enjoy ur retirement

Yes, semi retirement as still working in the USA.

But for Len.....

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He'll be sadly missed.

Loved the pro tribute dance for Len tonight.

I'll miss him on the show.

I think hes been quite grumpy at times in the last few series (he was in a pissed off mood last week- god knows what happened there!)

Anyone notice no Brucie tribute in the last vox pops for Len? I think this points to him being unwell, as I think there would have been if he was well enough.

He's not retiring.

hes still doing DWTS in America. Its just he wont be commuting back to the UK every weekend

Thanks Len, you will be missed.
Please BBC anyone but Anton !

What Retirement he is a Money grabber he is going to America as he will get a lot more Money it is as simple as that. I would do the same but there you go Money Talks.

I won't miss him .

I thought he gave it up already a couple of years ago. Because they have two series a year and the second clashes with Strictly. He said he's 71 and he wants to enjoy his life whilst he still can.

he has said he is doing 1 more year of dwts because he signed a 2 year contract with them which ends next year

So did I.

Another who I think would have loved it was the late great Peggy Spencer who died earlier this year at 96. I had the privilege of knowing her slightly having attended many of her classes both at Croydon and Penge.

I have just seen that the wonderful Loraine Barry is to be a judge on DWTS Ireland. Fantastic news for DWTS Ireland....Strictly should have snapped her up,

Wonder what they'll have instead of Len's Lens, Karen's Camera?

I'll miss him.
He brought knowledge and experience to his role.

Agreed

I agree imo he thinks he is the greatest thing since Sliced Bread and he manipulates the show as much as he can to suit his agenda. All this hype last night about him leaving the show when he is in fact going to America to earn more Money is pathetic.imo.

Good riddance grumpy.

I'll miss him too, the only one with real ballroom/latin knowledge. Hope his replacement has the same credentials and isn't Karen Hardy!

This...unless they replace him with someone from the same sort of background I suspect the whole thing will just deteriorate into a fifteen week show dance type free for all

Whoever is Len's replacement, I don't think we'll know until the hype starts for next year's show. No PR advantage in doing it any earlier.

DWTS Ireland already has the fabulous Loraine Barry - its a great shame SCD did not snap her up. Lets hope that they have someone equally as qualified in mind. Loraine is/was one of my favourite dancers of all time

He is not 'going to America'..... He has one more year on his contract for DWTS which he is obligated to fulfil, but even now he doesn't go every week. I think he did the first 2 weeks of the last series, and the last week - and the money is adjusted accordingly. After next year he will leave that altogether. As for manipulating the show to suit his agenda ...... do you really believe he has THAT much influence! Weird.

I can tell you for real what Len intends to do :

First: spend as much time as he can with his lovely wife Sue, his son James and his gorgeous little granddaughter Alice.

Second : he wants to spend as much time as he can on the golf course; next to his family golf is probably his greatest love.

Can you imagine Gary Edwards in place of Len and Lorraine in place of Darcey?? Well, I can dream

With all due respect where is DWTS Filmed.