Through Thick and Thin, Gok Wan
Through Thick and Thin, Gok Wan
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Through Thick and Thin
My Autobiography

Author: Gok Wan

Narrator: Gok Wan

Abridged: 2 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ebury Digital

Published: 10/14/2010


Synopsis

In a short space of time, Gok Wan's infectious energy and charisma have made him an essential and much-loved part of Britain's TV landscape. He dominates the Channel 4 schedules with no less than three shows: How to Look Good Naked, Gok's Fashion Fix and Miss Naked Beauty, has published bestselling style guides to go with them, and he is also a regular presenter on The TV Book Club.

Gok has an amazing ability to make us feel wonderful about ourselves, but it's not until you read his own story that you learn where he got that gift from. Bullied and tormented both at school and on the housing estate where he grew up, Gok bounced back to become first a stylist to the stars and then every woman's best friend.

Whether he's telling us about his loving, larger-than-life family or how he reinvented himself at the age of 20 by losing an extraordinary ten stone in nine months, his autobiography contains all the intimacy, wit and warmth we've come to know and love him for.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jules on November 18, 2012

Everyone benefits from a good, quick read every now and again and this book is no exception. It took me the best part of a ‘reading day’ to get through it and I enjoyed it as a light and interesting autobiography. Gok Wan is infamous in the UK and beyond for his prowess in sorting out fashion issues......more

Goodreads review by Nell on April 09, 2012

This book has inspired me at times to realise that I may have faults, but to remember there are people in my life who do love and appreciate me. Gok Wan, one of my favourite television presenters, fashion guru's and beauty stylist is someone I look up to in my life and can relate thoughts and experi......more

Goodreads review by beti_czyta on December 15, 2021

Kto oglądał program "Jak dobrze wyglądać nago" ? Powiem Wam szczerze że uwielbiałam ten program i samego prowadzącego czyli Goka . Zarażał tym swoim optymizmem i uwielbiałam patrzeć jak doradza kobietom jak się mają ubierać . Więc gdy tylko zobaczyłam że jest książka-autobiografia Goka ,od razu ja zak......more

Goodreads review by Elise on August 04, 2012

What a joy it has been to see behind the Gok persona on tv and meet the real Kowkhyn. This is an honest, genuine walk through the life of a big personality who won my heart by being open to connecting with the women he has worked with on his Naked show. Ever since I first discovered Gok I have dream......more

Goodreads review by Alison on February 08, 2011

OK I actually listened to the audiobook version rather than read this but I think it still counts!! I am a bit of a Gok fan - I love the way he seems so comfortable with himself and with the women he works with - and I found this really enjoyable. I knew Gok Wan had been a big kid but didn't realise......more


Quotes

In a survey of my female colleagues, 11 out of 10 said that given the choice of both George Clooney and Brad Pitt on a desert island, or Gok, they would take the bespectacled one every time Telegraph

Gok Wan should be made available to all women on the NHS Heat

Gok Wan ... the saviour of modern womanhood The Times

When it comes to making women feel good about themselves, Gok Wan is a genius Closer

Every home should have a Wan Metro

Like a diamond in a sea of diamante Heat