BBC apologises for Goodman remark on ‘foreign muck’

Will Bolton

THE BBC has apologised after former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman said he had never eaten Coronation Chicken and his grandmother called it “foreign muck”.

Talking with host Kirsty Young as part of yesterday’s pageant coverage, Goodman was asked if he was a good cook. He replied: “No. My wife did Coronation Chicken yesterday for our tea. I’ve never had it before. I’ve never had curry powder before.”

He added: “My nan used to call it all foreign muck. But I must say, it was delicious; so tasty.”

Commentator Clare Balding apologised for comments made earlier in the show. A BBC spokesman confirmed that her apology “related to remarks made during the section of the show” in which Goodman made his comments.