds Rhinos with you

tonight. It is important for you to give something back now you have

switched codes, so how important is that? Very much. Rugby league has

given me everything in my career so far from the age of seven. So,

certainly I will never forget that. I have left the rhinos, but I am a

keen supporter. I played alongside a lot of the guys for 10-15 years and

it has been brilliant. Those friendships will never go. I owe

rugby league everything. -Sinfield, enjoy your night. Catch up with

those Leeds Rhinos! Kevin Sinfield is a legend. And

athletics of course plays such a huge part tonight when you look

through the names in the nominations list. I have got Alison Curbishley

and Steve Cram with me now. Forget Posh and! BecksHe is from a better

part of the north-east than I am! Each of them have got a very

different story and I think that is the beauty. Unfortunately it splits

the athletics vote. So everybody out there, double up. You have got to

vote for each one of them. Greg has had phenomenal three or four years,

but so has Mo. And Jess was the comeback story. They have all got

different reasons for you to vote for them. But it is great for

athletics. People will talk about the physical demands of what Jessica

Ennis-Hill has been through this year in terms of starting a family,

retraining. It is not just that, it is the perspective which starting a

family gives you as well, to keep the edge and the single-mindedness

to become world champion? Absolutely right. Being the sportsperson you

are very, very selfish. When you hear Jess talk this year it has all

been about... It is very different now, her perspective on life has

changed. Probably every woman who has ever had a baby now hates her

because look at the stage of her. She is phenomenal. But back in March

she could hardly walk. She still has an Achilles problem. For me, she

gets my vote. Sorry, Greg and Mo! Thank you very much, you two. You

get to the bar, Steve. One man who has got more discipline and Steve

Cram of course is Mo Farah, who is nominated tonight. He is unable to

be here, but let's just remind ourselves of the majesty of Mo.

The reason why I run is because I enjoy it so much. I love running, it

is what I do and what I am good at. STEVE CRAM: Mo Farah is the world

champion again! From a speed perspective they just

cannot match him, and that is a weapon which is deadly for the other

guys. I just want to continue my career winning medals for my

country, breaking records and continuing on while I can.

BRENDAN FOSTER: The greatest distance runner we have ever had.

I believe he is so physically gifted, he has got the speed along

with the stamina which no-one can match right now. I want to be the

guy who won the most medals for his country.

Every year in Sports Personality there are firsts and this year is no

exception. It is the first time a female footballer has been nominated

in the top 12. Lucy Bronze is with me now. Your first time on the red

carpet. You are looking fabulous. How are you feeling?

A little bit nervous. I wasn't expecting this. I didn't know what

to expect, to be honest. And this my first event on the red carpet and

being in the spotlight. It is exciting to be a part of it. I'm

sure you are, and we are looking forward to it. I know you are a lot

more comfortable in your football kit. You've done so much for women's

sport in general. How pleased with you on the achievement and where you

put women's sport on the map now? All the girls involved in the

England team and the league, we are so excited and so proud with what we

are able to do. It is not just us but the little girls and boys of the

future. How we can change the game now is going to bode well for the

future. I'm excited to see how it turns out. Every success. Good luck

for tonight. And from one nomination to another. How embarrassing is

this. We've worn the same shoes. People are going to talk. Everyone

is like, who the heck is there beside him? Greg Rutherford, how are

you? I'm looking forward to an interesting evening. Interesting

shoes. A good choice. You are the self proclaimed ginger one. It is

circumstance. Even with an Olympic gold, given it was "Super Saturday,"

there was in many ways a shadow to step out of and you've done that in

fine style in 2015. You must be really proud. Absolutely. A lot of

hard work goes into everything we do. I've been a pressure athlete for

ten years now. I've had a few successes but this year backs up

everything I've had previous. I am proud. Hopefully a few more years

can come. I want to put this into perspective for anybody watching at

home. There are only four other Britons, can you name them? Daley

Thompson, Sally Gunnell and Linford Christie I believe. Sensational. You

are being honoured tonight but that will be remembered in 100 years. I

don't know. It is really weird for me, because they are names I grew up

with. They are the names of British athletics and sport as well. So to

have achieved what they have done, that's a big thing for me. Steve

Cram made a really good point, and Alison Curbishley. The three names

of athletics and there's a worry they could split the vote. Why would

you say people should vote for you over the other two. Let's get it

right. We are going to go to war on athletics, let's do it now? All of

us have had a fantastic year. Mo just keeps on winning and for

Jessica to come back so soon after having a child, that's incredible.

