VWBF23 HEADLINER: Gok Wan
- Type Virtual Wellbeing Festival Headliners
- Start 07 Jul 2023 12:00
- End 07 Jul 2023 13:00
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Gok Wan is an award-winning TV presenter and fashion expert. His name is now synonymous with offering straightforward fashion advice to women to boost their appearance and confidence, no matter their age or shape. Gok’s engaging approach, combined with his personal charm, has enabled him to build a reputation as one of the UK’s best known TV presenters.
Gok first came to fame in the UK as a fashion stylist, crashing on to the nation’s screens with an infectious personality that belied his deep understanding of fashion and style. His first TV series for Channel 4, ‘How to Look Good Naked’, was a big success and paved the way for a further six series as well as various other spin-off fashion-focused TV shows. However, it was his ability to relate to people, combined with his knowledge and love of food and cooking that enabled Gok to expand his expertise across a broader lifestyle remit and in 2012, he presented his first TV cooking show ‘Gok Cooks Chinese’.
As his professional profile grew, Gok used his status to draw attention to the issues he feels passionate about and has become actively involved in several charities, all of which have a common theme of being emotionally engaging as well as inspiring people to achieve their dreams. Gok has drawn on his life experiences to raise awareness of the many challenges surrounding child obesity and anti-bullying, and he remains enthusiastically involved in fund-raising projects for cancer care and child empowerment charities.
Above all, it is his articulate and intelligent approach to presenting which has rightly earned him a reputation as an authentic voice.
In November 2021, Gok was awarded an MBE for his services to ‘fashion and social awareness’ from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle.