The world is still mourning the loss of former “Dancing With the Stars” judge and “Strictly Come Dancing” alumnus Len Goodman. The 78-year-old died peacefully while in hospice care in Kent, England. The cause, according to his agent, was bone cancer.
Now, former “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron is revealing how he found out about his former co-star’s death.
Tom Bergeron Woke Up With Text Messages
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Tom Bergeron, who worked with Len Goodman for years on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” learned of her death after seeing a text from his sister.
“I woke up this morning to a text from my sister, and it said, ‘Sorry to hear about Len,’ and that’s the first time I’ve heard or read about it, so then I went online and looked at all the stories about it. passed,” Bergeron told ET.
After processing the news, she reflected on her time working with the former “Dancing With the Tars” judge, remembering her smile and honesty.
“That smile, that twinkle in the eye. Anger that he would watch TV,” Bergeron said. “I’ll think about the time when — because his criticism is always 100 percent honest, but he’ll get winded when he does a commercial break. He would call me and go, ‘That’s good, isn’t it?’ ‘Oh yeah, that’s good, yeah.’ I think the touching part is more prominent than his real personality.”
Bergeron and Goodman appeared on reality competition shows together from 2005 to 2019. Over the years of working together, Bergeron can see why people respect Goodman. “I think over the years of the show, you can see that his critiques tend to be the most specific in terms of the ballroom style, and as the show changes over the years and the ballroom style fades away. in the shuffle sometimes, Len would always bring it back to that,” Bergeron said.
“I think that’s why it’s his opinion, and no disrespect to Bruno, Carrie Ann, Derek, or Julianne when he’s a judge, but I think they’ll also agree that Len’s criticism and opinion is most appreciated by everyone,” he added.
ABC Releases Statement About Len Goodman’s Departure
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Shortly after the news broke, ABC, who worked with Len Goodman for years while on “Dancing With the Stars,” released a statement that read, “Len Goodman will always be an icon in the world of ballroom dancing, and we are lucky to have him as part of our Dancing With the Stars family for 31 seasons. She was warm and caring and always provided genuine guidance. We are deeply saddened by the news of her passing, and our hearts go out to her family during this difficult time.”
Derek Hough, who worked alongside Len Goodman for the last few seasons of “Dancing With the Stars” as a judge, shared his tribute to TikTok, writing, “‘Hold my point.’ Saddened by the news of our friend and mentor, Len Goodman. A somber morning in Los Angeles, which seems fitting after this heartbreaking news. But as I look back on the memories we all shared with Len, his sense of humor, his smile, and his charm, everything feels brighter and full of sunshine. Still hard to fully process but filled with gratitude knowing I had the privilege of working alongside this absolute legend.”
A few months ago, Len Goodman announced he was retiring from the ABC reality show to spend more time in his home country of the United Kingdom. She ended her time on “Dancing With the Stars” last season.
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