Go Gok!
April 10th 2011 05:34
After watching many a UK lass transformed from god-awful to OMG on How to Look Good Naked, there was no way I was going to miss Gok's flying visit to the local shopping hub.
For those who have not yet had the pleasure of Gok, his program is all about transforming women with less than perfect bodies into confident chics who are happy to strut their stuff on the catwalk - in just their undies mind you. He does all of this without a single nip or tuck but rather (in an extremely sensitive mannner) by skillfully getting inside their heads to alter self perception. Of course there is makeup, hair stylists and swish gear, but a lot of the work is centred on the woman's headspace.
To quote an ancient Helen Reddy anthem, Gok's 'wisdom is born of pain'. Growing up in the UK gay, asian and obese, and bullied as a result, he can obviously empathise with the poor body image individual. Fortunately, he managed to overcome his obstacles and if like me, you really need to know how, his autobiography 'Through thick and thin' is now available.
Those close to me know that watching a lively gaysian allude to his current sexpolits was a stellar effort on my part, but there is more to Gok than the obvious.
Whilst standing in this crowd of Melbournian females, all anxious to glean a pearl of Gok's body wisdom or to be selected for a makeover, I was struck by the overwhelming number of our beautiful young women who felt they 'didn't look good'. I noticed Gok shared similar thoughts to mine as he probed them with questions such as 'What is it about you that you don't like, you look great to me!' So it was with real relief when Q and A time came and a teen ventured "How can girls my age look cool without looking slutty?' that he responded, 'We have managed to take away much of the childhood of our young girls already so my advice my dear is minimal makeup and a lot less flesh.'
Thanks Auntie Gok.
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