Strictly Come Dancing's Len Goodman denies he dropped F-bomb on air He's known as the judge who doesn't hold back when it comes to handing out critiques on Strictly Come Dancing contestants' performances. But Len Goodman, 70, insists he's not the type to turn the air blue in the midst of a live broadcast - as it was presumed he did during last Saturday's episode of the top-rated BBC show. 'Iâ€™m convinced that I didnâ€™t swear so I have asked the BBC to get a sound man who can really sort of isolate words and things and see if I did because as far as I know I didnâ€™t swear,' he told the Daily Express. Word of mouth: Len Goodman has denied accusations that he dropped the F-bomb during last Saturday's live broadcast of Strictly Come Dancing I think it got blown up because the BBC, which I understand, would think, "Oh dear, I think he swore, youâ€™d better cover yourself and make an apology." And then of course that makes it suddenly sound even worse. I didnâ€™t like the fact that they accused me of swearing, but the bottom line is who knows, I could have sworn but you usually swear when you do something like bang your thumb with a hammer or something. But I was being so positive I donâ€™t know why I would swear. It was assumed that the veteran ballroom dancer appeared to mutter the F-word after expressing his delight at a performance by Blue star Simon Webbe and his partner Kristina Rihanoff. Passionate: Len, known for his passionate critiques, is awaiting the verdict of post-broadcast sound checks Sorry: Despite Len's claims, bosses at the BBC was quick to ensure that an apology was issued Simon, who raised his eyebrows in an amused fashion when he heard the apology, received the joint highest judges' scores inside Blackpool's Tower Ballroom. Judge Darcey Bussell, who gave Simon a 10, told him: 'The man is meant to be in charge of this dance and you certainly were. All the right moves: Len's alleged blunder came during his assessment of Simon Webbe's routine with Kristina Rihanoff Jet-setter: Len lives between Los Angeles and London as he also works on the US version of the show