[JamesWorldNews]

RIP Len Goodman. A fine man indeed.

[bkman1990]

Some sad news. Len Goodman has died aged 78. RIP. 😔

https://news.sky.com/story/former-strictly-come-dancing-judge-len-goodman-dies-12864940

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman dies | Ents & Arts News | Sky New…
Known for his sparkling wit and Strictly catchphrase of "sev-en!", Len…
  Source: news.sky.com

[AJB39]

Very sad news. A lovely man and the perfect Head Judge for Strictly. RIP Len.

[Gary Baldy]

I wonder will the producers organise a tribute to Len like they did when Brucie died?

[bkman1990]

Len Goodman's passing was just briefly discussed with Jeremy Vine on Channel 5.

[Gary Baldy]

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.

[Gary Baldy]

I wonder will they replace him with his evil twin, Len Badman?

[Jon]

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?

[Gary Baldy]

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.

[Nobby]

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.