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.

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.

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.'”
