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Happy Place

Gok Wan

Happy Place

Fearne Cotton

Relationships, Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.715.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Gok Wan is a hard worker - and it’s his eye for detail and relentless drive that has endeared him to millions of TV viewers. But it’s also responsible for some of the more difficult times of his life, including extreme waves of anorexia. In this searingly honest chat with Fearne, Gok talks about his childhood, how fashion turned his life around, and the many paths he’s taken to his happy place. Thanks to Garnier for supporting this podcast through their Commit to Care initiative. For more information on their work, just search Garnier Commit to Care.

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0:00.0

Hello happy places before we start the show, Jude 93495 left us a review on Apple podcast about this episode

0:07.6

saying would you consider putting a warning on this episode as it could be triggering for someone with an eating disorder

0:14.6

Jude an excellent tip thank you so much everyone consider yourself warned now on with the show

0:22.4

Hello and welcome to happy place the podcast where I, Fern Cotton speak to friends and other people I admire

0:30.0

about their lives and how they keep it all together look thank you so much for all of your wonderful

0:35.6

reviews and feedback about the show so far especially to lovely Rachel who tweeted me this week

0:42.6

she said I had to pull over when you read Lena Hedys Instagram post as I burst into tears trying to

0:49.5

love myself is something I'm really struggling with right now it doesn't feel like it's going to

0:54.1

lift or get better but I cling on to hope that it will thank you for this all at thank you Rachel for

1:00.4

sharing such a personal moment and you're not alone and if by doing this show we can help inspire

1:06.9

a bit more love then I think we're doing it right so thank you Rachel and loads of love to you

1:13.6

now this is the last episode in the first series which is crazy because it's completely

1:18.4

whizzed by we're going to take a very short break between this series and the next which I think

1:23.8

is a very healthy thing to do but as you may have realised by now I do find it quite hard to switch off

1:30.0

which you will hear more about in today's episode with Gok one if I'm very honest I know work will

1:35.6

be the thing that kills me and you know people know what's where you how you're going to go I know

1:39.4

that it will be work because it does define me and it is feeling avoid Gok and I've been friends

1:44.9

for a long time now and when I asked him to come on the show he was thankfully very up for it so

1:50.4

I'm delighted to be able to share this with you today looking for a new job at read.co.uk we can

1:58.5

help you find a job you'll love but I'm sorry we can't help you get this song out of your head

2:03.8

now all of my days my days are working for me I can be the person that I want to be

2:15.7

now that I'm saddened my Monday's are working for me find a job you'll love at read.co.uk

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