Len Goodman, the former Dancing With the Stars and Strictly Come Dancing judge, has died. He was 78. Goodman’s agent confirmed the news, saying that he had died at a hospice Saturday “peacefully, surrounded by his family.” He had been suffering from bone cancer.

CNN — Former “ Dancing With the Stars ” judge Len Goodman has died at age 78. The English dance expert, who featured in the ballroom competition from 2005 until last year, died on Saturday in a hospice in Kent, southern England, following a battle with bone cancer, his manager confirmed.

"Dancing with the Stars" judge Len Goodman has died. He was 78. "It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully," his manager, Jackie Gill, confirmed to USA TODAY in a statement Monday.