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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The Dancing With the Stars family has mislaid 1 of its own.
Len Goodman, the erstwhile caput justice who announced his departure from the bid successful November, has died, his cause confirmed.
"It is with large sadness to denote that Len Goodman has passed distant peacefully, aged 78," Goodman's rep said successful an April 24 connection to The Guardian. "A overmuch loved husband, begetter and gramps who volition beryllium sorely missed by family, friends and each who knew him."
According to BBC News, a manager for the Strictly Come Dancing alum shared that Goodman battled bony crab and died successful hospice attraction April 22 "surrounded by his family."
Goodman, who began his nonrecreational dancing vocation arsenic a teen, served arsenic a justice connected the fashionable BBC contention series Strictly Come Dancing from its motorboat successful 2004 until 2016. Simultaneously, Goodman—along with chap judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli—became a beloved portion of the United States' bid Dancing With the Stars erstwhile it premiered connected ABC successful 2005.
In November, aft 17 years connected Dancing With the Stars, Goodman officially announced his exit from the show.
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"While we are each getting excited and looking guardant truthful overmuch to the finale adjacent week, it volition besides beryllium with a interaction of sadness," he said during the Nov. 14 episode. "As this volition beryllium my past play judging connected Dancing With the Stars."
"I've been with the amusement since it started successful 2005," helium continued. "It has been a immense pleasance to beryllium a portion of specified a fantastic show. I've decided I'd similar to walk much clip with my grandchildren and household backmost successful Britain."
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Goodman went connected to praise his chap judges, including dancer Derek Hough who returned to the amusement during play 29.
"I cannot convey you enough, the Dancing With the Stars family," helium continued. "It's been specified a fantastic acquisition for me."
