Grab your tissues! Netflix’s Fab Five are bringing their talents to a new city for season 7 of Queer Eye.
Antoni Porowski, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk Tan FranceWhen reality TV’s revival hit Netflix in 2018, everyday people began to make positive changes in their lives. The first two seasons were filmed in Georgia by the quintet. Later installments featured Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
The streaming service officially announced the location for season 7 in June 2022, giving fans a glimpse of the show’s stars on set in New Orleans. “The Fab Five have only just arrived to The Big Easy and are excited to join the party in this amazing city,” a statement read. “Get ready for new adventures and more tears real soon.”
Van Ness celebrated the return of the series in an Instagram post, gushing, “Reunited with my favorite phone stealers I mean fashion, design, culture & food experts!! So excited to meet new heroes, explore New Orleans, and create new memories with our @queereye crew ❤️.”
The “Getting Curious” podcast host is in charge of hairstyling duties on Queer Eye, with Porowski sharing his culinary skills with the show’s contestants. France assists with the fashion, while Berk does his interior design magic. Karamo helps people embrace their cultures and open up to them.
When asked what makes the series so successful, Van Ness told Parade in January 2022, “I think that when a diverse group of people get together, and the fact that we just love each other a lot, that helps so that it continues to be a rich story. When we’re all being vulnerable and honest about the things we’re going through, I think that’s a really important part of the show — the bravery, the honesty, the authenticity that our heroes bring to these stories. They’re showing their whole lives and that is such a vulnerable experience.”
Queer Eye was inspired from the early 2000s series Queer Eye for the Straight GuyBravo aired the episode with the title, Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley Jai Rodriguez. While the popularity of the modern version is growing with each season it airs, the OG stars are still proud to have made an impact.
“People watched as a family. Young people could have discussions and say, ‘Oh, what is gay?’ [or] ‘Oh, I didn’t know any gay people before I saw them on the show,’ and ‘Of course they should have the same rights as us, of course they should be able to get married or adopt,’” Kressley exclusively told UseDuring Pride Month 2022. “It wound up being way more powerful than we realized, but the power is really just in being yourself and being your authentic person and showing other people out there that it’s OK to be exactly who you are.”
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