Away from Strictly Come Dancing Len Goodman worked as a judge across the pond on Dancing With The Stars
Len Goodman, 78, was the former head judge of Strictly Come Dancing from its launch in 2004 until 2016. His death has been announced after a bone cancer diagnosis.
The MailOnline report, the Strictly favourite died on Saturday night at a hospice in Tunbridge Wells with his family by his bedside. A spokesperson said: “I can confirm he died peacefully over the weekend surrounded by his family.”As well as Strictly, Len also appeared on the US version of the show, Dancing With the Stars from 2005 until 2022. Born in London, 1944, he began his working life as an apprentice welder at Harland and Wolff in Woolwich, and wanted to be a footballer.
He only started dancing aged 20, after his doctor recommended it to help him recover from a foot injury. He turned professional and enjoyed a successful competitive dancing career, which included winning Dual of the Giants, British Rising Stars, The British Exhibition Championships and the World Exhibition Championships in the early 1970s.
After retiring he founded the Goodman Dance Academy in Kent. He has been an examiner for the National Association of Teachers of Dance, a Fellow of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, and an adjudicator for the World Dance Council. Last year, he announced his exit from Dancing With The Stars. Len said: “This will be my last season judging Dancing With the Stars. “I've been on the show since it started in 2005, and it has been a huge pleasure to be a part of such a wonderful show but I've decided I want to spend more time with my grandchildren and family back in Britain.”
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