04-24-2023, 05:04 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65378754
Len Goodman has been remembered as a "kind and brilliant" man who "lit up the screen", following his death at the age of 78 due to bone cancer.
Friends and co-stars all paid tribute to the former dancer, who became head judge on Strictly Come Dancing and its US counterpart Dancing With The Stars.
Strictly presenter Claudia Winkleman called Goodman "a class act" who was full of "twinkle, warmth and wit".
Respects were also paid by the British Royal family and UK government.
Former Strictly judge Dame Darcey Bussell said: "He had the gift of the gab, and I will never forget his use of fruit and veg and sticky toffee pudding as descriptive phrases of dance.
Wow, I'm pretty shocked by this... I had no idea he was ill . But as the head judge, he was an integral part of what made Strictly Come Dancing so successful for the first 12 years: his departure was a sad day for the show, and this is obviously immeasurably sadder.
My condolences to his friends and family.
Len Goodman has been remembered as a "kind and brilliant" man who "lit up the screen", following his death at the age of 78 due to bone cancer.
Friends and co-stars all paid tribute to the former dancer, who became head judge on Strictly Come Dancing and its US counterpart Dancing With The Stars.
Strictly presenter Claudia Winkleman called Goodman "a class act" who was full of "twinkle, warmth and wit".
Respects were also paid by the British Royal family and UK government.
Former Strictly judge Dame Darcey Bussell said: "He had the gift of the gab, and I will never forget his use of fruit and veg and sticky toffee pudding as descriptive phrases of dance.
Wow, I'm pretty shocked by this... I had no idea he was ill . But as the head judge, he was an integral part of what made Strictly Come Dancing so successful for the first 12 years: his departure was a sad day for the show, and this is obviously immeasurably sadder.
My condolences to his friends and family.
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