The following year, he went stateside to assist with the launch of the U.S. version.

Goodman remained onStrictlyuntil 2018 before quitting for good (viaIMDb).

Goodman has remained a fixture ofDWTSever since, hence why season 29 felt so strange for fans without him.

Dancing With the Stars' Len Goodman

However, the famously humble Kent native toldThe Guardian,“Money brings you nothing, really.

I’ve bought my son a house, but personally I haven’t done much different.

Rather, he argued, “The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice.

Dancing With the Stars' Len Goodman

I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice.

I would like there to be people who can honestly say: ‘Len!

Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.'”

Dancing With the Stars’ Len Goodman