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He was fantastic, and Strictly wouldn't be the show it is today without Len. I don't think he was ever fully replaced - no slight on any of the current judges, just a measure of how unique Len was.

Very sad.

Yes, I agree- Anton may try to emulate Len’s mannerisms at times but there’s only one Len Goodman.

I'm not sure where you get this from. I get the superficial Brucie comparisons, but even then he is very much his own person.

I wonder will the judges start saying “SEVEN” Len-style again?

Why would they imitate him now he's dead? You'll maybe get one as a tribute, but it would be odd to start doing it as a permanent thing.

I also think, much like when Countdown lost Richard, the trophy became the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy; it’d be a nice touch for Strictly to have the Len Goodman Memorial Glitterball.

He left the show 7 years ago. It'd be more fitting in the US, perhaps - but not here. He was a very memorable judge, but he was one part of many - not the face of the show like Richard Whiteley was to Countdown.