If you missed it on Friday you can see Gok Wan in action on Coronation Street for Children in Need right here:
I don’t know whether the Corrie girls had the Gok Wan lingerie on - but they did look rather gorgeous.
Gok Wan is a multitalented man - perhaps an acting career awaits? 
It has been brought to my attention that there are a lot of people think that Gok Wan is called Gok Wang.
Yes really. Just try Googling Gok Wang. Crazy! All these people out there talking about Gok Wang!
Well just to set the record straight, it’s definitely Gok Wan not Gok Wang. Though if you’re reading my Gok Wan blog then I guess you already know that!
Anyone out there called Gok Wang though (or Gok Wan for that matter), feel free to say hi!
Gok Wan never ceases to amaze me with all the projects he gets up to.
Adding to his long list of projects which includes the Gok Wan lingerie range for Simply Yours, Miss Naked Beauty currently on TV, a new series of How to Look Good Naked coming next year, his current book How to Dress and a documentary on obesity focussing on his own drastic weight loss he has now launched… a book on how to look fabulous when flying!
Gok Wan teamed up with Air New Zealand to produce the style guide ‘Looking Fly in the Sky’, which covers everything from packing advice, to in-flight chic, to hair and beauty tips.
Gok Wan:
“Arriving at your destination looking fresh and fabulous is important, whether flying for business or pleasure.”
“I’m not recommending the old style elasticated waistband trousers but you want to be as comfortable as possible.”
Here are some top travelling tips from Gok:
- Exposure to air conditioning for any length of time can dry out your skin. Pack a rich hand cream with Vitamins A,C and D which will replace moisture to the skin instantly. And use it on your feet and elbows too!
- Take a change of clothes for the plane. A light-weight tracksuit is ideal and ladies, a pashmina is great for snuggling down on long haul journeys!
- Layering is super easy: the key is to use block colours for simplicity and make sure your top layer is easy to remove allowing you to control your own personal temperature gauge while on board. Mixing knits is so this season!
- Guys: to avoid looking like Russell Brand on a bad hair day, don’t put product in your hair before the flight. Just before landing nip to the loo and style away. Don’t use too much - there’s nothing worse than a chip shop mop!
Gok Wan’s guide will be available from the Air New Zealand website.
Don’t forget you can catch Gok Wan tonight on Children in Need!
I received an e-mail recently from a male Gok Wan fan who wondered whether there was anyone out there who could give guys the Gok treatment. Gok Wan had previously only ever worked with women on his shows.
Well, now it seems that the Fairy Gok mother has changed his tune and is going to come to the rescue of dudes in distress, in his new series of How to Look Good Naked, out next year.
Gok Wan said:
“I used to be a male stylist and I used to do lot of work with guys and next year on How To Look Good Naked we’re putting guys into the show”
And what man would Gok makeover given the chance?
Some ugly duckling to transform into a swan with a little style SOS?
Nope. James Bond actor Daniel Craig - “because he’s fit!”
Well Gok, can’t say I blame you there!
Not content with ‘Gokking’ the Simply Yours girls, Gok Wan is set to style the women of Coronation Street for Children in Need. It sounds like Gok’s going to give them the full How to Look Good Naked treatment, no less!
Tune in to the BBC this Friday 14th November to see which Corrie characters get their kit off for Gok and a good casue. Got to be worth a watch!
Gok Wan at Simply Yours
A while ago I wrote about the excitement in the Simply Yours office when Gok Wan surprised 3 of the Simply Yours girls by giving them the Gok treatment in his Gok Wan underwear range.
Well, now you can see it for yourself in this exclusive Simply Yours video!
Ah God bless Gok Wan!
The girls got to keep their Gok Wan lingerie… and sometimes when you hear a little jingle you can tell when they’ve got it on 
A recent survey where female IT workers voted for who they thought was ‘the greatest leader’ returned some, shall we say, pretty interesting results. Margaret Thatcher came out top, with votes also going out to various extremes, from the Queen, to Chairman Mau to Buddha!
And who was the cheeky chappy who also got an honourable mention? Gok Wan of course. Gok was described as a dream leader because “he wants others to feel good about themselves”. Well that’s certainly true – that’s why he designed his lingerie range.
