Series synopsis
How to Look Good Naked is a British reality documentary television series that premiered on Channel 4 on June 27, 2006. It ended on September 8, 2010. It stars Gok Wan.
How to Look Good Naked is a television program, first aired on British Channel 4 in 2006, in which fashion stylist Gok Wan encourages women and men who are insecure with their bodies to strip nude for the camera. The programme is unique among other similar makeover shows in that it never encourages participants to undergo cosmetic surgery or lose weight. The US format premiered on Lifetime Television in 2008 with Carson Kressley hosting, it was the #1 Unscripted Show on the network at the time.
Premise
How to Look Good Naked is a television program, first aired on British Channel 4 in 2006, in which fashion stylist Gok Wan encourages women and men who are insecure with their bodies to strip nude for the camera. The programme is unique among other similar makeover shows in that it never encourages participants to undergo cosmetic surgery or lose weight. The US format premiered on Lifetime Television in 2008 with Carson Kressley hosting, it was the #1 Unscripted Show on the network at the time.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gok Wan as Self
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | August 21, 2008 | August 28, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 8 | June 27, 2006 | December 7, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 8 | May 1, 2007 | June 19, 2007 |
| Season 3 | 8 | November 14, 2007 | January 3, 2008 |
| Season 4 | 13 | April 8, 2008 | December 23, 2008 |
| Season 5 | 9 | September 29, 2009 | November 23, 2009 |
| Season 6 | 9 | January 19, 2010 | September 8, 2010 |
| Season 7 | 9 | July 14, 2010 | September 8, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Season 4 Special Part 1 Gok is back with the first of two specials looking at some of his favourite How to Look Good Naked transformations. He's catching up with Lucy Govan, who 12 months BG was a tomboy who lived in a horsy world where glamour was a four-letter word! She felt fat and unfeminine and never ever got naked. |
August 21, 2008 |
| 2 |
Season 4 Special Part 2 Gok is back with a catch up of two of his favourite How to Look Good Naked ladies. In tonight's second show it's the turn of Lisa Mayall. A year ago he tore through this single mum of three's life like a tornado giving her the full 'naked' experience. |
August 28, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susan Sharpe Expert stylist Gok Wan tries to convince 46-year-old, size 16 Susan Sharpe from Yorkshire that her body isn't as bad as she thinks and to take part in a naked photoshoot! |
June 27, 2006 |
| 2 |
Claire Green Fashion stylist Gok Wan is on a mission to bring some loving to a body-loather. His challenge is to get 29-year-old mother-of-two Claire Green to look and feel good naked. |
July 4, 2006 |
| 3 |
Roberta Fox-Braddock In episode three, Gok's challenge is Roberta Fox-Braddock. Roberta lives in South Wales and works in a steel works. With her tough job and masculine clothes she has perfected a cover-up job that not only masks her personality but also hides her body. She can’t even get undressed in front of her husband of 20 years and the only time she leaves the house is to go to work. Her body image has reached rock bottom, and that’s her main problem - she thinks her backside is huge. At the end of the show Roberta has to strip off completely for all the world to see. Is Roberta finally going to look good naked? |
November 29, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liz Marlow Gok meets 29 year-old midwife Liz Marlow, a working mum-of-two whose curvy size 16 figure is sending her self-esteem plummeting to rock-bottom. |
May 1, 2007 |
| 2 |
Helen Thompson Gok meets business woman turned frumpy mummy Helen Thompson. A former power-dressing career girl, Helen's confidence took a turn for the worse after she gave up her job to start a family. |
May 8, 2007 |
| 3 |
Vikki Brace Stylist Gok Wan turns his attention to 28-year-old mum Vikki Brace who loathes her post-baby body. |
May 15, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sonya Pettigrew Gok's mission is to rescue down in the dumps ballet teacher Sonya Pettigrew, transforming her from a boob hater to a banger rater! |
November 14, 2007 |
| 2 |
Cindy Bristow Gok meets Cindy, 40, a mother of three who spends so much time running around after the kids that she's forgotten to take care of herself. |
November 21, 2007 |
| 3 |
Ali Birch Gok Wan meets Ali Birch, 25, a bride-to-be who longs to be confident and glowing when she walks down the aisle, but can't see anything beautiful about her figure. |
November 28, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jeannie and Suzy Style maestro Gok Wan is faced with a different and difficult task this week, as identical twins Jeannie and Suzy present him with a body-hater and body-rater with the same face! |
April 8, 2008 |
| 2 |
Rachel Rachel is the ultimate body hater and feels more like a bloke in drag than the buxom beauty that she is! Can Gok get this nurse to love her sexy shape and turn her attitude around? |
April 15, 2008 |
| 3 |
Nicki Nicki has been single for over two years, and hasn't let anyone see her naked for just as long. Will Gok ever be able to convince her of the naked truth? |
April 22, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Margaret and Maria Gok transforms mum and daughter Margaret and Maria from Derbyshire. Can Gok help both women with their negative body issues, which they worry about passing down to Maria's two young daughters? |
September 29, 2009 |
| 2 |
Claire Gok meets bride-to-be Claire from East Sussex. Claire's an air hostess, but she doesn't feel at all glamorous. Can Gok help this natural redhead feel ready to march down the aisle with confidence? |
October 6, 2009 |
| 3 |
Sharon Gok meets Sharon from Derbyshire, a 52-year-old grandmother who runs a livery yard, and only feels comfortable with her body when out with her horses, dressed in her scruffy, baggy clothing. |
October 13, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tracy Gok meets single mum Tracy Warren from Leicestershire, who has been using a wheelchair since 2007. Tracy hates her stomach and legs, and thinks she can never look sexy in a wheelchair. |
January 19, 2010 |
| 2 |
Clare Gok meets 44-year-old mother-of-three Clare Smith, who had her leg amputated four years ago following a motorbike accident. Can Gok help Clare to love her body as it is? |
January 26, 2010 |
| 3 |
Di Gok helps Di Cram, a 54-year-old blind magistrate, to get a better sense of her body shape through touch. But will Di feel ready to bare all for a photo shoot? |
February 2, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simon Gok meets social recluse Simon Wainwright who became repulsed by his body after an operation to correct curvature in his spine. Can Gok get Simon onto the catwalk, and naked too? |
July 14, 2010 |
| 2 |
Adele Gok meets former flight attendant and figure skater Adele whose confidence has dropped since leaving the profession and starting a family. How will she fare? |
July 21, 2010 |
| 3 |
Charlotte Gok meets 34-year old mother-of-one Charlotte, who put on weight following major spinal surgery. Can Gok persuade Charlotte to bare all down the catwalk? |
July 28, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 27, 2006 |
| Last aired | September 8, 2010 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |