By: Peter Hurrell

Peter Hurrell — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:34:46 +0000

Is Len Goodman the same “little Lenny” that I played with as a child around
the Coronation period of the fifties? My mum and dad (Bill & Flo Hurrell)
were friends with Len Goodman senior and Lenny’s mum whom I called Auntie Lou,
Len senior and Len junior attended a coronation street party held by my parents
in Queenswood Road, Blackfen, in 1953 when I was 7 and “little Lenny” was 8.
Although I had never seen Strictly Come Dancing until this Saturday, my sister
has been a big fan over the past few years, and it wasn’t until he recently
revealed that he had come from Blackfen in Sidcup that the penny dropped that
this has got to be our “little Lenny Goodman” When I saw him on “Strictly”
this Saturday, I knew straightaway it was our Lenny, the same cheeky little
chap I remember, and full of character. It is more than 50 years since we last
saw one and other, and played together, and I would love to get in contact again
especially as Aunt Lou is still alive at 91, I’m sure she would remember me,
and especially my mum, Flo Hurrell whom she was friends with. I would be very
grateful if you could give me a contact email or some way of contacting Len.
There is a nice little “happy ending” story regarding Len’s mum, which I
coincidentally was relating to my wife only two weeks ago, so you see I still
think about the Goodman’s, so what a really lovely surprise to see my little
playmate again after all this time. Many thanks for a contact address,
Peter Hurrell
p.s. Apart from seeing Len….I can’t understand why I have never watched
strictly come dancing before…..I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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