Gok Wan opens up about childhood as 'fat, gay, half-Chinese' boy

Television presenter Gok Wan has spoken out about his weight issues, depression and bullying as a child.

Gok Wan opens up about childhood as 'fat, gay, half-Chinese' boy

Television presenter Gok Wan has spoken out about his weight issues, depression and bullying as a child.

The fashion guru, best known for the Channel 4 programme How to Look Good Naked, described his childhood as a “fat, gay, half-Chinese” boy in a council estate in Leicester during an interview for The Sunday Times Magazine.

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