By This might come as a surprise to long-term fans of Rio's World Cup Wind-Ups, but former England defender and very occasional boxer Rio Ferdinand has at last bagged his first BAFTA TV Award.
'Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad' won Best Single Documentary at last night's awards, beating 'Louis Theroux: Talking To Anorexia', 'Chris Packham: Asperger's' and 'Me and One Deadly Weekend in America'.
The documentary followed Ferdinand as he tried to come to terms with the death of his wife, Rebecca Ellison, from breast cancer in May 2015, while raising their three children.
"It's been quite a crazy, whirlwind experience really," Ferdinand said while picking up the award.
"I didn't do this for any other reason than my three kids. The worst thing to come out of this is I get quite emotional now. It's allowed me to kind of speak and show vulnerability that people were never used to.
"Being a sportsman you're kind of built up as an indestructible athlete, and for people to see that vulnerability live and direct was a huge part of the making of the documentary.
"That was like a snapshot of that time of sadness, and I'm just pleased to say that this documentary has been a part in playing a part in propelling me forward into a period of happiness in my life where my kids are very happy, I've got a beautiful girlfriend now and we're making steps in the right direction."
Ferdinand added that people in the street, "don't want to talk to me about football, and that means we've done a good job with what we're doing."
