Len Goodman
Len Goodman
Leonard Gordon Goodman is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He appears on television dance programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. He also runs a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDancer
Date of Birth25 April 1944
CityBromley, England
cooking honest i-can
I can't do most things, if I'm honest, but cooking I definitely can't do.
life-is-precious life-is believer
Life is precious and relationships are precious. I'm a great believer in family.
people nerves please
Obviously you can't please everyone. I'm sure some people say, 'Bloody old Len Goodman gets on my nerves.
iphone cracks multitasking
I'm a technophobe. I can't crack the iPhone, and the extent of my multitasking is being able to talk while I make a drink.
children fruitcake baking
The thing with children is they're a bit like baking a fruitcake: you throw all the ingredients in but you never know how they're going to turn out.
spells i-can
I won't eat anything I can't spell or wouldn't tread in.
panic
It's never too early to panic.
risk biscuits want
You got to risk it if you want the biscuit.
tea world cups
I'm a cup of tea in a world of lattes
play like-you grows
Your money is like your willy, it only grows if you play with it
car long mechanic
As you get older, things conk out. It's a bit like a car. As long as it's something the mechanics can fix, you can chug on for a few more thousand miles.
school men boss
I always tell the adults at my dance school, 'Men, you are going to have to do something that you are absolutely not used to: you have got to take command and be the boss.' Because - and this is just an observation - women get their way.
thinking roots healthy
I always think of a show like a plant - a little pruning now and then keeps it healthy, but you shouldn't pull it out and chop the roots up.
fall lucky truth-is
The truth is, I've been lucky. But just like the waltz, life has its own rhythm of rise and fall.