houseandwhips.com – Gok Wan underwent a drastic weight gain of 21 stones when he was a teenager and it traumatized him because his weight began to define him and dictate his life. He never fit in as a fat kid. As Gok Wan tried to undo his weight gain, he developed anorexia. He has since developed a healthier relationship with his body and now, advocates for body positivity.
Gok Wan does almost about everything. He acts, he is a DJ, he presents television shows, he’s a chef, he writes, and he’s also a fashion consultant. Whatever he does, he’s an artist through and through. After training in the performing arts at the Central School of Speech and Drama, he got into fashion, writing for popular fashion magazines when he got an ‘in’ for television shows when he was employed to present his own television show How to Look Naked and Say Yes to the Dress Lancashire.
Gok Wan does not just host fashion and styling-related shows, he has also hosted Chinese cooking shows entitled Gok Cooks Chinese and Gok’s Chinese Takeaway. Besides that, he has also presented a series of documentaries on social problems among youth while drawing on his personal struggles with obesity and homophobia specifically. Speaking of obesity, let’s discuss his dramatic weight gain that was the beginning of a very dysfunctional relationship with his body!
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