{"id":5658,"date":"2026-01-21T02:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/why-hes-skipping-queer-eye-interviews\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T02:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:41:29","slug":"why-hes-skipping-queer-eye-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/why-hes-skipping-queer-eye-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Why He&#8217;s Skipping &#8216;Queer Eye&#8217; Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Queer Eye<\/em> stars are no strangers to drama. <\/p>\n<p>Putting a group of experts together and having them travel together as \u201cbest friends\u201d doesn\u2019t always lead to lasting friendships off-camera.<\/p>\n<p>But for Karamo Brown to skip out on group interviews and blindside his castmates \u2026 oof.<\/p>\n<p>What happened?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Karamo Brown in March 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-546035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Karamo Brown in March 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-546035 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01_getty-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karamo Brown attends The Hollywood Reporter And Tik Tok\u2019s Academy Award Nominee Celebration at Ardor on March 07, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-even-before-he-started-ditching-interviews-there-were-signs\">Even before he started ditching interviews, there were signs<\/h2>\n<p>Before we get into the on-air bombshell, fans had already picked up on something being <em>off<\/em>. The signs were there.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the overall lack of group promotion ahead of <em>Queer Eye<\/em>\u2018s 10th and final season (normally they tour together), there was a major hint on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Karamo had unfollowed three of his co-stars.<\/p>\n<p>He is no longer following Tan France, Antoni Porowski, or Jonathan van Ness.<\/p>\n<p>That would be eye-catching even if it happened years from now. But happening just as the show airs its grand finale? That\u2019s <em>drama<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Queer Eye&quot; cast addresses member&#039;s absence and reflects on legacy of show\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EYOSeVm_0X8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Originally, Karamo would have appeared alongside all four of his <em>Queer Eye<\/em> co-stars on <em>CBS Mornings<\/em> on Tuesday, January 20.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, as you can see in the video above, he was a very conspicuous no-show.<\/p>\n<p>While Jonathan, Tan, Jeremiah, and Antoni showed solidarity together, Gayle King wanted to get the glaring omission out of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Less than an hour before he was due on camera, he instead sent a letter, which Gayle read aloud.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Karamo\u2019s assistant informed <em>CBS Mornings<\/em> that the absent star feared being \u201cbullied.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01.png\" alt=\"A Karamo Brown statement on CBS.\" class=\"wp-image-546025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01.png 837w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01-768x678.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01.png\" alt=\"A Karamo Brown statement on CBS.\" class=\"wp-image-546025 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01.png 837w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01-768x678.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This Karamo Brown statement on \u2018CBS Mornings\u2019 elicited more questions about his absence than it answered.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-is-trying-to-destroy-his-peace\">Who is trying to \u2018destroy\u2019 his peace?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade,\u201d Gayle read from Karamo\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich is to focus on and to protect their mental health\/peace,\u201d he detailed.<\/p>\n<p>Karamo wrote of guarding one\u2019s peace \u201cfrom people or a world who seek to destroy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dramatically, he added: \u201cWhich is why I can\u2019t be there today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was a stunning declaration. And, even with at least a few minutes\u2019 warning to prepare, it left his co-stars (appropriately) stunned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Queer Eye stars Jeremiah Brent, Jonathan van Ness, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski on CBS Mornings.\" class=\"wp-image-546026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Queer Eye stars Jeremiah Brent, Jonathan van Ness, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski on CBS Mornings.\" class=\"wp-image-546026 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_queereye_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On \u2018CBS Mornings,\u2019 four of the Fab 5 showed up to promote \u2018Queer Eye\u2019 Season 10. Jeremiah Brent, Jonathan van Ness, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski reacted to one glaring absence.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSurprised is a fair understatement,\u201d Antoni expressed to Gayle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will say our\u00a0\u2018Queer Eye\u2019\u00a0family, we\u2019ve been doing this for almost a decade,\u201d he noted, \u201cwhich is pretty wild to believe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antoni continued: \u201cFamilies are complicated. And we\u2019re definitely not excluded from that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then added, however vaguely: \u201cBut I think two things can exist at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antoni concluded: \u201cAnd while that is definitely true, we\u2019re also here to showcase the incredible heroes that we have and honor the legacy of this past decade of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Karamo Brown on March 10, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-546036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Karamo Brown on March 10, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-546036 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0120_karamobrown_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Karamo Brown attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-should-remember-that-there-s-a-lot-that-we-don-t-know\">We should remember that there\u2019s a lot that we don\u2019t know<\/h2>\n<p>After Antoni\u2019s admittedly awkward take, Jonathan chimed in with his own take.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say one thing that I\u2019ve been so honored to learn about Karamo in that time is that we have to meet people we\u2019re they\u2019re at,\u201d he expressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has taught people to center what they need. And I\u2019m actually really proud of him,\u201d Jonathan added. \u201cCenter what you need, do the things that you need to do to take care of you. I\u2019d be lying if I said I didn\u2019t feel like that sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan concluded: \u201cIt\u2019s really beautiful. We do need to center what\u2019s best for us sometimes. And I take my hat off to him for doing that today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, none of that <em>explains<\/em> any points of contention. This leaves the internet guessing. Is the group being mean to him, or is this an Ashley Tisdale situation?<\/p>\n<p>On social media, some are Team Karamo, others are siding with his now former colleagues. And perhaps the wisest of all are Team Nobody \u2014 because they\u2019re withholding judgment until they know more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes The Queer Eye stars are no strangers to drama. Putting a group of experts together and having them travel together as \u201cbest friends\u201d doesn\u2019t always lead to lasting friendships off-camera. But for Karamo Brown to skip out on group interviews and blindside his castmates \u2026 oof. What happened? 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