Do you know the one thing I would say about what you achieved that

wasn't as good for me? You didn't have a baby before you did what you

did, which is why I want you to step this way as Jessica Ennis-Hill joins

us now. I'm so sad Mo isn't here. It would have within the greatest

moment ever. How do you feel tonight? Really excited. I love I

love coming to these events. Everyone has talked about your

story. More than anything I suppose this year was about making a family

and everything that's amazing that comes with that. Yes, this year has

been such a huge year for me and our family, and coming back to my career

and my sport and doing what I did has been fantastic It's been a great

year. You can feel the pressure of what you have to achieve. You were

talking within your team of, if we could win a bronze, that would be

amazing. In a strange way was that one of the real secrets to this

recipe of success again? I think definitely being realistic and not

overestimating what I wanted to achieve. Making sure I set realistic

targets and didn't stretch them too much. You set yourself up for a

fall. Coming back from having a child isn't the easiest thing. You

have to take time to find your feet again really. I would say how can

you top the year you've both had, but you can. We don't see 99% of

what you guys do, the hard work, the loneliness of what you have to do.

You get up most mornings when it's still dark. I'm assuming that all

eyes are set on Rio? That's the plan. It is back into training for

all the athletes now. We are trying to prepare the best we can for the

summer. I've kept you, I really appreciate it. A word on each other.

Jessica, we led through the list of Greg Rutherford. Daley Thompson,

Linford Chrissie and Jonathan Edwards. A word about what Greg has

done? He's been phenomenal. As athletes we have one or two moments

to shine and Greg's delivered that on every level. And Jess, continues

to raise the bar. Parred pardon the terrible pun. I remember 2012 and

seeing that huge poster of her, and having so much pressure and going

out and winning time after time. I've not had that before. It is so

inspiring to see. I'm not going to try to influence the vote, but the

VT is a nomination, he needed a car to do what he done. He needed a car.

I only ever wanted to get to Formula One and win the championship. It is

an experience, you have to try to enjoy, because you can't really

understand it. I remember being at my dad's house, a one bedroom

apartment and watching this and I wanted to do that and to think that

today I am, 25 years later. I think he has matured beyond all scope.

People realised he was always quick. He has matured and grown into

something that's very special. If there were any doubters, this year

put that to bed. There was never, I want to equal Fanja or Senna, but if

I do, believe me I will grab it with both hands. Another jet setter from

around the world. He's flown in from Florida, Graeme McDowell from

Portrush. Good to see you and your lovely wife. What does it mean to be

part of Sports Personality of the Year? We are unbelievably excited to

be here. First time in Belfast and with everything going on in Northern

Ireland, the Open championship. We wouldn't have missed it for the

world. Surrounded by sporting heroes and sporting celebrities. Such a

great buzz in the city. Really excited. Christen, this man always

seems calm, cool and collected. Is he really like that at home? He. Is

I'm secretly envious how cool and collected he can be. But he is

wonderful, just as you would imagine him to be at home. He's the same. I

know you you've added to your family, a little baby 15 months old?

A 15 month old girl, in Florida. We are looking forward to getting home

to see her. We'll record this and she can see it when she is old

enough to understand. I get in trouble at home. You know how it

goes. You've got to keep him in line. 2016, what does that hold for

you? It was a great end to the year, 2015, a bumpy one midway but

finished really strong. Feeling fit and healthy, like a lot of momentum.

My off season is short. I'm in Hawaii on the PGA Tour. I feel like

I'm settling into family life. I enjoy being at home with the family,

but I really want to achieve great things in golf. In Portrush I need

to be sharp and ready for that. Absolutely. We'll be there.

Congratulations. Enjoy tonight and every success in 2016. Thank you

both. Well, mine eyes have seen the glory of Espana '82.

both. Well, mine eyes have seen the time. We all scratched our heads

going into that campaign. I don't know if you can sum it up, it has

been a journey we would never forget. When you come from such a

low point that we were in for a time, it took time to build up. We

built a stronger squad, a good team. We proved that. I think the campaign

was a reflection on what the lads put in. They were tremendous over

the ten games. We lost one game, and now we can look forward to France.

