Recently a few of my Giant Eagle colleagues caught wind of my gender nonconforming lifestyle as I broke down to them how I live my truth. One of them recommended watching Queer Eye and namedropped Jonathan Van Ness and Tan France, two of the show’s Fab 5. I just started watching the Netflix series last week and I’m already hooked.
I’m not far enough into the series to do a real detailed six pack about Queer Eye, but I have six things so far that I like about the show. Without further ado, let’s open up a six pack of cold hard facts on Queer Eye.
I’ll post the first three today and the other three this weekend.
1. The Netflix series is based off the original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. That show aired on Bravo during my Slippery Rock years (2003 to 2007).
2. Queer Eye is like: What Not to Wear, A Makeover Story (aired on TLC in the early 2000s), any design show that you could name on said network, and any cooking show you could name on Food Network, all rolled into one. But the catch is that it’s all gay guys working on improving straight people and their living space, hence the name. I have a feeling Clinton Kelly and Randy from Say Yes to the Dress would have made it on the original show or as an advisor on the Netflix series.
3. The Fab 5 all have their field of expertise. Tan France is the fashion expert. Karamo Brown is the culture expert. Bobby Berk is the design expert (hello HGTV). Antoni Porowski is the cooking expert (hello Food Network), and Jonathan Van Ness (my fave and you know why) is the grooming expert. I learn something from every one of these great guys and I’m only five episodes in.
Look for the second half of my Queer Eye Six Pack this weekend.
Stylish 🍒 