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RIP Len Goodman. A fine man indeed.
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Some sad news. Len Goodman has died aged 78. RIP. 😔
https://news.sky.com/story/former-strictly-come-dancing-judge-len-goodman-dies-12864940
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Very sad news. A lovely man and the perfect Head Judge for Strictly. RIP Len.
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I wonder will the producers organise a tribute to Len like they did when Brucie died?
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Len Goodman's passing was just briefly discussed with Jeremy Vine on Channel 5.
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Though I didn’t always agree with Len’s scores, I always found him a perfect gent and I think he was an integral part of turning Strictly into the success it is today- his catchphrases are still associated with the show even though he hadn’t been on it since 7 years ago. That’s one big legacy- his contributions to the ballroom world will never be forgotten.
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I wonder will they replace him with his evil twin, Len Badman?
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(24-04-2023, 03:55 PM)Gary Baldy Wrote: I wonder will they replace him with his evil twin, Len Badman?
Wouldn’t his twin have the same surname but a different first name?
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(24-04-2023, 04:02 PM)Jon Wrote: (24-04-2023, 03:55 PM)Gary Baldy Wrote: I wonder will they replace him with his evil twin, Len Badman?
Wouldn’t his twin have the same surname but a different first name?
Yeah, it was a poor attempt at a joke, perhaps it was somewhat tasteless, I apologise.
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I don't think Jon was saying it was in bad taste, simply that it didn't make logical sense.
I don't think Jon was correct anyway. What if the twin was called Len but it was short for Helena. That's right, the evil twin is female! She could have married a gentleman called Mr Badman and taken his surname. She then might have become evil in later life after a knock on the head. Voila, a viable joke.
It's always interesting when someone dies, you end up finding out things about them that you didn't know when they were alive, not because it was a secret, just because you didn't watch their episode of Who Do You Think You Are? when they were alive.
In this case, it was when World at One on Radio 4 played an archive clip of Len Goodman telling Kirsty Young that he had a large penis. I didn't know that about him as it never came up on Strictly Come Dancing or Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme as far as I remember.
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