One piece of advice: unless you're an electrician, do not wear your mobile on your belt. — Gok Wan Advice Copy Share Image
My dad, John, was from China and he met mum after he moved here in the 1960s. — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
We had quite an unconventional family life because my parents ran a Chinese restaurant. — Gok Wan Family Copy Share Image
Shopping for weddings can be really stressful, and not just for the bride! — Gok Wan Bride Copy Share Image
With my family, all they have to do is look at me and they know what's wrong. — Gok Wan Family Copy Share Image
Everyone has something about themselves they hate. I once worked with one of the most beautiful women in the world and she… — Gok Wan Beautiful Copy Share Image
My dad taught us all a very strong work ethic so I'm constantly thinking, 'When is this going to end? When am… — Gok Wan Constantly thinking Copy Share Image
People think you go home and be a celeb, sipping Laurent-Perrier and listening to classical music. You don't. You go home and… — Gok Wan Classical music Copy Share Image
I would never impose my styling on anyone on Christmas Day because it's the one day of the year I need off… — Gok Wan Christmas Copy Share Image
Anyone can apply for 'Say Yes to the Dress' - same-sex couples, themed weddings, traditional weddings, the full works. — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
I came from a council estate in the '80s which was predominantly black, white or Indian. Being Chinese mixed race we instantly… — Gok Wan Being Copy Share Image
People assume I must have this fantastic body that I'm dying to show off but the truth is I have body issues… — Gok Wan Body Copy Share Image
I absolutely love the Mena House Oberoi hotel in Cairo, which overlooks the Great Pyramids of Giza. — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
You can teach people to sew, set up a fashion shoot, send emails, deal with the media, but what you can't teach… — Gok Wan Education Copy Share Image
Writing about traumatic events in your life is actually much harder than being there the first time round because you have to… — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
I had such a terrible time at school, just an awful time of being bullied. — Gok Wan Being Copy Share Image
Food is a language that my entire family have used to communicate with each other. — Gok Wan Family Copy Share Image
I adore opera and I truly believe it is one of the most beautiful art forms on Earth. — Gok Wan Art Copy Share Image
I love clothes because they can change the way you feel about yourself. — Gok Wan Change Copy Share Image
I'm very lucky because I have people that look after me and manage my time for me. — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
I don't think it's right for anyone to turn around and say 'stop drinking so much, don't eat fried food.' — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
My ethos is that every woman deserves to look and feel truly fabulous regardless of her budget, size and shape. — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
Forget the running and the jogging. Being so paranoid about being obese is the thing that kills you. — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
I dropped out of my drama course at university after a year and just floated from rubbish job to rubbish job, with… — Gok Wan Actor Copy Share Image
Suddenly fame came along and I started getting attention, and it was so foreign to me that it took a long time… — Gok Wan Attention Copy Share Image
I joke that I came out of my mother with chopsticks in my hands. But one of my earliest memories is of… — Gok Wan Chopsticks Copy Share Image
I was very young, I was going to clubs underage. I am going to be very honest about it, I am not… — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
You can go one of two ways with festive dressing. All of the sparkles can be about the outfit or the accessories… — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
I learned all my life skills working in a restaurant. How to have a relationship, manage, develop a brand, dress people, make… — Gok Wan Dress Copy Share Image
You know what, I'm just grateful to be offered relatively long-term contracts for as long as a year at a time. — Gok Wan Copy Share Image
When I was first in the fashion industry, I would get hired for a day and be thankful that they wanted me… — Gok Wan Copy Share Image