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Keely Hodgkinson stuns in backless dress & Luke Littler dazzles in tuxedo on red carpet as stars arrive for SPOTY awards
Find out who were the night's winners
KEELY HODGKINSON and Luke Littler stepped out onto the Sports Personality of The Year red carpet as they battled it out for the award.
Jessica Ennis-Hill also stunned in a green dress while she was joined on the carpet by rower Imogen Grant and cyclist Laura Kenny.
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Grant's navy dress was actually made upcycled rowing kits, she revealed in an interview.
Other iconic sports names like boxer Barry McGuigan and Olympic cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Sir Chris Hoy also joined the stars.
Sir Chris is in the midst of a brave cancer battle and recently revealed new treatments could extend his life.
The six-time Olympic champion has been told by doctors that he has between two and four years to live after being diagnosed with stage four cancer.
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Sir Chris has been diagnosed with primary cancer in his prostate, which has spread to his bones.
Former England Lioness Alex Scott later arrived on the red carpet with her musician partner Jess Glynne.
Runner Keely Hodgkinson was odds on to win after her gold medal at the Paris Olympics - three years after silver in Tokyo.
And she took home the prestigious award, pipping darts sensation Littler.
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Littler did win the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year after his breakthrough year where he came second in the World Darts Championship.
The 17-year-old stepped out on the red carpet wearing a black tuxedo and beamed as he collected his award.
Last year's winner was England Lionesses keeper Mary Earps - who was also in attendance.
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