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Almost one year after the final season of Queer Eye began production, it looks like Antoni Porowski is still scratching his beautifully styled head of hair, wondering what the hell happened that summer. “For anybody who’s paying attention to how all of that ended, I was sad that I felt like it served as a distraction in honoring the countless people who’ve worked on the show from day one up until the very end, and those who have come and gone — both in front of and behind the camera,” the Queer Eye chef told Variety. “If I’m honest, I think I’m left with more questions than answers, but what I hope is that the people who honor the show understand the help that we did and the commitment we [had].” One of the biggest questions for fans leading up to the January premiere was the allegations of bullying by another cast member. Karamo Brown, a member of the Fab Five, accused the other four members of bullying. “Karamo has felt mentally and emotionally abused for years,” Sheinelle Jones quoted during their Today Show appearance in January 2026. “He has been advised by his therapist to protect himself and his peace by not attending.”

In the past ten years, Queer Eye hasn’t been without some tension within the cast. Bobby Berk, the former interior design expert on the show, had a personal spat with Tan France, the fashion expert, before his final season and unfollowed his former co-star. He left after season 8 when his contract expired, and was replaced by France’s friend, Jeremiah Brent. They eventually reconcile. Rumors of Jonathan Van Ness’s alleged “demeaning” behavior on set also contributed to the headlines that the Fab Five were fighting. But Porowski hopes that the good they created throughout their show can outshine any negative attention: “I refuse to let however it ended be a distraction from the messaging because the messaging, I swear to you, was always real and always coming from a truthful place. That’s what I choose to take with me from it.”

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