Meet Netflix’s Fabulous New ‘Queer Eye’ Cast

By Brett White @brettwhite

Published Feb. 8, 2018, 10:16 a.m. ET

Photos: NETFLIX ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps

**Tan France** - Fashion
*Queer Eye's* new fashion expert Tan France is the man behind the UK women's clothing line Kingdom & State and made the leap to TV for this new role. Tan brings a lot of diversity to the show, too, as he's a Pakistani gay man that was born in England and immigrated to the United States where he now lives with his mormon husband in Utah. Wow, right? That's one major reason why Tan wanted the platform that *Queer Eye* provides, as he told us in an interview: "I wanted [the men we make over] to see that we are just as much a member of this community as anybody else. So for me, it was really important that they experienced a person that they probably wouldn't have ever had the opportunity to do. So I hope that opened some eyes."
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**Bobby Berk** - Design
The Fab Five's interior design expert Bobby Berk is always quick with a smile and even quicker with fabulous home makeovers. Berk has been a name in the interior design world for a while now, as evidenced by his line of furniture and home goods (it's basically Booby, Berk & Beyond over here). Berk brings a bit of upbeat fun to the show, but he also has a serious discussion about growing up religious and how that conflicted with his sexuality in episode 5. Berk told us he got out of his small town at the age of 15. "I ran away at 15 and I've been on my own for 22 years now. So that's the experience of having to fight and claw my way from a very young age to where I'm at now." Bobby is married and has been with his partner for over a decade.
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**Karamo Brown** - Culture
Eagle-eyed reality fans obviously remember Karamo as a cast member on *The Real World: Philadelphia* in 2004, where he became the first out black man in that franchise. Following his *Real World* season, Karamo became a social worker and spent 10 years working in the field. He returned to TV yeeeeears later, all the wiser and still camera-ready. He was a panelist on shows hosted by Ross Mathews, Tia Mowry, and Dr. Drew, and now brings his emotional expertise to *Queer Eye*, which makes his job as the new culture expert slightly different from before. "The first time around, I don't think it was dived in enough," Karamo told us. "I don't think we explored the courage and what people had to go through inside. So this time around, I wanted to make sure we focused on what is holding you back, because these guys do an amazing job fixing the outside, and I try to nuzzle my way in with their help of really making sure we got to the core of why you feel like you're being stopped."
*Follow Karamo on Instagram and Twitter*Courtesy of Netflix

**Antoni Porowski** - Food & Wine
Originally from Canada, this mostly self-taught chef made his way to New York after earning a degree in psychology. Once in NYC, he found a mentor in original *Queer Eye* food and wine guy (and now the host of *Chopped*) Ted Allen. While he also has a fledgling acting career, Porowski brings his lifelong love of food (and no doubt some of that psychology degree) to his work on *Queer Eye*-an experience that even taught him a thing or to, we learned from Porowski: "Most of my life was spent as a heterosexual man. I've been with more women than men. I've only been in two relationships with guys, and then I went back to women for a long time. I learned so much about being gay in the past few months!"
*Follow Antoni on Instagram and Twitter*Courtesy of Netflix

**Jonathan Van Ness** - Grooming
In terms of internet superstardom, Jonathan Van Ness had already made a name for himself as the host of the Funny or Die webseries *Gay of Thrones*. Every week, Van Ness spilled the tea about the latest *Game of Thrones* ep while styling a celeb-of-the-week's hair. *Gay of Thrones* more than proved that Van Ness knows how to dish out quips, and *Queer Eye* lets him show off his truly next-level hairstyling talent. Van Ness comes from a small town along the Mississippi River. "I come from a really little town and when I say I was chased around with a pitchfork, like, it's a half joke," Van Ness told us in a chat. "But I did grow up in a rural town on the Mississippi River like five hours southwest of Chicago. At 13 or 14 when the show came out, I was for sure I would not be allowed to get married when I grew up." After admiring the original *Queer Eye*, Van Ness is now serving grooming guru realness on the reboot.
*Follow Jonathan Instagram and Twitter*Courtesy of Netflix

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Like the theme song says, “all things just keep getting better.” This time around, though, the Queer Eye theme song is also talking about the show itself, as Netflix’s reboot of the game-changing Bravo reality show is back and better than ever. The original show is rightfully beloved, as it not only gave gay men the chance to see people like them on TV, but it also exposed all the straights out there to the fun side of gay culture. The original show put Bravo on the map and won an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Series.

The new show has the same basic premise (five sets of queer eyes look over and make over one average Joe a week), but a lot has changed. For one thing, the new show is set in Atlanta as opposed to New York, a super relevant scenery change that serves up plenty of drama and cause for celebration. There are also plenty of subtle shifts in the show’s tone, which you can read about in our chat with the Fab Five themselves. But really, the biggest, most noticeable change is the show’s hosts. There’s a new Fab Five in town, honey, and they are here to change the world!

The world fell in love with the original Fab Five 15 years ago, and the same should also happen for the new team. This queer quintet has fantastic chemistry not only with themselves, but with the guy they’re making over. The rebooted Queer Eye allows these specialists to be more than superheroes; they show their own vulnerabilities and aspirations–and they’re funny, too! But who are the men of the new Fab Five? Where have you seen them before, and where can you see them daily (hint: on social media)? Check out the slideshow above for all the deets on your new fave five!

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