Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Len Goodman has looked back at some of his favourite moments ahead of his last appearance in Saturday night’s final.

The 72-year-old, who runs the Goodman Dance Academy in Dartford, fondly remembers one of the most colourful characters to hit the dancefloor, former Maidstone MP Ann Widdecombe, who competed in 2010.

After her Samba routine with partner Anton du Beke Mr Goodman said: “You could’ve knocked me down with a feather when she came out looking like my Aunt Mary’s canary.”

Mr Goodman, who lives in Ightham near Sevenoaks, has appeared on the BBC programme since it started in 2004.

Speaking on Strictly’s sister show, It Takes Two, with Zoe Ball, he said he hoped his replacement came from the world of ballroom and Latin.

He said: “My take is whoever they pick is good with me but I do hope they pick somebody from the world of ballroom and Latin.

“So whether that was Iain Waite or Karen [Hardy] or Anton [Du Beke] or Brendan [Cole], whoever. I just hope it would be someone that wouldn’t upset the balance.

“We’ve got Darcey from ballet, Craig from musical theatre and directing and Bruno from pop videos and choreographing. So I think you need someone who says, ‘Oh you did a heel there’.”

Mr Goodman said that he would miss spending Saturday nights with his fellow judges.

He added: “What I’m going to miss is turning up at the studio and all the expectation,” he said. “Meeting up with all the other judges - we all get on so well and have a laugh, but it’s the right time.”

See this week’s What’s On for more of Len’s favourite Strictly moments, behind-the-scenes secrets and he reveals what dance means to him.

The Strictly Come Dancing final airs on Saturday on BBC One at 6.40pm.