STRICTLY Come Dancing legend Len Goodman left a £4million fortune to his wife and son following his death last year at the age of 78. Len was head judge on the hit BBC talent show for 12 years as well as thrilling viewers for 17 years on the US version of the programme, Dancing with the Stars . His will, released yesterday, reveals he left an estate valued at £4.
1million, which included his home in Ightham, Kent, his business company and his personal possessions. Len, who died after prostate cancer spread to his bones, also left special provision in his will for a donation of £1,000 to the Demelza Hospice Care for Children, in Sittingbourne. His son James was left with Len's jewellery while his wife Susan was given their home in Kent, with all the furniture.
Len’s company – Pleasurable Pastimes Limited – is set to be split 50/50 between his wife and son, who were already co-directors with him. The will, which was drawn up in 2020, said that his estate should be divided equally between his wife and son, and that Len wished to be cremated. Following his death last year tributes poured in including from Queen Camila, who he danced with at an event in 2019, who said she was “saddened to hear the news”.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described him as “a great entertainer, a popular face on TV screens up and down the country". He was renowned for his witty quips on the show which included telling Jeremy Vine one of his dances, “was like watching a stork who'd been stru.