I reckon Gok would make a pretty fun boss (especially compared to Maggie Thatcher!). He’d definitely make sure that morale was always boosted, not to mention bangers. Judging by the chaos he caused when he was in our offices you’d never really know what was going to happen from one minute to the next. There’d be never a dull moment. Imagine the meetings – he’d be sure to always say the most inappropriate and outrageous thing he could think of.
Gok Wan or Margaret Thatcher - I know who I'd rather go for a post-work beer with on a Friday
Speaking of when Gok Wan was in the Simply Yours office, I’ve got a little treat for you all coming soon… watch this space!
Gok Wan’s new show has definitely been causing mixed reactions throughout the media. Whist I personally am getting somewhat addicted to Miss Naked Beauty some people are less than impressed and have been saying it is humiliating to the women taking part.
The way I see it, the women are being made to face up to their fears, which is never going to be easy. And Gok is doing it the best way he knows how - using the outrageous, straight to the point tactics he is known for. Which, let’s face it, get results! I for one am fed up with women hating their bodies and am glad Gok is trying to do something about it. Gok always asks them, right before hand if they are ok to do a specific challenge and they are free to say no. No-one said that How to Look Good Naked was humiliating and that used the same ‘cruel to be kind’ technique - because we saw how much happier with themselves the people on it were afterwards and how it changed their lives.
Now some of the contestants in Miss Naked Beauty clearly still have a lot of hang-ups. If they find some of the challenges hard it’s because of the negativity about themselves they’ve been ingrained with by society - the negativity Gok is trying to get rid of. And as an end result they not only stand to feel happier about themselves but also to help change the lives of other women by trying to liberate them from those negative feelings too. So the hang ups have got to go!
Saying that it’s humiliating to be seen without make-up or to show a part of your body is like admitting that there is something to be ashamed of in that un-made-up face or about that body part. And Gok is saying that there is nothing to be ashamed of - in fact, it’s something to be proud of.
But there I go, ranting on again! Let’s hear it from the man himself Gok Wan, as he defends Miss Naked Beauty:
We all know Gok Wan’s 2 major passions are fashion and the female form. But since losing that teen weight and wising up about what’s good for you, Gok now reveals his new passion – food! Gok has learned to cook ‘Hong Kong’ Chinese food from his father and confesses he can’t cook English food. It does sound like he eats out or gets takeaway lots though. But who can blame him? With his busy schedule it’s pretty impressive he finds time to eat at all.
So, in case you were wondering, here’s an average food diary for a day in the life of a Gok Wan:
Breakfast: Coffee and a muffin
Lunch: Sushi
Snacks: Fruit and nuts especially cashew nuts. More coffee.
Dinner: Noodles or dim sum from China town
Gok Wan's fave lunch - sushi! Mmmm.
And Gok’s favourite tipple? A glass of Cristal perhaps, or maybe a gorgeous ‘Goktail’?
Nope – a Stella top!
“Nothing beats a Stella top. I hate champagne. At the fashion parties I always manage to get a bottle of beer somehow. I drink vodka when I’m getting a beer belly, but I smoke, and beer and fags go hand in hand. Oh, how I love smoking. All I can do is regulate my diet so there’s room for my vices. I’m fairly straightforward about that.”
Well, you can take the boy out of Leicester but you can’t take the Leicester out of the boy!
Sushi shot from Flickr
Whilst Gok Wan continues in his quest for natural beauty in Miss Naked Beauty, ruling out girls with boob jobs etc, it’s seems the world is getting more and more surgery obsessed.
The other day whilst channel surfing I caught a snippet of Richard and Judy’s new show where a woman was reporting on all the latest beauty crazes from Hollywood. Amongst them were a new kind of spray tan where not only do you get the usual all over tan but also ’spray on’ muscle definition, plus a relatively new craze for… wait for it… cosmetic toe surgery!
Now while I totally understand someone needing to undergo surgery to remedy painful problems with your feet I think that having a piece of bone surgically removed from your toe in the name of aesthetics is a bit much! Apparently it’s all been brought on by those open toe shoes and sandals with your feet on show - the next step up from a pedicure (a very big step to my mind!) And it’s particularly popular for ladies whose second toe is longer than their big toe. But I say it’s things like that that make you human - normal in fact. And I think that’s what Gok Wan is trying to say with Miss Naked Beauty too.
And as for the spray on muscle tone… if you’re after a great shape you’d be much better off investing in some Gok Wan lingerie, it will last a whole lot longer! And it definitely won’t wash off in the shower - though I wouldn’t recommend trying it
