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Gok Wan wants to join Strictly Come Dancing

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Gok Wan wants to take part in 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The fashion guru, who is best known for his make-over shows including 'Gok's Fashion Fix', is keen to be involved in the BBC One competition and hopes to share his moves once he has enough time…

Also published: self-improvement books

Gok Wan, Paul McKenna and more release self-improvement books for the new year

It’s a time of year we both love and dread. Naturally, it’s only polite to stuff as much food and drink into your system as humanly possible (and beyond) but there will be an inevitable payback somewhere down the line. Little wonder that publishers pick…

Gok Wan: I always like a new challenge

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Gok Wan enjoys the challenge of his new television shows. The 'How To Look Good Naked' presenter has recently moved away from his fashion related programmes with 'Gok Cooks Chinese' earlier this year and he recently signed up to present a new Channel…

Gok Wan to host new dating show

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Gok Wan will host a new dating show on Channel 4. The outspoken makeover expert has been chosen to front matchmaking show 'Baggage', and TV executives hope popular presenter Gok could become the new Cilla Black. An insider told The Sun newspaper…

Gok Wan's Naked returning in different form?

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Gok Wan's 'How to Look Good Naked' will return in a "different form". The eccentric stylist has become synonymous with the Channel 4 programme in which he works on a woman's appearance so she can feel better about herself, and while he denies it has…

Alan Carr dirty dances for Prince Harry

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Alan Carr performed a dirty dance for Prince Harry during a wild night out in London. The bespectacled 'Chatty Man' host - who was taught how to do the 'Dutty Wine', a suggestive dance in which a girl "bumps and grinds" against a bloke, by pop…

Gok Wan to host Chinese cooking show

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Gok Wan is to host a new cookery show. The style guru - famed for his makeover shows such as 'How To Look Good Naked' - will present a new Channel 4 programme about Chinese food alongside his restaurateur chef dad John, which will explore home…

Chat show host Gok Wan?

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Gok Wan is eyeing his own chat show. The 37-year-old TV presenter - who was bullied as a child - explained in the future he is hoping to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Oprah Winfrey and draw on his own experiences to help others with a…

Gok Wan's How To Look Good Naked shelved by bosses

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Gok Wan's 'How To Look Good Naked' has been axed by Channel 4. The makeover show - which sees the flamboyant stylist attempt to rebuild women's self-esteem through fashion - has come to an end after five years as Gok has taken on a number of other…

Gok Wan to front new cookery show

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Gok Wan is to front his own cooking show. The 36-year-old fashion expert - usually associated with styling programmes such as 'How To Look Good Naked' and 'Gok's Fashion Fix' - will present a food programme featuring dishes inspired by his Chinese…

Gok Wan wears women's underwear

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Gok Wan sometimes wears women's underwear. The 'Fashion Fix' presenter has confessed he chooses to put on panties in the name of research for his own lingerie line. He said: "Sometimes I wear women's underwear just to get a feel for the product, I…

Gok Wan's Through Thick and Thin - book signing tour

Presenter recalls Leicester upbringing and 21 stone past

With his memoir Through Thick and Thin (you can surely see what he’s done there?), Mr Wan recalls his upbringing on a Leicester housing estate. His folks ran a Chinese restaurant which might have something to do with the fact that Gok bloomed to some 21…

Gok Wan's future fears

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Gok Wan worries his fans will get "bored" of him. The 'How to Look Good Naked' host admits he gets concerned about how long his career as a TV stylist can last but insists he feels "lucky" to be in his current position. He said: "Do I worry people…

Gok Wan glams up Glasgow at Glam in the City

Spandy dandy Gok Wan joins forces with Lorraine Kelly (yeah, we’re scared too...) for three days of fashion shows, workshops, makeovers and exclusive evening events, all based out of a great big tent on George Square. Tickets from www.glaminthecity.co.uk.

Gok Wan's Dragon admiration

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Gok Wan has a crush on 'Dragons' Den' star Peter Jones. The TV fashion guru has revealed he thinks the business mogul - who is a close friend of his - is "very sexy" and "adorable". He said: "He's lovely. I styled his wife Tara! He is actually one…

Gok Wan to strip for charity?

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Gok Wan wants to pose naked for charity. The 'How to Look Good Naked' star has revealed he would strip off and bare all if it could help him raise funds for a good cause. He told Star magazine: "I would do it for charity, but it would have to be a…

Gok Wan wants Boyle makeover

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Gok Wan wants to give Susan Boyle the "transformation of her life" to stop people laughing at her. The 'How To Look Good Naked' presenter would love to makeover the Scottish singer - who is known for her frumpy dress sense - so critics can no longer…

Inside the box

Edinburgh International Television Festival

Nestled at the end of August is the Edinburgh International Television Festival which, frustratingly, is still an industry shindig but it’s good to know the calibre of celebrities you may be bumping into around town. This year’s line-up includes Doctor…

Glasgow grins and bares it

Celebrate your cellulite this Christmas! Professional ego-booster Gok Wan is in town for the live How To Look Good Naked roadshow. Two audience members will get the full-on nudie glow, and a host of hairstylists and make-up artists will be doling out…