He's Gok What It Takes

For the Newcastle Evening Chronicle (Oct 13)

BY Ryan Pilot

TV fashionista Gok Wan dropped into Newcastle to recruit Tynesiders for a charity programme.

Vodafone's World of Difference scheme is offering 500 people paid two-month placements with a charity of their choice.

Gok chatted to Newcastle's participants from last year on the Millennium Bridge, where he commented on the "gorgeous" quayside. It is not the fashion guru's first visit to the city - he has brought his travelling catwalk roadshow here twice for TV Gok's Fashion Fix.

Newcastle produced 22 applicants last year, but Gok is hoping for a lot more this time.

Gok Makes The World Of Difference

For the Newcastle Journal (Oct 13)

BY Ryan Pilot

FASHION guru Gok Wan chatted to Tynesiders on the Millennium Bridge yesterday as he promoted a charity project.

Vodafone's World of Difference programme is offering 500 people a paid two-month placement with a charity of their choice.

Urging the region to get involved, Gok said: "Apply, absolutely, go out there, be proactive about it. You can absolutely 100% make a difference - it's really important." It is not the presenter's first visit to the city - he has brought his travelling catwalk roadshow here twice for TV show Gok's Fashion Fix.

"Everyone's really accommodating," he said. "And in fact, when we did the travelling catwalk to search for the country's most stylish person we had lots of really good entries here."

Jen Pharaoh did a two-month placement with local charity Coco last year as part of the World of Difference scheme. She worked with youngsters at Regent Farm First School in Gosforth, Newcastle.

Jen, 23 said: "I can highly recommend anyone apply because there's something for everyone to do."

Anyone who wants to apply should go to www.vodafone.co.uk/worldofdifference