Was len goodman gay

Six years later he revealed to The Sun how he keeps the spark in their marriage alive - with an early morning 'cha cha' in the buff. The star was also secretly treated for prostate cancer in while filming Strictly, but kept the diagnosis a secret from all but his close family and friends.

For years, the dad-of-one split his time between living in the UK and in the winter months, would reside in LA for filming Dancing With The Stars - and his family would come out to join him during the run. Leonard Gordon Goodman (25 April – 22 April ) was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator.

The couple had gathered their friends and family in a swanky London restaurant for a 'Sunday lunch'. The year-old star - who died following a battle with bone cancer. Away from TV, Len's years of dancing took a toll on his body and he was plagued for years by arthritis.

Len went on to have a long-term relationship with a woman named Lesley, and they shared a son together, James Goodman, who is now In gayhe met his now-wife Sue, a dance teacher, and married her 10 years later in in a secret ceremony. On Monday, April 24, it was announced that Len had died following a battle with bone cancer.

Len was previously married to his champion dance partner Cherry Kingston. He finally found the love of his life in the second woman he married. Skip to main content. Current "Dancing With the Stars" judge Len Goodman gave a September interview with the Telegraph in which he talks about his time on DWTS and "Strictly Come Dancing.".

Daily Mirror Icon. Article continues below. He had been staying in a hospice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, when he died on Saturday evening. The first woman Len Goodman married took him for all he had and left him for a French multi-millionaire.

But one thing was absent on the day - the newlywed's first dance. He said: "I don't dance at all now but I'll dance the cha-cha naked just to give her a treat. The woman after her gave him a son but goodman him in despair after more than a decade together.

It was his third time lucky with finding love with Sue, who is 21 years his junior, and they remained together for more than two decades. Inthe former Strictly judge confessed to the Mirror there was a "twang of regret" over departing but admitted travelling between the UK and US became too much.

Len auditioned for the Strictly role on his 60th birthday - when most people would be thinking about retirement plans, having established a successful len school. I just shuffle along. It was third time lucky for Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman, 68, as he married his long-term girlfriend, dancer teacher Sue Barrett, 47, in London's Belgravia.

View 5 Images. Opening the doors to the dining room, instead of tables set for a meal, the 30 guests discovered a registrar waiting to marry the the pair. The dancers married at the age of 28 and divorced a couple of years later. He appeared as head judge on the British television programme Strictly Come Dancing – in which various celebrities compete for the glitterball trophy – from its beginning in untiland on the American television programme Dancing.

A statement from his agent said: "It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged Please note that your preferences are browser specific. The year-old star - who died following a battle with bone cancer - captured an adoring allegiance of fans when he signed up for the hit BBC show in Famed for his witty one-liners and 'SevEN!

Len Goodman was a treasured TV legend who warmed the nation's hearts each Saturday night as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing. He ran the school where he lived in Kent with his second wife Sue Barrett, 57, was he had wed in a surprise ceremony in front of 30 of their nearest and dearest.

Saffron Otter Assistant Features Editor.