Personal Life
He currently resides in London. In 2009 he remarked that he had slept with "21 and a half" men in his life, and that he had also slept with women. In the same interview he also claimed that he had lost his virginity to another boy whilst they were both under the legal age of consent. His brother, Kwoklyn, is an accomplished martial artist who teaches Jeet Kune Do in Leicester. He also has an older sister, Oilen, who is a child-care solicitor.
Wan has been involved in various charitable projects, supporting anti-bullying charity Kidscape and launching a National Glasses Day with Specsavers to encourage everyone to wear their spectacles with pride. As part of Children in Need 2008, Gok treated the workers of Coronation Street's Underworld factory to a glamorous makeover. Gok also appeared in Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in March 2009. He has lived in Chorley, Lancashire since moving from London in 2008.
Wan has enjoyed dragon boat training with the Raging Dragons, and episode 4 of Gok Cooks Chinese features them paddling together in Royal Albert Dock and eating Dim Sum in Yiban Chinese restaurant.
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