Queer Eye reveals who’s joining cast for season nine after star’s exit

Interior designer Jeremiah Brent is set to join Netflix makeover show Queer Eye following the exit of one of the show’s beloved stars.

The 39-year-old designer will officially become part of the Fab Five in season nine of the show, joining Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France.

Image: Jeremiah Brent is joining the show. Pic: Rex

It comes after Bobby Berk announced he was leaving back in November having served as the interior design expert during the first eight seasons.

Bobby Berk arrives at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Image: Bobby Berk announced he was leaving in November. Pic: AP

The hit show premiered in 2018 and is a reboot of the original 2003 series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

It has since won 11 Emmy awards and currently holds the record for the most wins in the Structured Reality Programme category with six consecutive triumphs.

Bobby Berk, from left, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, and Jonathan Van Ness with their Emmy for outstanding structured reality program for "Queer Eye" in the press room during night two of the Television Academy's 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Image: Queer Eye has won 11 Emmys. Pic: AP

Berk revealed he had decided not to sign a deal committing him to four more seasons of the show last year.

This was largely because he had “already starting preparing for his next chapter”, he said in an interview with Vanity Fair.

He also confirmed he had clashed with co-star and fashion guru France, which led to him unfollowing the star on Instagram.

“Tan and I had a moment,” he said, adding the two are like siblings and “siblings are always going to fight”.

Berk’s replacement, Brent, is already well-established in the industry having founded his own interior design firm in 2011.

He has also appeared in Netflix’s Say I Do, a spin on Queer Eye, that focuses on weddings.

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Earlier this month, he released his first book, The Space That Keeps You: When Home Becomes a Love Story, which explores what gives spaces meaning.

The new season of Queer Eye is set to go into production this spring.

Source : Sky News