When the draw was coming out there were two types of Northern Ireland

fans, one said, give us the easiest team in each group, and the ones

like me who said, I will take anybody. Bring them all on. Is that

the attitude in the camp, whatever, let's have it? Our best results were

against Russia and Portugal. We look forward to the tournament. I

certainly believe that playing Poland and Ukraine next in the

opening two games gives us a real opportunity to take points. We look

forward to playing the Germans in Paris. You are a legend. Let's bring

in one of the men who has flourished. Hello mate. For me he's

the coach of the year. Is he coach of next year as well? I hope he gets

it. He's been fantastic since he came in. It's been a process that's

not just been over the last year or two but it has taken three, maybe

four years. All credit to Michael, he's managed to achieve something we

didn't think was possible. He gave us belief that we could do it.

That's key to me, what you said, he made you think you could do it.

There was that mentality. We felt so far away. How did this man make you

believe? He's brought the best out of the whole team. I spoke to Gareth

McColly before we qualified and they were talking when, not if. After the

last campaigns sorry, the campaign before qualification. It wasn't a

great campaign by ourselves. Michael got the stats up and talked us

through things. Things maybe we weren't looking at. Don't want to go

into too much detail. He looked at things beyond what we were able to

see and brought it to our attention and we were able to change a lot of

those things and it paid off. No-one from Northern Ireland is going to

pay to good on a beach. They need to know that. On behalf of everyone

watching in Northern Ireland, thank you so much and enjoy the next year,

let alone tonight. Thank you. Thank you. The Davis Cup team winner Andy

Murray is with me tonight. Fresh from that win of the it must be

amazing to come here tonight and celebrate again. It's great to be

around all of the team. We've got a great relationship. I've known a lot

of the team for a long time. The captain coached me when I was 11

years old. My brother was on the team as well. Really great to do it

with all of them. Happy we've all been able to make it. And we can see

the team joining us now, including your brother behind us. How

different is it to competing on your own to having the team and being

part of that? It is obviously different. The rest of the year

pretty much relying on ourselves, whereas you have to put trust in

your team. We have that. It's been a five-year process to get to the

final and eventually winning it, a lot of players had played their part

in helping us win the Davis Cup. Everyone has done an amazing job, so

I'm glad that everyone is here and able to make it. We'll have a good

time tonight. And I believe this is your first time in Northern Ireland?

First time, amazingly. Are we giving you a good enough welcome? I only

arrived 30 minutes ago. I was training in Dubai and I just landed

today. Seems nice and hopefully we'll have a good night. And you are

of course in the top 12. What would it mean to you to lift the Sports

Personality of the Year for the second time? It would be nice,

obviously. There's a lot of great athletes that are also up for the

award. I'm just happy to be part of that, to be recognised for the year

that I've had in tennis. We'll see what happens. There's a lot of

deserving winners this evening. Too true. You and your team, go and

enjoy some hospitality. Have a great first time in Northern Ireland. Andy

Murray, thank you very much. Colin is with somebody special. You say

special, but this man ain't that special. James Nesbitt, what is it

like to be surrounded by responsibility royalty. Like the

proverbial, can't say it, it is family television and we're live! It

is something I've grown up that we are in Belfast and the timing that

he has appeared for Coleraine. An outstanding achievement. Something

that hasn't been mentioned, should it be Republic of Ireland's

achievement in back to back Six Nations titles? I was at

Murrayfield. An incredibly exciting climax when England missed out,

which was devastating for us, Colin. And Northern Ireland of course, so

it is thrilling that Belfast has this. We are big football fans but I

actually enjoy the odd years of Sports Personality of the Year,

because 16, 18, the even years, a big football tournament. This is

athletics. This is boxing. This is swimming. This is cycling and the

achievements have been unbelievable in 2015 on a world stage. It is

just, what I think is great about it is that kids are still incredibly

fascinated with sport. Sporting heroes haven't gone out of fashion

and we've got them across a whole range and spectrum of sports. That's

what makes this year special, but this is all about Northern Ireland

tonight and it is so thrilling. I hope Michael is up on that stage

picking something up. AP McCoy, a lifetime achievement. That's

probably why we are here in Belfast. Like a full stop, he's done the

book, got the film and now the lifetime achievement. And he is

still younger than me. AP, he will probably take up golf. He'll

probably be on the European Tour in a couple of years. Enjoy it. You are

in a posher seat than me. But enjoy it. Thank you very much.

A lot of proud people in this city tonight, none more so than the Lord

Mayor of Belfast. Use a fantastic for Belfast, to put it mildly.

