Strictly’s Brendan Cole pays tribute to “the ultimate judge” Len Goodman
Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole said Len Goodman was "the ultimate judge who knew exactly what to say and when to say it"
Brendan Cole pays a tribute to Len Goodman
Brendan Cole appeared on Monday's This Morning to discuss his former Strictly Come Dancing legend Len Goodman, who has died aged 78.
Speaking to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, Brendan, 47, gushed about the former judge.
He said: “In terms of personality, Len was massive, not only as a TV judge but as a person in general.
“A lovely man with a bite, which I loved.”
Len was the head judge on Strictly Come Dancing from its launch in 2004 until 2016.
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Speaking to Phil and Holly via video, Brendan reflected on Len’s trademark “Se-ven”.
Brendan said: “You can barely walk down the street without someone yelling ‘se-ven’ at you.
“We will forever have Len in our hearts and as part of our history."
Brendan fondly referred to Len as the “ultimate judge”, telling the hosts: "He knew exactly what to say and when to say it.
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“He knew when to be the bad cop and when to be the good cop.
“His smile and the energy that he brought to the set, Strictly has not been the same without him”.
Brendan fondly referred to Len as the “ultimate judge”, telling the hosts: "He knew exactly what to say and when to say it.
“He knew when to be the bad cop and when to be the good cop.
“His smile and the energy that he brought to the set, Strictly has not been the same without him”.
Speaking after Brendan, This Morning regular Gyles Brandreth said that Len was “such a gentleman”.
“The last time I was with him was on a beach in Broadstairs and we played a game about what would happen when we met Saint Peter,” Gyles recalled.
“Len said ‘I know what I’ll say, I’ll say hea-ven!’ He was a funny man, a delightful man.”
Len also appeared on America’s Dancing With the Stars from 2005 until his departure last year.
At the time, Len said that he wanted to “spend more time with my grandchildren and family” back in the UK.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.