An hour-long BBC special dedicated to now former Strictly Come Dancing head judge Len Goodman was always going to be emotional.
To say people are sad is an understatement.
I'm already crying. I will miss @GrumpyLGoodman on @bbcstrictly SO much!! 😭 #StrictlyLenGoodman
— Samantha (@essjayarr) December 23, 2016
Aww Len please don't go. 😟 #StrictlyLenGoodman
— Laura Gray (@miss_laura_gray) December 23, 2016
😢 Something in my eye already saying goodbye to @bbcstrictly's @GrumpyLGoodman - what a Gent ☺ #StrictlyLenGoodman
— 🎅Tina🎄 (@TinaThudBump) December 23, 2016
It really is the end of an era on #Strictly now that "Our Len" has left. #StrictlyLenGoodman #StrictlyComeDancing
— Glen Foster (@_GlenFoster) December 23, 2016
But that wasn’t the only thing to get them all emotional – the show also transported viewers back to the early series of the show when it was presented by broadcasting legend Sir Bruce Forsyth, and it made them miss him, too.
Brucie always makes me giggle. #StrictlyLenGoodman
— Derek Faye (@Derek_Faye) December 23, 2016
Awww I miss Bruce!#StrictlyLenGoodman
— James Jordan Fans (@teamjamesjordan) December 23, 2016
And then they were treated to loads of old favourites, like Ann Widdecombe.
Watching @TheAntonDuBeke throw Ann Widdicombe around the dance floor NEVER gets old! #StrictlyLenGoodman
— Elliot Gonzalez (@elliot_gonzalez) December 23, 2016
Seeing widdy in her yellow tights once was enough for a lifetime.. but I've just seen it again 😂😂😂 #StrictlyLenGoodman
— Santa Clauras 🎅🏻 (@angry_angel22) December 23, 2016
I forgot how funny Anton was with Widdy 😂 #StrictlyLenGoodman
— Jaye Nolan (@Scattyjan) December 23, 2016
Last year’s winner Jay McGuiness.
Lovely to see @JayMcGuiness on #strictlylengoodman and to see his legendary jive getting a nod again ❤
— Kimberley (@KimberleyW1983) December 23, 2016
Jay's Jive and Danny's Samba are my two favourite Strictly dances of all time. 👍🏻 #strictlylengoodman
— Katie Holbeche (@katieholbeche) December 23, 2016
And, of course, Ed Balls.
Watching Ed Balls nearly drop Katya still makes me nervous. #StrictlyLenGoodman #Strictly 🙈
— Pádraig McCann (@Padraig_McCann) December 23, 2016
But most of all, it’s Len who’ll hold the dearest place in their hearts.
Oh Len you're not just a cog in the wheel - you're that main bit in the middle holding it all together #StrictlyLenGoodman
— Tracy Upton (@tracy_no_e) December 23, 2016
Strictly ain't gonna be the same #StrictlyLenGoodman
— S-J (@sarahjane_dale) December 23, 2016
Len Goodman is actually my favourite human #StrictlyLenGoodman
— CHLOË 🎅🏾 (@chlo_passman) December 23, 2016
