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Better Late Than Never is the extraordinary story of how a man born into poverty in London s East End went on to find stardom late in life when he was chosen to be head judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. Len will be telling all about his new found fame, not only his experiences on Strictly Come Dancing, but also on the no.1 US show Dancing with Stars and his encounters with the likes of Heather Mills-McCartney. But the real story is in his East End roots. And Len's early life couldn t be more East End. The son of a Bethnal Green costermonger he spent his formative years running the fruit and veg barrow and being bathed at night in the same water they used to cook the beetroot. There are echoes of Billy Elliot too. Though Len was a welder in the London Docks, he dreamt of being a professional footballer, and came close to making the grade had he not broken his foot on Hackney Marshes. The doctor recommended ballroom dancing as a light aid to his recovery. And Len, it turned out, was a natural. At first his family and work mates mocked, but soon he had made the final of a national competition and the welders descended on mass to the Albert hall to cheer him on. With his dProduct Identifiers
PublisherEbury Publishing
ISBN-139780091928025
eBay Product ID (ePID)90168055
Product Key Features
Book TitleBetter Late than Never
AuthorL Goodman
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Dimensions
Item Height241mm
Item Width155mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorL Goodman
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom