Gok Wan and his sister Oilen Wan have an age difference of 7 years. Oilen Wan is a childcare solicitor at Johnson Astills Solicitors.
Gok Wan defines himself as a stylist, author, presenter, cook, DJ, and the founder of Isolation Nation. In the initial days of his career, he used to work as a professional beautician.
As time passed by, his life took a different trajectory. In 2006, he was hired by Channel 4 to host the show ‘How to Look Good Naked.’ This show was started to help women be confident in their bodies. After working as the presenter for this program, he has not looked back.
He has written books like ‘Gok’s Wok’ and ‘Gok Cooks Chinese.’ His latest book is ‘Little Wins for a Big Life: A guide to living your best life.’ He was featured on the cover of My VIP magazine with his dog Dolly in 2018.
Oilen Wan Is A Solicitor At Straw And Pearce Solicitors
Gok Wan Sister Oilen Wan has been working as a Child Care Solicitor at Straw and Pearce Solicitors since September 2016. Oilen holds expertise in handling the cases of children and parents.
According to her LinkedIn profile, she commenced her professional life as a Solicitor at Oldham Marsh Page Flavell in January 1999. She left after working for 3 years and 9 months.
Then, she was employed at Emery Johnson Solicitors in October 2002. Today, she also stands as a Partner at the company.
Oilen teams up with respected attorneys and clerks and solves cases registered in the Care Department. Their main focus is to bring out favorable outcomes for all the children and parties involved. She became a qualified Solicitor in the year 2000.
In 2003, she became a member of the Law Society Children Panel. She has established herself as a reputed lawyer with more than 2 decades in this field.
She has proved her mettle as an advocate by representing innocent children, adults, and youth in the courtroom. From domestic abuse, drug addiction, and alcoholism to mental health issues, she has dealt with all sorts of cases.
Her compassion, thoughtfulness, knowledge, intuition, and eye for detail make her one of the trusted attorneys. She is a humanitarian who supports global youth charities like Ditch the Label and Kidscape.
Oilen is active on her official Instagram account under the username @oilen in private mode with 100 posts and 53 followers.
As per My Heritage, the respected legal practitioner was born on February 17, 1968, in Leicester, U.K. She came into the Wan family by bringing happiness to her parents as the firstborn. Gok Wan and Kwoklyn Wan are her two younger brothers.
Gok revealed that it was Oilen who influenced him to pursue fashion. During her teenage years, he saw Oilen experimenting with goth styles, and that somehow made him fall in love with the art of dressing up. As the elder and the only sister of the Wan brothers, Oilen is loved and respected by them.
Eldest Brother Kwoklyn Wan Is A Chef
Kwoklyn Wan is a talented chef, TV personality, and Kung Fu expert. Kwoklyn is the big brother of Gok Wan.
He is a British celebrity chef who appears in the series ‘Kwoklyn’s Chinese Takeaway Kitchen.’ The audience is excited to see him at the ‘BBC Good Food Show Summer 2023’ in June.
He can also be seen on the Channel 4 program ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch.’ Besides that, he is a published author.
Some of his books are ‘Kwoklyn’s Chinese Takeaway Cookbook,’ ‘The Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook,’ ‘Chinese Takeaway in 5′ and ’10 Minute Chinese Takeaway’.
He married his wife Jo Wan at The Lancaster Arms venue in October 2022. Their wedding photographer was award-winning Sarah Carter, who happened to be his best friend.
His Instagram handle is adorned with myriad pictures of mouth-watering cuisines. Meanwhile, he uploads videos on YouTube as well. Kwoklyn is a 49 years old man who was born on June 16, 1973. Kwoklyn and Gok have only one year age gap, they are more like twins.
Growing up, they shared rooms and played with each other. Currently, they are recognized in their field but are busy. However, they get together whenever it is possible. In 2018, the Wan brothers appeared on ‘This Morning.’ They made delicious Chinese meals on the occasion of the Chinese New Year.
Gok Wan Family Is From Leicester
Gok Wan family comprises his father John Tung Shing Wan, and his mother Myra Wan along with his siblings. John has Chinese heritage, and Myra is a native British citizen.
John came to the United Kingdom from Hong Kong at the young age of 15 with his parents. He fell in love with Myra who used to work at the flower shop. Since they were from different ethnicities, it was not easy to be together. Later, they ran away and started a new life at Beaumont Leys, Leicester.
The Wan’s have been serving as chefs and restaurateurs for a long time. What started with the grandparents of Gok has been continued by his brother Kwoklyn exceptionally.
His mom and dad used to run a Chinese restaurant named ‘The Hung Lau’ in 1962. It was marked as the first Chinese Restaurant opened in Leicester. Likewise, in 1978, he founded ‘The Bamboo House’ eatery, regarded as the pioneer restaurant serving Cantonese dishes.
Since they were kids, Gok, Kwoklyn, and Oilen were familiar with the restaurant business. All of them are connected by one thing, food.
Gok Wan Mother Myra Wan
Myra Wan is the mother and idol of Gok. Her birthday falls on June 12.
She is referred to as Momma Wan by Gok on his Instagram posts. He regularly posts about his mom on his official social media account.
Gok Wan Father John Wan
John Wan is the proud father of three children and is often addressed as Poppa Wan. John celebrated 53rd years of togetherness with Myra on August 18, 2022.
His kids shower him with love in every way possible. On his birthday, Father’s Day, and Holidays, his children meet him and Myra for dinners and gatherings.