‘It’s about making people comfortable’: Is Gok Wan the nicest man in fashion?

As a second-generation immigrant and mainstay of British telly, Gok Wan is at the intersection of many worlds. Here, he speaks to Kate Demolder about what life is like nearly two decades into UK media

Gok Wan

“I like to see myself as a mate. I never really think of myself as a celeb. I let people into my life — whether that's me DJing in my kitchen or letting people into my vulnerabilities, or cooking them food. And I think that's where that comes from.” 

These are not the typical musings of a celebrity stylist — the brooding, gaunt, unforgiving muses made famous by Rachel Zoe.