Len Goodman is a Strictly legend for many reasons: his encyclopaedic knowledge of dance first and foremost but also his one-liners. After this, Len’s final Strictly season we wanted to revisit some of our favourite Len pearls of wisdom this series.
On Judge Rinder:
Judge Rinder and Oksana Platero Jive to 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'
“You put the boy in flamboyant… if entertainment’s a crime you’re guilty”
“You put the camp into boot camp… that was as tight as a bugle boy”
“It was like a Mary Berry soufflé, light and fluffy and no soggy bottom”
On Anastacia:
Anastacia and Brendan Cole Cha Cha to 'Lady Marmalade'
“You’re a bit like marmalade: tangy and slightly fruity”
“It was a bit like a meatloaf: there were some tasty bits in there, there there’s always things you’re not really sure about”
On Claudia:
Claudia Fragapane and AJ Pritchard Salsa to ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’ from The Lion King
“Don’t worry about Claudia, the outlook is sunny”
“It was a mix of frisky and risky: frisky movement and risky lifts but you pulled them all off”
"You've gone from gymnastic to fantastic"
On Greg:
Greg Rutherford and Natalie Lowe Tango to 'Jump'
“It was like the candyfloss: tasty mostly but a little bit sticky in the footwork.”
“It’s Fireworks Night and you’ve come back with a bang”
On Will:
Will Young and Karen Clifton Salsa to 'Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)'
“You’ve come to Borehamwood to do Hollywood and we got Bollywood”
On Ed:
Ed Balls and Katya Jones Paso Doble to 'Holding Out For a Hero'
“What’s great is the anticipation when you are coming out…”
“I don’t know about holding out for a hero, I was holding out for a paso”
“This is the trouble with hitchhiking, you always get a dodgy lift”
“Talk about super natural – it wasn’t super and it wasn’t all that natural – but it was so much fun”
“There aren’t words in the dictionary”
“Ed Balls, you’re like lottery balls – ou never know what’s going to come out next”
On Ore:
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton Foxtrot to ‘Pure Imagination’ from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
“Wolly Wonka it’s a stonker”
“A show-stopping, jaw-dropping, eve-popping jive”
“It had flare, it had fun, it had flamboyance… I had a blimming good look at your bum and I tell you your hips were hypnotic”
On Daisy:
Daisy Lowe and Aljaz Skorjanec Salsa to 'Groove Is In The Heart' by Deee-Lite
“You are not lazy Daisy, you have worked hard.”
“Who better to give us a bit of flower power than Daisy?”
On Louise:
Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton Quickstep to ‘The Deadwood Stage’ from Calamity Jane
“I don’t know about the Deadwood Stage but I think you could go on the West End Stage”
“It was a dance in France and getting an Eiffel was delightful”
“This morning I walked here and I was blown away on the sea front, and I was blown away by that tonight”
"As Brucey would say: didn't she do well"
On Laura:
Laura Whitmore and Giovanni Pernice Quickstep to 'Ballroom Blitz'
“Zipedidoda – there was plenty of zip and hardly any doo da”
On Danny:
Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse Samba to ‘Magalenha’ by Sergio Mendes
"It was a bit like my breakfast porridge: hot and steamy with an Oti flavour"
“I don’t know about long tall Sally, that was fast foot Danny… Danny Mac you’re back”
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