{"id":384534,"date":"2026-01-22T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/384534\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:06:07","slug":"bobby-berks-response-to-karamo-browns-queer-eye-cast-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/384534\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Berk\u2019s Response to Karamo Brown\u2019s \u2018Queer Eye\u2019 Cast Feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drama has surfaced among the Queer Eye cast after Karamo Brown skipped multiple live interviews promoting the show\u2019s final season, citing bullying and feeling \u201cmentally and emotionally abused.\u201dShortly after, former cast member Bobby Berk appeared to subtly react via a cheeky Instagram post promoting his new HGTV show.Bobby, who previously exited Queer Eye after a personal feud with Tan France (among other reasons), has seemingly indicated he\u2019s staying out of the current conflict.<br data-node-id=\"0.2.3\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"body-dropcap css-x7ayhf emevuu60\">There is seemingly some drama brewing between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/a23303308\/fab-five-boyfriends-husbands-queer-eye\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/a23303308\/fab-five-boyfriends-husbands-queer-eye\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Fab Five\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fab Five<\/a>, and former Queer Eye cast member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70064478\/why-bobby-berk-left-queer-eye-tan-france-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70064478\/why-bobby-berk-left-queer-eye-tan-france-feud\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Bobby Berk\" data-node-id=\"2.5\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bobby Berk<\/a> has now entered the chat. One day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70061452\/queer-eye-karamo-brown-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70061452\/queer-eye-karamo-brown-drama\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Karamo Brown skipped out on multiple live interviews\" data-node-id=\"2.7\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Karamo Brown skipped out on multiple live interviews<\/a> promoting season 10 with the rest of the cast for fear of \u201cbeing bullied,\u201d Bobby took to Instagram to provide a cheeky response. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cHow\u2019s everyone\u2019s week going?!\u201d he captioned a photo of himself posing in a grassy field. \u201cHave you seen my new show \u2018Junk or Jackpot?!\u2019 on @hgtv, @hbomax and @discoveryplus?\u201d And notably, he set the post to Chappell Roan\u2019s song \u201cMy Kink Is Karma.\u201d Peeeerfectly petty. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">For those needing some context: The drama began on January 20, the day before Queer Eye\u2019s tenth and final season dropped on Netflix. Fans were shocked when Karamo abruptly pulled out of scheduled cast appearances on CBS Mornings and Today with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle, where\u2014in statements shared on air\u2014Karamo cited bullying (as well as feeling \u201cmentally and emotionally abused\u201d) as his reason for skipping. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The following day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/21\/queer-eye-karamo-brown-hot-mic-rift-hosts\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/21\/queer-eye-karamo-brown-hot-mic-rift-hosts\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"TMZ\" data-node-id=\"8.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TMZ<\/a> revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70082419\/queer-eye-feud-karamo-brown-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a70082419\/queer-eye-feud-karamo-brown-mother\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the reported reason for the rift\" data-node-id=\"8.3\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the reported reason for the rift<\/a>, which allegedly involved some mean-spirited gossip between Antoni Porowski, Tan France, and Jonathan Van Ness about Karamo\u2019s \u201clifestyle choices\u201d that Karamo\u2019s mom overheard and relayed to him. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">However, if his Instagram post is any indication, Bobby is staying far, faaaar away from the drama. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The interior design expert has already experienced his own share of Queer Eye drama, having left the Netflix series ahead of season nine after a reported feud between him and Tan. Bobby addressed his exit during a tell-all interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/bobby-berk-leaving-queer-eye\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/bobby-berk-leaving-queer-eye\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Vanity Fair\" data-node-id=\"11.3\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a> in January 2024, saying, \u201cTan and I had a moment. There was a situation\u2014and that\u2019s between Tan and I\u2014and it has nothing to do with the show. It was something personal that had been brewing and nothing romantic, just to clarify that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">He also addressed unfollowing Tan on Instagram, saying, \u201cShould I have unfollowed Tan? No. Maybe I should have just muted him. But that day, I was angry, and that\u2019s the end of it. We became like siblings\u2014and siblings are always going to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drama has surfaced among the Queer Eye cast after Karamo Brown skipped multiple live interviews promoting the show\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[379,145519,381,96,380,145518,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-384534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-089ce7ab-6bd4-4a30-8a1e-b3769eb5b1c0","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-locale-us","13":"tag-shorttitle-bobby-berk-enters-the-chat-on-the-queer-eye-drama","14":"tag-tv","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}