I’m just one of them, and this is just my opinion, and how I live my life, but because there are so few of us who are queer, South Asian, and in the public eye, they don’t have a reference point other than me. If there were hundreds of us it would be different.
No matter what I do, I’m either making my community proud or disappointing people in my community. We live in a world where we have social media now, and people get to give you their opinion on who you are with immediate feedback. I absolutely expected it to be difficult I don’t think I could’ve been prepared for how difficult it is. TF: The honest answer is that it’s incredibly difficult sometimes. NC: How is it having that platform as a South Asian man talking that openly and being streamed into people’s homes? That’s not the denigrate our predecessors, they just weren’t in a position 15 years ago to speak so openly about who they are, whereas we live in a world now, where in America, gay marriage is legal, adoption is legal, surrogacy is legal, so we can talk about all of those things without the fear of the show being canceled because it’s not too bold for the audience.
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They chose five people who don’t know how to shut up about what they’re thinking and how they’re feeling and who refuse to be told, “That’s not the right thing to talk about right now.” So, if we have something to say, we say it, and I think that makes the show incredibly special. TF: Thanks! The decision to make it quite different from the first one was planned by the producers, however, I do think so much of it does come from us. NC: I’ve been watching Queer Eye from the beginning, and not to take anything away from the original, the tone of this is so different, and it made it refreshing. However, there are certain things I’ve never talked about on the show and will never talk about on the show or publicly - and that’s really important to me. We seldom reshoot anything, so everything I say is everything I’m feeling in that moment, and so people know my intimate thoughts and my opinions on pretty much everything. We’re on a reality show, and we have zero script. NC: Is it difficult balancing your public vs private life?
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I thought it was going to be a TV show, and that’s it, but almost every hero leaves such a lasting impression on me. I’m talking about the experiences I have on set with the heroes that I never expected to have. I’m not just talking about the fame of it all.
I never expected when I got the job what it would turn into. We get to do things that I’ve only dreamt of. I don’t get to see my husband as much as I used to, but there are so many amazing things that have come from it. There’s a certain part of me that is still the private side of me that will never change, and that’s the side of me that I share with my family and friends, but as far as how the show affected everything public, I don’t get to be home anywhere near as much as I’d like to. Tan France: The journey changed my life completely. Since the start of Queer Eye, Tan has been the go-to fashion expert, hosting his own show Dressing Funny, and Next In Fashion - he also singlehandedly popularized the french tuck!ĪwardsWatch sat down with Tan to discuss that irresistible fashion trend, his trajectory in the fashion world, and the next season of Queer Eye. It’s about accentuating a hero’s being in lieu of making someone look completely unrecognizable. Tan is all about adding an extra layer of spark to the person by working with what they already have. Instead of the snark that reality television often has with its contestants, Queer Eye is - for the most part - inherently joyful, and Tan France brings that energy while revitalizing a chosen hero’s wardrobe. I don’t think I’m a weak person I just think it’s a very heavy burden.” “What I do speaks for more than myself, it speaks for millions of people and I think that’s incredibly difficult to navigate for anyone. The South Asian Brit highlights that as a whole, the experience has been “90% bloom and 10% doom,” but given that he’s one of the only South Asian queer men on national television, he says having that large platform comes with risks he was somewhat conscious of before signing on to the show. They have become overnight sensations, streaming into millions of homes across the globe, catapulting them to stardom essentially overnight.
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To date, the fab five have transformed over 40+ lives for Netflix’s hit series Queer Eye. Tan and his four other castmates earned an Emmy nomination last year and might set out to do it again for the upcoming race.
He’s transformed the lives of Queer Eye’s “heroes” in Atlanta, Kansas City, Illinois, and even Japan. Tan France’s Queer Eye journey has taken him stateside and worldwide, as he uplifts people’s lives by giving them that extra boost of confidence through fashion.
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