Coronation Street beauty Victoria Ekanoye showed she’s a woman of many talents as she had fans raving in Bolton on Saturday night with superstar DJ Gok Wan.
Bury's Victoria Ekanoye, who played Angie Appleton in Corrie, took to the stage at Bolton’s Albert Halls for the Bolton Food and Drink Festival after party.
After slaying in Ibiza this summer with Mancunian DJ and producer Danny Whitehead, aka Black Hawks of Panama, they brought a taste of the party island to the food and drink festival’s 18th birthday celebrations.
Victoria, 41, who collaborated with Black Hawks Of Panama under the pseudonym Bisi on the EP Nobody But You which was played by Pete Tong on Radio One in November, wowed partygoers with her powerhouse vocals before introducing Gok to the stage.
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After firing up his wok for two cooking demos during the day, celebrity cook, fashion guru, author and presenter Gok turned his hand to the wheels of steel for the food festival 18th birthday bonanza.
“Are we having a rave?” he asked to cheers. “Yes we are,” he said, launching into Jocelyn Brown’s Somebody Else’s Guy as part of his set of club classics and current house music.
Starting in the coronavirus pandemic, Gok’s love of music has seen him become one of the top names in DJ’ing, playing Glastonbury, Camp Bestival alongside Grace Jones and Ibiza.
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At The Afterparty With Gok Wan and Co, the 48-year-old was supported by some of the biggest names on the club circuit including Phats & Small, Sweet Female Attitude and Rio Fredrika.
Gok says he loves both jobs equally. “I really do,” he said. “I love every part of my jobs.
“For me, on stage it’s not necessarily about the product, it’s not necessarily about food, or writing or fashion or DJing, it’s about the communication with the audience.
“I like being in front of people and I like making feel happy, whether they’re dancing or eating or dressing, It doesn’t matter. Whatever the by-product is I like the fact that we get to share something.
“I’m very lucky that I like people and I like to do a job that’s all about people.”
Bolton Food and Drink Festival hosts more than 180 stalls of food, drink, crafts and gifts with free demonstrations by some of the nation and region’s most respected chefs, live music acts, children’s activities, street performers and comedy acts over the bank holiday weekend.
For more information on the festival and full programme of events visit boltonfoodanddrinkfestival.com
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