Antoni Porowski has addressed the supposed “backstage drama” at Queer Eye as cast members continue on a press tour ahead of the last season
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Antoni Porowski has addressed the “backstage drama” on Queer Eye. The reality star, 41, is the food and wine expert on the hit Netflix series but fans have rumbled that there is something going on with the atomphere on set,
As Antoni joined cast members Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness and Jeremiah Brent for the rollout of their tenth and final season Karamo Brown was notably absent from multiple public appeareances designed to promote the last run of episodes to be released on the streaming service.
Fans were quick to notice that Karamo has unfollowed his co-stars on social media, and CBS Mornings host Gayle King was informed just half an hour before the cast were scheduled to be interviewed that he would not be able to join because he was struggling with his mental health.
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In a statement provided to CBS Mornings, representatives for Karamo said: “I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade, which is to focus on and to protect their mental health/peace from people or a world who seek to destroy it; which is why I can’t be there today.”
One fan was quick to voice their opinion, and took to the comments section of a post Anton had made on Instagram on Wednesday. They wrote: “Ngl the backstage drama kinda kills the vibe of the show. I’m not motivated to watch you all portray to be a big happy family on every episode knowing it’s all fake. If you can’t work out your own mess, how can you be in charge of fixing someone else’s life?
Antoni was quick to respond to the comment, noting that everyone comes from a different sort of background but he wants to present something “authentic” with the show.
He said: “a lot of us come from complicated families and still have jobs and positive things we’re passionate about. Authenticity is about being honest about the complexities of life and knowing two things can exist at the same time!”
Throughout its run, Queer Eye has been nominated for 37 Emmys, winning six between 2018 and 2023. The series underwent a major change however in 2023, when Bobby Berk announced that he was leaving the show.
The star, who was the show’s interior design expert, later said that he stepped down from the show to work on “multiple other projects”. When asked about a rumoured fall-out between him and co-star Tan, he told the Mail Online: “There was a situation, and that’s between Tan and I, and it has nothing to do with the show.”
The series launched on Netflix in 2018 as a reboot of Bravo’s 2003 series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
Over the last nine seasons, fans have watched the stylish gang as they’ve transformed the lives of men and women in need of a makeover.
Queer Eye made a star of hair stylist Jonathan Van Ness, who showed off their impressive weight loss earlier this year.
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