Live webchat with Gok Wan, Mon 19 July, 7.30- 8.30pm

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Oh yes, it's true.
We're delighted that Gok has found some time in his very busy schedule of getting people naked to join us at Mumsnet Towers next Monday.

Fresh from his new series where he styled his first man on this evening's show, he'll be answering Mumsnetter's
questions.

If you can't make it (and we realise there may be a little bit of a bedtime clash) then post your question for Gok in advance here. (no nudity necessary!)

Thanks
MNHQ

Welcome Gok, thanks for coming on here - you can see we all LOVE your work!!

My only problems with your suggestions are around comfort & practicality. On the underwear front, you always seem to use hold-me-in underwear and it works. But in my experience it has some drawbacks:

• you get bulges at the edges
• the elastic stretches during the time you are wearing it and it does less good / moves about
• it's hard to know what size to buy as it feels soooo tight when you put it on.
• it's pricey... so we don't want to buy loads of different types to find the right one.
• hot weather and tight nylon don't go!

Any tips for getting the best compromise on this?
Thankyou!

Gok I love you!

I used to be a skinny minny, now i have a mummy tummy (plus a much larger bum, thighs and saggy bangers!), so i need a whole new wardrobe. And i hate shopping. Where is the best place for me to shop on a limited budget?

If you need someone to Gok in Newcastle I will always be available for you!

xxxxx

Please can you re stock the larger back, smaller cup bras again

I have always had to squeeze into a 42B when I am in fact a 44A, the banger booster was fabulous but no longer available in my size - will there be more stock or are they discontinued??

Everyone needs to be Gok'd from time to time

A one size fits all question, which I suspect many, many can relate to:

I fail to see anything I like about my body (except when I am pregnant - its the only time I truely appreciate it - and after doing that 4 times its not a solution!).
I have just turned 40, am not fat, but a bit overweight. I could cry when I look at how I am now, compared with what I used to be (although nothing special then, my self-esteem wasn't in pieces).

The life-changes make it all worthwhile, but every so often, when I remember to do it, I look in the mirror with sadness.

Any general advice for those of us who these days slouch, when we used to walk tall?

Thank you

Hello Gok

I read somewhere that you used to be quite large before morphing into the svelte Gok we see today.

My question is - if you were to wake up tomorrow and find yourself at your heaviest weight (some night out, hey?!), how do you think that would that affect your body confidence and how you feel about yourself? Would you rush to lose it all again?

Oh, and if you could take a quick peek at my profile picture and tell me what shape I am I would be eternally indebted

Hello Gok

Thanks for coming on MN!

Know that imitation is the highest form of flattery and all, but wondered what you thought of the Impressions Show joke that you actually secretly LOVE all the banger-squeezing ?

Hi Gok

I was watching one of your programmes on E4 a few weeks ago. The first thing you did with the woman you chose to restyle was to give her a tight, bandage style dress and some high heels to wear for a day. What followed then was possibly the five most disturbing minutes of TV I have seen in years. The camera followed her as she went to work, walked down the street and went to the pub with a friend. We were treated to the uneddifying display of white van men shouting abuse out of their windows, the eyes of men following her breasts and bum. The sight of her crouching painfully to pick up a dropped dart while men leered at her was particularly sickening. What distressed me most about this was the voice over which implied that being trussed up and displayed for male eddification and comment was somehow something to be pleased about.

I notice you always want to put women, especially those with active jobs, into high heels. These restrict their movement and the women are obvioulsy uncomfortable tottering around, unable to move and bend as they would normally need to in their daily work.

Why do you do this?

Why do all your programmes focus on putting women into uncomfortable, restrictive clothes?

Why should I let my 8 year old daughter watch a programme that focuses on trussing up women and presenting them to the male eye? Why can't you ever put women into comfortable clothes?

Cheers

SLUG

Hi Gok - my husband and I love your programme - and HE would really love your help but insists you wouldn't feature a 'fatty' like him. He is classed as 'morbidly obese' and is carrying excess weight BUT he's very broad shouldered/broad chested and I think carries it better than most. He has a very low self-image and thinks I'm a freak for thinking he's attractive! Would you feature someone this large on your programme? And if not, why not?! Many thanks!

Hi Gok, how can I apply to be on Fashion Fixes? Tried the website but no joy. Thanks (obv love your work, as I want to be on it!)