Absolutely brilliant for the city to have. A further demonstration of

whether city is at in terms of its confidence and its optimism. We have

major events all year. And you are a bit of a sports fan yourself? Oh,

yes, snooker, darts, GAA, you name it. And boxing as well. And of

course we have grown our own world-renowned heroes in the

sporting field. It is fantastic that Sports Personality is here this

year. We certainly do punch above our weight for a small country.

Absolutely. George best, Alex Higgins, Dennis Taylor, Rory

McIlory, you could go on and on. It is fantastic. For such a small city,

we produce a great amount of sports stars on the world stage. You go and

meet a few of your heroes. Thank you very much indeed, Lord Mayor.

The stars keep arriving, as we count down to Sports Personality of the

Year 2015 in the SSE Arena. We are just over the way at the Belfast

Titanic, and this is where they get their accreditation. It does not

matter who you are, you have to get accreditation. At the moment AP

McCoy is standing at a desk, and they are like, name? AP McCoy... And

he gets a little badge. You can remind yourself just how much

Northern Ireland has punched above its weight in 2015.

COMMENTATOR: He has done it! The World Snooker Championships it if

I've! -- the world snooker champion 1985!

He has got him with a right! Fantastic! Best! Beautiful football.

Genius! Northern Ireland, with a population

of just 1.8 million people, has consistently provided sport with an

abundance of iconic figures of the past, and continues today to produce

world-class competitors and leaders. Everybody on the street is delighted

when we have our successes. We have a lot of very driven,

determined people who are willing to go the extra mile. That is what it

is all about. We have all very much got sport in our DNA. If you are in

Northern Ireland, you are never a mile away from a green space. We do

not sell off our football pictures. We do not have golf clubs that you

have to spend ten grand to get into. There is a lesson there. If you make

sport accessible to everybody, it does not matter how big or small the

place is, you can do your thing. We do our thing in our own unique way.

Road racing thrives. Sporting dynasty is are built. The Dunlop

name is worn like a badge of honour around these roads. Sons and

daughters follow mothers and fathers onto Gaelic pitches across the

country. There is no other country in the world that has the level of

support and passion and connection to that sportsperson. It is

unsurpassed. I think sport has brought the community of Northern

Ireland together. Hopefully it will continue. I think there is a number

of ingredients. Charisma, fantastic talent and determination. The

Northern Ireland team, the game against Hungary, we used 14 players,

13 of them were born in Northern Ireland. A lot of our strength and

success has come from that. For a little nation, we punch way above

our weight. On an international stage we are very proud of where we

come. I think that has something to do with how sportspeople play as

well. People are passionate about sports. I think it is in the

Northern Ireland DNA. It makes us very proud to be able to come home.

People appreciate what we have done at putting a small country like

Northern Ireland onto the world map. Fantastic moments there. Another

young man who has been having some fantastic times this year is Adam

Peaty, one of our top 12 tonight. The youngest in the top 12 - how do

you feel being part of this tonight? It is amazing. It is not often you

get to go down the red carpet with some really famous faces around you.

It is nice to get proper smartphone once and enjoy it with the

girlfriend as well. Nice to get a night off, I am sure you do not get

much time with him? Not at all. He is always getting off somewhere to

train all compete in different places. It is really nice to spend

this night with him. It has been a superb year for you. Gold in the

breast rug. What is next for you next year? I will just focus on the

Olympics now. All the hard work has been done in the winter training

programme. We will be in Australia for two months, get away from the

cold, and the main focus is to enjoy the journey, really. I guess gold is

in your sites for Rio next year? Yes, gold is in everyone's sites at

it is who is willing to put the most effort in. I think I am willing to

make that sacrifice. Hopefully I will get one of those lanes, so I

can fight for gold. Just a word on tonight - who are you looking

forward to seeing most? Actually, let's take a look at your shoes

tonight. You have made a huge effort tonight. Those are something else!

Who are you wearing? Ted who is. We want you to have a fantastic night.

Congratulations on making the top 12. Go and enjoy yourselves in the

reception and good luck for Rio next year. Thank you.

Usually the red carpet is crazy and you miss people as they go past, but

we have landed on our feet again. AP McCoy, and JP McManus with me now.

