Gok Wan has called X Factor twins John And Edward Grimes his “guilty pleasure”.
The How To Look Good Naked presenter told PA: “I like them because I think they’ve got b***s to go out there every single week and have some fun.
Gok Wan has admitted that he tried and failed to chat up Simon Cowell at a showbiz party.
“I was introduced to him at a party and I’d had a bit to drink,” Wan told Now magazine. “I suddenly found myself crouching down saying, ‘Hi Simon, how are you?’ I’m chatting him up like I’m 18 again in a nightclub!
“He just sat there and smiled at me. He was very accommodating. Not as accommodating as he was in my fantasies, but there you go.”
Stylist superstar Gok Wan returns to transform his ‘gorgeous girls’ into absolute stunners, in a bid to encourage the nation’s women to embrace their beautiful bodies – ‘bangers’ and all. In the first episode of the new series Gok transforms a mother and daughter for the first time.
GMTV’s suave, sophisticated, good looking sofa host Ben Shephard is the latest celebrity to ‘get Goked’ as he hits the high street with Gok Wan for his Channel 4 series Gok’s Fashion Fix.
Gok is determined that clean cut Ben, known for his sharp suits and day time demeanour will be ‘sexed up’ and uses his as his very own ‘Ben doll’.
Gok says: “I want him to be looking a bit dirtier and a whole lot more Goked.’
Breakfast TV darling Lorraine Kelly first got the Gok treatment on series one of Gok’s Fashion Fix.
This week, the pair is reunited for a progress report and Gok gives the Scottish lass some more style tips for 2009.
Queen of Saturday night TV, and national treasure Cilla Black, reveals she once spent over £5000 on a pair of designer jeans from the USA, and says she becomes ‘the reckless old pensioner abroad’ on her holidays.
Cilla, usually seen sporting the smartest of designer outfits on TV, divulged her most extravagant purchase to style guru Gok Wan during a high street makeover for his Channel 4 series Goks Fashion Fix.
“I have actually paid over £5000 to go to New York to get my American jeans. I’m not joking, I’m ashamed” says Cilla.
Gok Wan is taking part in this years Comic Relief Does The Apprentice and he’s urging you to follow his lead.
The Red Nose Day fundraising kit includes loads of ideas to help you Do Something Funny for Money! Order your copy now at www.rednoseday.com
Channel 4 comedian Alan Carr has admitted that he, Jonathan Ross and Gok Wan all got very emotional whilst filming for this years Comic Relief Does The Apprentice.
Alan told MSN: “You’re up at 7am then you’ve got to go to bed at 11pm and there’s no outside contact,” he said. “So you know when you see them crying on the show and you go ‘you wuss’… but my god there were bits, I don’t know if they kept it in but I was choked, Gok was upset, Jonathan Ross was a bit.”
Style guru Gok Wan returns to see whether the women whose confidence he boosted are still riding high a year down the line. Gok hooks up again with Helen Thompson. When he first met her, Helen was a frumpy mum who’d lost all her confidence. Terrified at the thought of a job interview, Helen longed to be the successful career woman she once was and get back to work. The Naked treatment turned her into a yummy mummy, oozing sex appeal. But is she still feeling fantastic and what happened to her dreams of returning to work?
Tuesday 2 December 2008, 8:00pm Channel 4
Gok Wan is a man after my own specky heart! Having discovered that large amounts of bespectacled children get bullied in the playground, style guru Gok is taking part in a campaign to make glasses cool.
A Specsavers survey found that almost half of glasses-wearing children suffer name calling, and a fifth are known to have skipped school to avoid the taunts.
So the How To Look Good Naked presenter is urging people to ditch their contact lenses and wear their specs with pride for National Glasses Day on Friday.
Having suffered similar taunting himself as a child Gok said: “Classroom taunts can cause long-term damage to a child’s self-esteem and their education. Read more & comment »
Gok is back with the first of two specials looking at some of his favourite transformations. He’s catching up with Lucy Govan, who 12 months BG (Before Gok) was a tomboy who lived in a horsy world where glamour was a four-letter word!
She felt fat and unfeminine and never ever got naked. With the help of some surprises Gok managed to get her naked on the catwalk runway. Twelve months later, Gok returns to make sure she’s not slipped back to her old ways, and he isn’t disappointed. Not only has she become a plus-size model, but she’s turned comedienne too!
Thursday 21 August 2008, Channel 4, 8PM
It’s the final week of the high street versus high end fashion face-off. And for the last time this series Gok battles it out against four label-loving fashionistas to prove that you don’t have to clear out your wallet to have a fabulous wardrobe.
Jamelia catches up with Gok in her hometown of Birmingham for a spot of retail therapy and to talk designer shoes, while Gok checks out her show-stopping frocks in this week’s Dirty Laundry. And after seven weeks touring the country in search of a style icon, Gok’s road trip comes to an end with the grand finale.
Thursday 14 August 2008, Channel 4, 8PM
Gok Wan has admitted that he attends regular counselling sessions when he is filming for his hit Channel 4 show, How To Look Good Naked.
“When you’re filming a show like this and you’re dealing with women who hate their bodies, you need somewhere to let it all out,” Wan told The Mirror. “I’m not a doctor or a psychologist but I have to take it on as their friend, and I realised I was feeling quite stressed out with it.
“If you can imagine eight of your best girlfriends, all of them going through the most horrific time and needing you, and only you, it’s a lot to take on board. You become a sponge. Of course I do take it on because I care for them but I need to get rid of it as well. Read more & comment »
Red carpet glamour is the theme for this week’s high street versus high-end catwalk showdown, with sultan of style Gok Wan determined to prove you can look fabulous without spending a fortune.
Gok also rummages through Lulu’s party wardrobe and digs up some dirty laundry from her fashion past. Fashion insider Alexa Chung visits Paris to meet enfant terrible of fashion Jean Paul Gaultier. And the hunt for the most stylish person in Britain continues as Gok hits Brighton in search of another finalist for his UK Street Style Icon competition.
Thursday 7 August 2008, Channel 4 8PM
Can God Gok Wan prove again that you can look gorgeous without breaking the bank? This week he’s creating glamorous party-girl outfits sourced from the high street. While four fashionistas get to splash endless amounts of cash on designer labels, Gok is limited to a budget of just £800 to create four complete party girl looks.
With a hectic daily schedule sapping her shopping time Gok takes Lorraine Kelly on a speedy shopping spree and reveals her early morning wardrobe disasters. Plus Alexa Chung interviews French fashion designer Christian Lacroix.
Thursday 31 July 2008, Channel 4
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