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'''Gok Wan''' (born Ko-Hen Wan{{Fact|date=June 2008}}) meaning "Noisy Big City" in Chinese (born [[9 October]] [[1974]], [[Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]<ref name="TheIndependent">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/how-do-i-look-gok-wan-stylist-amp-tv-presenter-age-33-766093.html |title=How do I look? Gok Wan, Stylist & TV presenter, age 33 |first=Charlotte |last=Philby |date=[[2007-12-29]] |accessdate=2008-02-15|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[fashion consultant]], [[author]] and [[television presenter]] of [[British]]-[[Chinese]] heritage. |
'''Gok Wan''' (born Ko-Hen Wan{{Fact|date=June 2008}}) meaning "Noisy Big City" in Chinese (born [[9 October]] [[1974]], [[Leicester]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]<ref name="TheIndependent">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/how-do-i-look-gok-wan-stylist-amp-tv-presenter-age-33-766093.html |title=How do I look? Gok Wan, Stylist & TV presenter, age 33 |first=Charlotte |last=Philby |date=[[2007-12-29]] |accessdate=2008-02-15|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[fashion consultant]], [[author]] and [[television presenter]] of [[British]]-[[Chinese]] heritage. I like to call him Cock Wank! LOLZ! |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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After receiving a diploma in performing arts at the Charles Keene College of Further Education, [[Leicester]], Wan enrolled at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] to study Drama and Education, although he did not complete the course. Following that, he began working as a session hair and make-up artist and soon after moved into fashion styling. He was 21 [[stone (mass)|stone]] (133 kg) in his teenage years he confessed, "I was really fat".<ref name="TheSun">{{cite web |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article32504.ece |title=TV |
After receiving a diploma in performing arts at the Charles Keene College of Further Education, [[Leicester]], Wan enrolled at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] to study Drama and Education, although he did not complete the course. Following that, he began working as a session hair and make-up artist and soon after moved into fashion styling. He was 21 [[stone (mass)|stone]] (133 kg) in his teenage years he confessed, "I was really fat".<ref name="TheSun">{{cite web |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article32504.ece |title=TV Wan: I used to be a fatty |first=Sarah |last=Nathan |date=[[2007-05-14]] |accessdate=2008-02-10|work=[[The Sun Newspaper]]}}</ref> It was not until his late teens that he started slimming. |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Over the last 10 years |
Over the last 10 years Wan has worked with many personalities and musicians including [[Bryan Ferry]], [[All Saints (band)|All Saints]], [[Damien Lewis]], [[Erasure]], [[Vanessa Mae]], [[Wade Robson]], [[Lauren Laverne]], [[Wet Wet Wet]], and [[Johnny Vaughan]]. His work has been published internationally in several magazines, which include ''[[Tatler]]'', ''[[Glamour]]'', ''[[Times Style]]'', ''[[Marie Claire]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]'', ''[[Afisha Mir]]'', ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' and ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. He has also worked with photographers such as [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]], [[Mike Owen]] and [[Jason Joyce]]. |
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Wan has also worked as an "on-screen" fashion consultant on many television shows including: ''MTV Shakedown'' ([[MTV Europe]]), [[GMTV]] (ITV), ''[[LK Today]]'' (ITV), ''[[Big Brother's Little Brother]]'' (Channel 4), ''[[Battle of the Sexes]]'' (BBC1), ''[[The Wright Stuff]]'' (Channel 5), ''[[Make Me a Grown Up]]'' (Channel 4/T4), ''[[The Xtra Factor]]'' (ITV2) and ''[[T4 (Channel 4)|T4]]'' (Channel 4). |
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In 2006, |
In 2006, Wan was approached by [[Channel 4]] and asked to present his own fashion show, ''[[How to Look Good Naked]]''. In addition, he wrote a 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 Channel4 in early summer 2007. Along with the second series, he appeared on ''[[The New Paul O'Grady Show]]'', in which he persuaded [[Paul O'Grady]] to "strip naked". A third series was shown during spring 2008. His new series, entitled ''Gok's Fashion Fix'' was broadcast on [[Channel 4]] in Summer 2008. |
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On 25 April 2008 |
On [[25 April]] [[2008]], Wan was the guest presenter on [[The Friday Night Project]]. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Gok Wan | |
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 Gok Wan | |
| Born | October 9, 1974[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion stylist, television presenter |
| Known for | How to Look Good Naked |
Gok Wan (born Ko-Hen Wan[citation needed]) meaning "Noisy Big City" in Chinese (born 9 October 1974, Leicester, UK[1]) is a British fashion consultant, author and television presenter of British-Chinese heritage. I like to call him Cock Wank! LOLZ!
Early life
After receiving a diploma in performing arts at the Charles Keene College of Further Education, Leicester, Wan enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama to study Drama and Education, although he did not complete the course. Following that, he began working as a session hair and make-up artist and soon after moved into fashion styling. He was 21 stone (133 kg) in his teenage years he confessed, "I was really fat".[2] It was not until his late teens that he started slimming.
Career
Over the last 10 years Wan has worked with many personalities and musicians including Bryan Ferry, All Saints, Damien Lewis, Erasure, Vanessa Mae, Wade Robson, Lauren Laverne, Wet Wet Wet, and Johnny Vaughan. His work has been published internationally in several magazines, which include Tatler, Glamour, Times Style, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, The Face, Afisha Mir, Clash and People. He has also worked with photographers such as Rankin, Mike Owen and Jason Joyce.
Wan has also worked as an "on-screen" fashion consultant on many television shows including: MTV Shakedown (MTV Europe), GMTV (ITV), LK Today (ITV), Big Brother's Little Brother (Channel 4), Battle of the Sexes (BBC1), The Wright Stuff (Channel 5), Make Me a Grown Up (Channel 4/T4), The Xtra Factor (ITV2) and T4 (Channel 4).
In 2006, Wan was approached by Channel 4 and asked to present his own fashion show, How to Look Good Naked. In addition, he wrote a 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 Channel4 in early summer 2007. Along with the second series, he appeared on The New Paul O'Grady Show, in which he persuaded Paul O'Grady to "strip naked". A third series was shown during spring 2008. His new series, entitled Gok's Fashion Fix was broadcast on Channel 4 in Summer 2008.
On 25 April 2008, Wan was the guest presenter on The Friday Night Project.
Personal life
Gok Wan lives in London and is openly gay.[3] He mentioned this on the June 29, 2007, on Channel 4 UK's show 8 out of 10 cats "I would do Tony Blair" - although stating that both Gordon Brown and Tony Blair are "mingers". Whilst guest presenting The Friday Night Project Gok made several sexual references to co-host Alan Carr, and admitted his New Year resolution for 2008 was to "find a husband".
His elder brother, Kwoklyn Wan, is an accomplished martial artist and teaches Jeet Kune Do at the Urban Martial Arts Academy based in Leicester[4]. His younger brother Tony Wan, is currently studying for a degree in International Business Management at Manchester Metropolitan University.
References
- ^ a b Philby, Charlotte (2007-12-29). "How do I look? Gok Wan, Stylist & TV presenter, age 33". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Nathan, Sarah (2007-05-14). "TV Wan: I used to be a fatty". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Roberts, Rachel (2007-06-23). "Self image is everything". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Urban Martial Arts :: Kwoklyn Wan