How do you some up his career? He is a great man and he has stood the

test of time. And also, it has to be said, Tony, we talk about individual

sportspeople and there is a legion of people who have made it possible

for you? Very much so. Right through from the owners, the trainers, the

horses I was lucky enough to write. Horse racing is a wonderful sport. I

have pretty much lived all my life in horse racing and could not have

picked anything better. How strange is it knowing that you have won this

time, and you get more time to think about what you are going to say? I

often wished I knew I was going to win all the time, it would have made

life a lot easier. It is different. In 2010 when I won Sports

Personality, I did not know. There is an element of surprise. Whereas

this time I have known for a few weeks. And it is very special. I

look at the names on the trophy and it is a very prestigious award.

People like Sir Alex Ferguson and Pele, to have my name beside them, I

am very proud. JP, I read a quote about what united you two, and it

said you were hell bent on winning. You were addicted to winning. Is

that about right? I would say that is pretty accurate. Thank you very

much for talking to us. Enjoy your night. We can only say

congratulations like everybody else. Two of the smartest men in boxing,

Barry McGuigan and Carl Frampton with me now. You won it back in

1985, how special was that? It was fantastic. It is great first of all

for it to be in Belfast. We need more events this in Belfast. We are

thrilled to bits that it is here. The place is packed. They are

queueing around the corner, it is amazing. It is incredible that those

30 years have gone so fast. But it is a huge event, let's be honest. It

is probably the biggest event in the sporting calendar from an awards

ceremony point of view. I am glad that I am still here after 30 years

with this man Jimmy is an incredible talent. Are you excited? Yes, I have

got a massive fight on the horizon. I have been after it had tough years

now, and we have got just ten weeks to go. So I am very excited to see

what 2016 brings. I know you are used to making an entrance. So

tonight, I am sure you will be able to enjoy this occasion? This kind of

stuff I do not really like if I am being honest with you. Don't tell

anybody at home! I just get a wee bit embarrassed sometimes. But it is

all good fun. You two go and enjoy the reception. Another man who is in

the frame tonight is Chris Froome. For any cyclist I guess it is just

the pinnacle of our sport. COMMENTATOR: Chris Froome is

Britain's first two-time winner of the Tour de France! I have seen how

much work he puts in, how dedicated he is. You have got to put yourself

through hell just to be ready for the race itself. After three weeks

of racing you are with a group of guys who have been there fighting

with you the whole way through. It is pretty emotional. He is just a

gentleman, a super nice guy and I could not ride for a better

team-mate. It is Chris Froome who is smiling! Chris Froome, I mean, OK,

your sport is brutal, Nicola Adams. This guy puts himself through

physical pain to win that Tour de France. He had abuse hurled at him,

getting spat on and in one case having urine thrown at him. I think

what he has done this year is not even of this planet. Definitely not.

To go through all that and win is unbelievable. It is an achievement

in itself. Nobody really knows how it feels to go through all that and

come out the other end and win. He has done unbelievably well. On the

boxing front, we just heard from Carl Frampton, and his fight is in

February against Scott Quigg. I love Scott as well. What a golden era it

is, I have lost count how many champions we have got! Yes, was in

doing so well at the moment. It is unbelievable, I am just loving the

boxing. It is great. A lot of people in the business who climb between

the ropes and throw punches Dave Tyson Fury more of a chance against

Klitschko than most of us fans - how did you feel watching it when he

took those titles away from a man who had looked unbeatable on his

home turf? Aisle ways felt it was going to be a tough challenge. The

guy has been champion for 11 years. -- I always felt. You were expecting

him to put more of a fight up. I was wondering, was he injured, was there

something wrong? But Tyson Fury was better on the night. I do not care

what Tyson Fury says, what anybody says, we now have British

heavyweight boxing on a global scale. I think that will make them

fight each other automatically because of the dollar bills. I think

Josh is probably the most popular at the moment? Affinity. He is a really

nice guy. I trained alongside him at either way up to the Olympics. I

have seen him going from strength to strength. I do not believe we have

seen the best of Josh yet. There is a lot more to come from him. He is

still developing. You do some training with Jessica Ennis-Hill as

well - how does that work? I guess we just train in the same building,

so we see each other quite a lot and we get to talk to each other and we

try to motivate each other in training and see how we are all

ticking along and getting along with our training. People think we are

really far away from each other. But Claire is literally 2ft away from me

now. The amount of times I have wanted to meet that guy! Yes, but

you got Eamonn Holmes! Anyway, the world of sport and music are

combined tonight. Great to have you both here tonight. Rory, no pressure

on you tonight, no major pressure?! No major pressure on me tonight! I

am not up for the award but I am still here to have a good time and

show everyone what Belfast has to offer. How proud you that this huge

event is here in your city? Yes, it is fantastic. I have been excited

about it for a while since I have known that the BBC was going to

bring Spoty here. I am just excited and glad to be here. I think you can

see by the turnout from everyone how excited everybody is about it. And

great to have your mate Niall with you. I know you have had a few

rounds together - how has that been for you, Niall?

