Gok Wan MBE opens up about his school bullies and his previous battles with being both overweight and anorexic. He shares his life lessons that have helped him to become one of Britain's most recognisable and well loved personalities
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Gok Wan MBE: Bullying, obesity & anorexia shaped him today
Your Story with Rory Smith, S1 Ep12 (Season 1 Finale)
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Fashion expert, award-winning TV presenter, author and all round national treasure, Gok Wan has taken the fashion and TV world by storm and has become one of the UK’s most sought-after entertainers. He made his mark by giving women the confidence to appreciate their bodies, whatever their size and encouraged women whatever their shape and size to strip for the nation!
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Gok's Bio:
In 2006, Gok was approached by Channel 4 and asked to present his own fashion show, How to Look Good Naked. In addition, he wrote his first book to accompany the series, entitled How to Look Good Naked: Shop for Your Shape and Look Amazing!, that was published in April 2007. A second series was commissioned and was broadcast on Channel 4 in mid-2007. From 2008 until 2010, he presented Gok’s Fashion Fix, broadcast on Channel 4.
His next series Miss Naked Beauty, which he co-presented with Myleene Klass, was broadcast in October and November 2008. Wan went on to present a documentary which was first broadcast on 27 January 2009, entitled Too Fat Too Young, which examined overweight children in the UK. He reflected on his experience of being obese to help several teenagers. In 2010, he joined the celebrity panel on Channel 4’s TV Book Club.
In 2011, he presented a series entitled Gok’s Clothes Roadshow on Channel 4, and this was the year he also released his much anticipated autobiography, Through Thick and Thin, published by Ebury Press. He launched his first women’s clothing collection with Sainsbury’s on 6 November 2011. His red wrap dress sold at a rate of one every 24 seconds.The range ran into 24 collections and Wan was also their Style Ambassador. In 2012 he starred in a new series entitled Gok’s Teens: The Naked Truth on Channel 4 where he gave advice to teenagers about self-confidence, bullying, anxiety and eating disorders.
In 2012 he presented a series entitled Gok Cooks Chinese on Channel 4 and later a book by the same title, Gok Cooks Chinese was published by Michael Joseph (Penguin Group UK). In autumn 2012, Wan presented Baggage, which was broadcast on Channel 4.
In June 2014, Wan attended Royal Ascot for the first time as fashion presenter alongside racing presenter Clare Balding on Channel 4 Racing and has done similar with a number of other racecourses around the UK.
Wan was a regular stand-in presenter for Phillip Schofield on ITV’s daytime show ITV This Morning. He also presents various weekly fashion features, and travel documentaries, including a trip with his Dad to explore two different sides to Hong Kong, covering food, family and fashion.
In 2016, Wan presented Fearne And Gok - Off The Rails on ITVBe and Gok’s Lunchbox on ITV. Since August 2016, Gok has presented Gok’s Fill Your House For Free for Channel 4 daytime, replacing Kirstie Allsopp.
In 2017 Gok was a fashion expert on Made Over By on E4 and in 2018 saw Wan as a panel member on Britain’s Favourite Dogs: Top 100 on ITV.
Gok is a big music lover and regularly DJs in the UK and abroad. His preferred music is House music and club classics but enjoys playing a varied range. He has toured Poland, including Pacha Nightclub in Poznań. He is represented by Club Class Management.
In the autumn of 2017, Wan embarked on an 18-date stand-up tour of the UK called Naked and Baring All. This was an auto-biographical show, where Wan discussed family, work, business, fashion and TV.
In March 2019 Gok presented Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire which was the first Northern spin-off of the hit TV show, set in Ava Rose Hamilton in Colne, Lancashire. It’s a family run business where Gok becomes an honorary member of the family. Wan helps brides search for their dream dress, with a little input from their friends and family.
In December 2019 Gok was awarded an MBE in the Queens New Years Honours List.
2020 saw the arrival of the brand new series of How To Look Good Naked after a 10 year break, and a second series of Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire aired on TLC, with a 3rd series in the making. He currently has a clothing collection with QVC called Wuli: Luu.
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