Quotes from Gok Wan

One piece of advice: unless you're an electrician, do not wear your mobile on your belt.

My family is normally 'Shameless' meets 'The Royle Family.'

Oddly I've been DJ-ing for many years, actually, but not many people know about it because if you go and DJ in a club and you've got 2000 people in there, then obviously about 2000 people know that you're a DJ.

I come from quite a heavy matriarchal family, and my older sister was a huge influence on me.

I'm an open book.

I adore opera and I truly believe it is one of the most beautiful art forms on Earth.

That's my ideal man - a bit geeky but strong.

You can go one of two ways with festive dressing. All of the sparkles can be about the outfit or the accessories but not both.

I thought I wanted to get into hair and make-up, which I did for a short time, and then I fell in with a stylist by chance and very soon fell in love with everything about the fashion industry.

I realized I could affect how people treated me by how I acted.

Growing up without much money made me more ambitious.

People assume I must have this fantastic body that I'm dying to show off but the truth is I have body issues - just like virtually everybody else.

I'm very lucky because I have people that look after me and manage my time for me.