I'm two up. It's great to be here. Glad it is here in Belfast. It is a

show I've grown up watching. Great to be here and commemorate a

fantastic year in sport. Briefly, how does this compare to all the

showbiz and music events you've been to in terms of red carpet events?

It's something I've got used to, I guess. It's good to be here. You've

got a lot more people to speak to. Good luck tonight. At the moment

Tyson Fury has entered the red carpet. He beat Wladimir Klitschko

in his own back yard. He had to tear the foam out of the ring, rewrap

Klitschko's gloves to get a fair deal. Even after the fight, people

including myself, said the judges weren't going to give it to him. But

what he's done is he's managed to go over the mainland Europe and wrestle

the titles away from Klitschko and get them back in the Arena. There

are so many delicious fights now lined up in 2016 and 2017. We talk

about Joshua, about Haye coming back, but Fury is the man with the

belt. For all sorts of reasons he's been the one talked about. He said

he isn't going to do any interviews tonight. He's posed for the press.

This is the sporting year of Tyson Fury. On the very first day I laced

up a pair of gloves I was going to be the heavyweight champ of the

world and it became true. I was supported by my brothers. Everybody

believed in me from the first day. My dad used to follow me, used to

drive because he hated flying. When he fought Wladimir Klitschko a lot

of people didn't think he would achieve what he did. In boxing from

14 to 27 so long time. Into he's has brought back a lot of excitement in

boxing. No matter how many fights, it is not going to compete with that

night. Forget Lucy Bronze and Adam Peaty and Andy Murray, I'm with the

funny man, the football man, Eddie Izzard. Tell us what we are up to.

Well, I am patron of a sports volunteering charity called Join In.

And we work with the BBC Get Inspired. We are going to talk to

someone now nominated in Northern Ireland. Didn't end up being the

winner but they are all fantastic people. This is Danny Core. He does

a lot of great work in Northern Ireland. He's done a fantastic job.

Usually when you do this it would be through the old-fashioned phone box.

He put in 50p. I looks like a TARDIS, but we've invented Skype,

just the two of us here together, so we are now going to talk to Danny on

Skype. This is copyrighted to us. We know what you do but tell everybody

else who is watching this now, why we are talking to you today? It is a

bit of a surprise, this unsung hero thing. But I coach a community gym.

We coach kids from five years old to old couragers like me. We do some

youth work with young guys who've been involved in drugs and drink and

we give them a motivation to train and become coaches themselves. You

changed people's perceptions a bit here, Danny, as it is mixed martial

arts. It is what we see Conor McGregor doing. The last fight

didn't go to plan and it is brutal, but people don't see the other side

of it, which is the discipline. Wes, we have a lot of discipline and

respect. It is written on the wall and it's the first thing the kids

see. It is not all about the competition side. We take them

through personal development. Make them better people. Danny, it is

brilliant. This is something that's happening in the world, people are

seeing that if you can get people who've no mission in life and you

are giving them a mission, I've noticed that people if they have no

mission, they will get involved in antisocial behaviour or crime and

you are giving them a mission and making them feel good about

themselves. It is a very positive thing. Thank you so much for talking

to us. Hello by the way Mrs Core. How are you? Are you alright? Fine,

thanks. Is it four sons? Four sons yes. The handsome one in the black.

Hiya. And the Northern Ireland... How are you doing? And the cute one

in the red. And the one in the blue is like, oh my God, daddy, I can't

believe you put my on TV. Look at him! Hello everybody! This is his

identical twin. And there's a fighting family. And you can tell

them apart, one is in red and one is in blue? Pretty much yes. Thank you

for joining us. Quite a double act. I'm delighted to say on the

mezzanine level Dan Carter. World Cup winner, shall I go on? No, stop

there, you are embarrassing me. Your first time to Belfast. Wonderful to

have you here. And you are picking up an award Unfortunately I'm only

here for five or six hours before shooting back to train tomorrow in

France. Very honoured to be presented with the Sports

Personality of the Year sports person. A special thanks to my

team-mates that made it a dream for me. An immense achievement. I know

this man beside you is itching to get in. Well, well, well, there

should be a restaining order. I reckon. It is all about the team,

and I know. That were you that were you were getting better and better

individually as it went along? Do you get into the zone as a

professional sportsman? The last few weeks I was in the zone and all I

wanted to do was try and help my team win each game. Get to the

play-off stage, it is do or die and you have to professional well.