Hi Gok! please help me i look like a fat dwarf!

i'm 5ft, 36 dd chest and my stomach after my section looks awful!

i cant get a pair of jeans to fit me as i'm so small with a bit of a belly but no bum.

all the trends that are in at the mo like the maxi dress drown me and i look like i'm wearing someone elses clothes. I knew what suited my figure and shape before i got pregnant but because my bodys changed i look like a younger liz mcdonald.....HELP!!!

Hello Gok-Oh my god I am so excited! You are great.

I need help. I am 5ft 5 and a size 10 but I have no bangers to speak of. Help me dress so I don't look like a boy. I want to feel feminine but can't afford a bbob job. Thanks

Sorry meant boob job- I was getting all flustered!

I love your shows. I've wondered how you found the industry treated you being British Chinese. Did you find it a hindrance or a boon, or pretty much neutral?

I know quite a lot of BBC performers of all ages and find it interesting to hear their take on the industry/media and the opportunities that are presented to them.

Any advice for BBCs trying to get a bit further in the entertainment industry?

Ooh. That's two questions. Whichever takes your fancy - if you have time! This is a very popular thread!

Hi Gok,

Not sure if anyone has already posted about this kind of problem, so appologies if it has already been asked.

I am so skinny. Since having my second child 10 months ago I have lost so much weight and after BFing I have no bust at all. I am all bones, angular and I am very self conscious of what others think of me (To give you an idea I am 5' 10" and 7st 10lbs). I've always been skinny, but even more so now. People can be very quick to judge when you are skinny - "oh she must have an eating disorder" - remember all those threads about the girl in the next catalogue?

I don't particularly mind not having boobs, it's more the fact that I can not find a bra that I fill, even the gel bras just gape on me, and dresses and tops just hang from my shoulders like a sack.

So, to my question (finally!!) is there a way that I can appear bigger, more curvy or just have some sort of female shape, and not feel like a boy in a dress? I am stuck in my skinny jeans, vest top and long cardigans as I don't see the point in wearing nice clothes that (a) don't fit me and (b) just look like a sack!!

Thanks in advance x

Gok, I just want you to know that I LURRRVE you!

You truly are an inspiration, god bless you, you lovely lovely man

Gok!

I am dying to know what body shape i am, but i dont know how to work it out. Prob would be easier seeing a pic of me but i dont know how to upload. So instead here are my specs if this helps;
5ft 7in, 34d bangers, size 12/14 with a muffin top.

If you still cant tell by these then if you just send me your number then we can do coffee one day ;-) x x

Oh my giddy Aunt! (or should I say Gokky Aunt?!) I think you're fab Gok. One question please....could you define/describe how you determine what shape ladies are; pear, apple, hourglass etc etc As I'm confused about what shape I am, so when I read your book it's hard to tell what clothes would suit me and what wouldn't.
Thanks very much!

Hi Gok

Wondered if you'd be able to help me, I am 5ft 4in and a size 18 and most of my podge is around the middle, I was just wondering what kind of things would best suit my body, I mean do I avoid the big belts ect ect.

Your help would be great.

Amanda X

P.S YOU ARE BLOODY BRILLIANT, your first male show was fantastic and the bloke was HOT

My 8 year old son wants to ask you something ....

Spiderboy: Hello Gok. I think you are a very good role model to boys that are unusual, like me.
Are you annoyed that boys get less choice than girls with clothes and what did you do about it, if anything, when you were my age?

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Me again! I know I posted on page 1, but I have another (quick) question -

What do you think of the Bettie Page clothing range (40s/50s inspired clothes from the USA). I've been looking at it recently and found some UK stockists, but do you think I would look like a total 'nana if I wore something like this to work (in an office)?!

I love it but am not sure I have the confidence to carry it off!

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Gok..I am a 38HH and depressed. Every bra...approx 20 that I tried to a specialist bra stop after a 5 hr train ride to London didnt fit..Im also a size 22/24. Even when the lose weight the flamming "udders" remain.

Please can you help design some clothes for us big norked girls and also look at fashion plus sized clothing. I hate having to shop in Evans cos its the only thing that fits me at the moment. Where I live is very rural so we dont have the choice of shops.

Hi Gok. A group of us Mummy Bloggers, who frankly are too busy being Mummies and blogging to understand this fashion malarkey, would like to know if you'd ever consider doing a special show with a group of ladies of all shapes and sizes (and that's just our bangers!) to stop us being slummie mummies and make us fabulous Yummy mummies again?
We have an awards night called the Slummies and it would be great to look good for once.

We are all different ages, and have kids who range from tiny babies to teens and back again, and frankly we are to wussy to go on alone!

Thanks Gok, we love you loads!