Better Late Than Never is the extraordinary true story of how a man born into poverty in Londons East End went on to find stardom late in life when he was chosen to be head judge on BBC1s Strictly Come Dancing. Len Goodman tells all about his new-found fame; his experiences on Strictly Come Dancing; and also on the no.1 US show Dancing with the Stars and his encounters with the likes of Heather Mills-McCartney and John Sergeant. But the real story is in his East End roots. And Lens early life couldnt 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 Nan 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 en masse 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 ballroom dancing became his life. Funny and heart-warming; Len Goodmans autobiography has all the honest East End charm of Tommy Steele; Mike Read or Roberta Taylor.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good book but not worth the readBy jackIve been a huge fan of improve everywhere for years so i figured I needed to get the book. It has some interesting information in there on the missions they did but all of that info you can get off the website. Each chapter describes a mission. easier to just watch the episodes online. and then there is a few sub chapters on how to do the mission yourself. I wanted to read about the missions and not have a how-to guide. still a fun book but its just really not worth it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I would rather of spent 10$ donating it to Improve Everyware then to waste my time reading thisBy The GeekI read the online versions and seen the videos and this book realy didnt add anything of value. I would rather of spent 10$ donating it to Improve Everyware then to waste my time reading this.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Lots of funBy wordgardenThis book is a stitch. I laughed a lot reading about Improv Everywheres elaborate "missions" (pranks) in public places in NY city. I love their attitude. which is to create a memorable. joyful bonding experience for the unwitting public (and the participants). Can be used as a handbook for anyone wishing to learn pranking or improv comedy on a large scale.