Reflecting back on it, I realised how much of an impact I made, but at

the time you are in the zone and doing whatever it took to help your

team get across the line. There's a great respect at that final whist

until rugby union but how nice was it to go, we've won the World Cup

outside of our country? We've went to the northern hemisphere and

triumphed? It was huge. It was a big motivating factor for us. Going into

the World Cup, the first one was winning back to back World Cups,

which no team has done before. The second was to be the first All

Blacks side to win a World Cup outside New Zealand. We had won two

prior to that but both in New Zealand. It was an extremely

challenging situation where the competition was so tough. To be able

to do that was really pleasing. Of course this isn't just about Clare's

sporting achievement. Look at me being an old bore asking about

sport. What's the question I have to ask? Who are you wearing? I have no

idea. No, it's a New Zealand company, so I'm supporting my roots,

and I can we designers in New Zealand. Still Lizzie Armitstead,

definitely. Dan thank you so much. Enjoy tonight. I hope you come back

to Belfast soon. Thank you. It is not all about the people who win

gold on the track or in the pool or whatever. It is about the unsung

heroes as well tonight. Nicola has been speaking to some of them. How

does it feel to be here today with the unsung heroes? I feel like you

should be interviewing these brilliant people other than me. The

Unsung Hero Award is such a fantastic award. These brilliant,

lovely people give up so much of their time and energy to volunteer

in grass roots sport. They are fantastic. One of these lovely

people will be going up on stage this evening to get the overall

award. For me it is really nice to be here with all the unsung heroes

and it is really nice to they are appreciating for all the hard work

we do as well. The most important thing for us is to make sure we say

thank you to these brilliant people without whom grass roots sport

wouldn't happen. The majority of sport is run by people who don't get

paid. They quite often are giving up so much of their time, they are

driving people around, washing clothes. Going out of their way to

do things so that people can participate in sport. For each one

person who volunteers in sport it helps 8.5 people participate. It is

really important that we support them and take the time to say thank

you for what they do. Excellent. Thank you. I think we have spoken to

just about everybody in the top 12 tonight, but one man remains, Max

Whitlock. World champion gymnast on the pommel horse. I know you've been

in Belfast, Northern Ireland in the last couple of weeks, spreading the

good news about gymnastics? Pretty much. I came out for a couple of

days. It was about visiting as many schools and gym clubs as I could to

make people more involved in gymnastics. I had a great reception.

I believe you discovered a couple of stars, one in particular called

Emily, who is only nine and beat you in a handstand competition? It was a

lot of fun. I did a lot of competitions and tried to get the

kids involved. The target was to inspire more to join. It was a

success. So you've seen a lot of talent here would you say? 100%, it

is great to see. It is nice to go to places where they didn't know me. I

got an amazing reception. At one school the teacher asked, who is

going to join gymnastics and a lot of hand went up. Did you want to say

I'm the diva here, I'm the Mariah carry of this show, I'm coming last?

No, it's been a busy day. Best of luck. You've been a history maker.

Thank you. Good luck. They said there'll be pandemonium on the red

carpet. I was in my element. A kid in a sweet shop I would describe

you. Fantastic to see so many names in Belfast from the world of sport

and entertainment. It is building towards a fantastic evening in the

SSA Arena just up the road. It was good. It is interesting to look

through all the different stories. It is hard to choose. I know that's

a cliche, but I come back to what I said earlier. There is no big

football tournament and I think that helps Sports Personality of the

Year, because we should be concentrating on world champions

like Adam Peaty, Lizzie Armitstead, Max Whitlock. It's good to see

athletics coming to the fore, with three contenders, Adam Peaty, and

Max Whitlock. Who was your favourite on the red carpet? You couldn't.

They were all my favourite. It is Lizzie Armitstead, we know that. You

should have seen his face when she came on the red carpet tonight. BBC

Sports Personality of the Year from Belfast. Thank you for watching our

red carpet coverage. Goodnight.