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Gok Wan on career milestones and championing LGBTQ+ visibility

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Philip Baldwin speaks with presenter, author and DJ Gok Wan about his new single ‘Deeper Love’, LGBTQIA+ activism and his proudest career moment.

WORDS BY PHILIP BALDWIN Gok Wan is a TV and radio presenter, as well as an author and DJ. He has long been a familiar face, as well as a powerful advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Over the past two decades Gok has been one of the most visible gay men in the UK. How To Look Good Naked first hit our TV screens on Channel 4 in 2006.

We have seen massive change in the UK around LGBTQIA+ rights and representation across this period. It was great speaking to Gok about his career and charitable work.

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