GOK WAN

Gok Wan MBE is a multi-award-winning Television Presenter, DJ, Fashion Consultant, Chef, Actor and Author.

 A well-known household name and one of the UK’s best-known TV personalities, he has built a reputation as a national treasure due to his affinity to connect with real people.

 Since 2025, he has co-hosted Magic Radio Breakfast alongside Harriet Scott, serving the nation every weekday morning with his natural charm, sense of mischief and love for music.

 With a career spanning 20+ years, Gok has built a loyal fanbase through multiple projects, including his iconic fashion show ‘How to Look Good Naked’, charity work, LGBTQ+ advocacy, body positivity, cooking shows, pantomime, and more recently, his DJing at festivals across the globe.

 As one of the UK’s most recognised faces and voices, he has recently appeared as a guest co-host on the BBC quiz show Pointless, celebrity Gogglebox and ITV’s This Morning.

DJ & MUSIC: Alongside Magic Radio, Gok continues to DJ up and down the country and internationally at clubs and festivals. He started Isolation Nation, a lockdown rave, from his kitchen in 2020, airing to 1 million plus people, virtually every week, and now hosts them in person at various venues, including the famous Round House and Koko in London. He has released 2 compilation CDs and a selection of singles. In 2024, he produced a charity single with House Of Gospel Choir, with profits going to Macmillan Cancer Support, an Isolation Nation compilation in 2020 with Defected and an opera compilation CD in 2017 which reached number one on the official classical charts. 

FASHION: Gok’s career began as a fashion stylist in the UK, where he worked with celebrities and on editorial with Tatler, The Face, People, Sunday Times Style, Marie Claire, and then later moved into television as a fashion consultant for MTV, T4 and ITV. In 2006, Channel 4 approached him to host his own show ‘How to Look Good Naked’ due to his popularity, infectious personality and deep understanding of fashion and women. The show helped women boost their confidence through fashion, no matter their age or shape. The show was a huge success due to his ability to relate to all types of people, paving the way for a further six series as well as various other spin-offs, fashion-focused TV shows including ‘Say Yes To The Dress’ and ‘Gok’s Clothes Roadshow’, which was commissioned worldwide, giving him international recognition, leading to appearances on the Today show in the U.S., as well as TV work in Australia. 

FOOD: Gok moved into cooking following his passion and knowledge of food, his advocacy for healthy eating, charity work and documentaries which raised awareness about child obesity. He presented shows with storytelling about his culture, family and travel with “Gok Cooks Chinese”, “Easy Asian Gok’s Chinese Takeaway”, which were aired on Channel 4, UK Food Network and National Geographic. 

ACTING: Gok made his pantomime debut in 2013 in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at Birmingham Hippodrome. Since then, he has starred as Fairy Gokmother in Cinderella and The Ocean in Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates. In 2018, he took part in an animated series called Luo Bao Bei, voicing the father and uncle of the main character, and a children’s TV series called Milkshake! 

CHARITY WORK: Gok is actively involved in fundraising and several charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, Young Lives vs Cancer, Kidscape and Ditch the Label (Anti-Bullying & Child Empowerment), and is an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust and Stonewall.

AUTHOR: His on-screen triumphs led to six book deals, including ‘How To Dress: Your Complete Style Guide For Every Occasion ‘, released by Harper Collins, ‘How to Look Good Naked’, an autobiography, ‘Through Thick and Thin’, ‘Gok Cooks Chinese’ and ‘Gok’s Wok’. 

Gok was awarded an MBE for his services to ‘Fashion and Social Awareness’ from the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle.