Len Goodman's warmth and kindness at heart of Strictly's success: The Yorkshire Post says
Goodman’s own dancing career began when he was 19 but he became a much-loved household name in recent decades for his role on Strictly.
He helped make the show a huge success with his honest but encouraging and frequently humorous critiques. His obvious warmth and kindness was a big driver of the show’s success, particularly at a time when so much competing reality shows were based more on cruel putdowns.
As he reflected on his career in 2019, Goodman said: “My initials are LG, and that spells ‘life’s good’ – and it really is.” As attitudes and achievements go, it has to be a ‘ten for Len’.