‘DWTS’ Judge Len Goodman Died Days Short of Prediction He Made During December 2022 Interview
usmagazine.comDancing through life. Len Goodman hinted at when he thought he would die shortly before passing away at age 78.The late Dancing With the Stars judge spoke about his lengthy career with the Daily Mail‘s MailOnline in December 2022 after announcing his retirement from the Disney+ series.
Goodman noted that he wouldn’t be surprised if he died in a similar way to his father, Leonard.“My dad had the right idea,” Goodman said at the time. “He loved gardening and he had a stroke while he was out in the garden.
He was 79, so if I go the way of my dad, that’ll be next year.”The ballroom expert died in hospice care on Saturday, April 22, after battling bone cancer. “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78,” his agent revealed in a statement to Us Weekly on Monday, April 24. “A much loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sorely missed by family, friends and all who knew him.”Goodman was just shy of his 79th birthday and is survived by his wife, Sue Barrett, and son James William Goodman from a previous relationship.The U.K.
native was a judge on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2016, making his debut on DWTS when it premiered on ABC in 2005.
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