In March 2019, Wan began presenting Say Yes to the Dress Lancashire, [39] [ non-primary source needed] which is the first Northern spin-off of the hit TV show, set in Ava Rose Hamilton in Colne, Lancashire. It was a family-run business where Wan became an honorary member of the family. Wan helped brides search for their dream dress, with a little input from their friends and family. [40] A second series aired in 2020 on TLC UK. [41] In June 2014, Wan attended Royal Ascot for the first time as fashion presenter alongside racing presenter Clare Balding on Channel 4 Racing. [23] Amidst our hectic modern lives, it is easy to put a dinner date in the diary and then completely forget about it until an hour before your guests are due to arrive. Initially training in the performing arts at the Central School of Speech and Drama, he then entered the fashion business, writing for popular fashion magazines and appearing on various television shows. In 2006, Channel 4 employed him to present his own television show, How to Look Good Naked, which lasted for seven series, [2] and Say Yes to the Dress Lancashire. [3] Moving into other genres, he presented a series of documentaries on social problems among young people, drawing on his personal battles with obesity and homophobia, and presented Chinese cooking shows entitled Gok Cooks Chinese [4] and Gok's Chinese Takeaway. [5] Early life Ingredients: groundnut oil; pork tenderloin; Shaoxing rice wine; yellow bean paste; hoisin sauce; light soy sauce; plain flour; active dry yeast; caster sugar; sesame oil

Ingredients: groundnut oil; white pepper; king prawns; squid; scallops; oyster sauce; light soy sauce; bamboo shoots; water chestnuts; sesame oil; chilli oil; ho fun noodles Look out for Gok’s Wok, my cook book stuffed with fast, fresh and healthy Asian recipes. I have absolutely loved developing these recipes for you guys – there are so many dishes to cater for every part of your life – from healthy lunches to tasty, sharing curry feasts, plus ideas for date nights, dinner parties and never-to-be-shared one-pot wonders just for you! Heat the remaining oil in the wok over a medium to high heat. Once hot, fry the onion for 1 minute before adding the garlic, ginger and chillies.

Very nice dish, flavoursome and easy to do. The only reason I'm not favouriting this is because I know that as much as I love it, it's not really my family members' favourite sort of thing. Laws, Roz (6 December 2013). "Gok Wan stars in Birmingham Hippodrome's Christmas panto". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 10 April 2018. Ingredients: groundnut oil; red chillies; ginger root; spring onions; tinned water chestnuts; peanuts; dried shrimp; Shaoxing rice wine; French beans (haricots verts); fish sauce; light soy sauce; white pepper; sesame oil

Ingredients: hoisin sauce; ginger root; whole star anise; Chinese five-spice powder; honey; pork loin I’ve just finished filming a brand new series of Fill Your House for Free for Channel 4! I had a ball meeting families and helping them make over their homes for as little money as possible.a b c Freeman, Hadley (21 October 2008). "We are all beautiful!". The Guardian. UK . Retrieved 21 October 2008.

Wan also filmed a brand new series of How to Look Good Naked, ten years after the last show aired on Channel 4. This new series for Discovery aired on Really in spring 2020 to much anticipation. [42] My first time making this type of dim sum - it's really hard to tell when the bun is cooked, I think I learned that it can still look kind of raw on the outside but actually be completely cooked through on the inside, so not to leave it in the steamer too long! The char siu filling and sauce was absolutely delicious. I was worried that the buns would pop open during steaming as my filling/sealing technique was not great, but actually they were fine and stayed together well. The main issue here was that my buns ended up absolutely HUGE, and I think this is because I didn't have enough plain flour so ended up having to use some self-raising flour to get the full quantity needed. I will definitely make this recipe again, with only plain flour, and a bit more knowledge about the whole process.

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With nothing in the fridge apart from half a bottle of wine, you begin wondering how you can dress up a takeaway as a home-cooked meal. Appearing on This Morning in 2019, he explained: “We loved our food. We had a restaurant, food was the epicentre of life.

In both 2016 and 2017, Wan was the Ambassador for the American Express campaign, "Shop Small" where he championed small independent shops and the importance of shopping with local businesses. [31]Gok's Lunchbox – Series 1 – Episode 7". The ITV Hub. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016 . Retrieved 6 April 2016.