{"product_id":"better-late-than-never-len-goodman-9780091928032","title":"Better Late Than Never: From Barrow Boy to Ballroom","description":"\u003ci\u003eBetter Late Than Never\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eStrictly Come Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e. Len will be telling all about his new found fame, not only his experiences on \u003ci\u003eStrictly Come Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e, but also on \u003ci\u003eDancing with Stars\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBilly Elliot\u003c\/i\u003e too. Though Len was a welder in the London Docks, he dreamed 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 coworkers 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 dance partner, and then wife Cheryl, Len won the British Championships in his late twenties and retired soon after. Funny and heart warming, Len's autobiography is full of honest East End charm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Len Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0091928036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780091928032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Len Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890571800831,"sku":"9780091928032","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5194d9b9-2dea-4948-b584-5a091ebea7d3.jpg?v=1709739417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/better-late-than-never-len-goodman-9780091928032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}