Strictly's Shirley Ballas reveals special meaning behind outfit in tribute to Len Goodman

Robbie Coltrane was absent from their memoriam package. Bafta’s In Memory Of… segment honours actors we’ve lost over the past year, as well as creatives who worked behind the scenes. This year, former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman, comedian Paul O’Grady, and Dame Edna Everage star Barry Humphries got a mention.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice has paid an emotional tribute to Len Goodman describing him as a "legend" and someone they "always want to please".The professional dancer, 32, has appeared on the hit BBC dancing show since 2015 previously being partnered with the likes of Laura Whitmore, Georgia May Foote and Rose Ayling-Ellis, who he won the Glitterball trophy with in the 2021 series. And now dancer Giovanni has paid an emotional tribute to former judge Len Goodman, who died at the age of 78 from bone cancer on 22 April this year.

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It’s a beautiful, sunny morning and we’re chatting to beaming dad-to-be Aljaž Škorjanec, who’s currently enjoying a babymoon in his native Slovenia with his wife Janette Manrara.The former Strictly pro has plenty of reasons to smile, as not only is fatherhood on the horizon, but he and It Takes Two host Janette have just moved into a gorgeous new home in Cheshire. “I’ve been ready to be a dad since I was about 20-years-old,” says Aljaž, 33, who is currently “relaxing and seeing family” in his homeland. “With our careers, it was always going to be completely down to Janette’s timing.

Strictly's head judge Len Goodman sadly passed away last week aged 78 after a short battle with bone cancer.

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Strictly Come Dancing legend Len Goodman had a huge fortune of £5.3m when he passed away on Saturday 22 April, aged 78. The TV star died from bone cancer at a hospital in Tunbridge Wells, leaving his celebrity pals, colleagues and fans devastated, as tributes poured in. According to MailOnline, accounts for Len's company, Pleasurable Pastimes that were signed off weeks before his death have revealed he had more than £3.5million in the bank.

Remembering a dance legend. After achieving success as a ballroom dancer, Len Goodman found fame as a TV judge on Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing With the Stars.

Len Goodman, the former head judge of “Dancing with the Stars” has died at the age of 78. He was a professional dancer and judge, appearing in the ABC dance show for over a decade.Maribel Guardia’s son Julián Figueroa passes away at 28tWitch’s wife Allison Holker celebrates Easter with her kidsA post shared by Dancing With The Stars #DWTS (@dancingwiththestars)News of Goodman’s death were confirmed by his manager, Jackie Gill. "It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78," said the statement, shared by BBC News.

Tributes have begun pouring in from friends and co-stars of the late Len Goodman, who died on Saturday at the age of 78.

Legendary dance judge Len Goodman has passed away.

The tributes have been pouring in for Len Goodman, the former Dancing with the Stars judge who died at 78. His passing was confirmed over the weekend.

Buckingham Palace has said the Queen Consort was “saddened” to learn of the death of former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman.The dancer and choreographer, originally from east London, had been diagnosed with bone cancer and died on Saturday night aged 78. He and Camilla, an avid fan of Strictly, shared a dance in September 2019 as part of the British Dance Council’s 90th anniversary celebrations at London’s Victory Services Club. She also previously appeared in Strictly’s 2017 Christmas special, dancing with judge Craig Revel Horwood at Buckingham Palace.

Len Goodman, who died on Saturday at the age of 78. Jackie Gill, Goodman's manager, confirmed the sad news to the  on Monday morning.«It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78,» Gill said in the statement to the . «A much-loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sorely missed by family, friends and all who knew him.»According to the , Goodman was on hospice at his home in Kent, England, and was surrounded by his family at the time of his death on Saturday. He had bone cancer.Len is survived by his wife, Sue Goodman, and son, James Goodman, and two grandchildren, Alice and Dan.Goodman appeared as a judge on  from 2005 until 2022.

Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman has tragically passed away at the age of 78.

He only found fame in his 60s, taking part in a new Saturday night TV show for 2004, called Strictly Come Dancing. But as head judge on the hugely popular TV show, Len Goodman, who's sadly died from bone cancer in a Kent hospice aged 78, became known for his warm and quick-witted comments, as well as his score calling catchphrase, "Se-ven!" A regular and much-loved fixture on our TV screens for an incredible 14 series – alongside his fellow judges, Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips and Craig Revel Horwood – the former professional dancer hung up his Strictly scoring paddles for the last time in 2016.

Former “Dancing with the Stars” judge Len Goodman has passed away at age 78.

Len Goodman was photographed hugging long-time friend Bruno Tonioli just months before he died, in a touching last photograph together. The former professional dancer passed away aged 78 in a hospice on Saturday, from bone cancer. Goodman and Tonioli’s friendship dated back almost two decades and they had appeared together on the panel of both the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and its US counter part, Dancing With The Stars.

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has died aged 78, his agent has said. Agent Jackie Gill said in a statement: “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78. “A much loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sorely missed by family, friends and all who knew him.