Len Goodman went from East End barrow boy to the unlikeliest of ballroom dance stars whose Cockney style opened up the glamorous world of sequins and sashays to millions.
Yet if it weren’t for a twist – or perhaps a cha-cha-cha? – of fate, most of us would never have heard of Len Goodman.
The seasoned professional dancer and four-time British champion, who died on Saturday aged 78, was about to hang up his shoes and retire to his beloved golf course when the BBC decided to revive its once-popular ballroom dancing show from the 1960s and 70s.
