Queer Eye stars Antoni Porowski, 42, Jonathan Van Ness, 39, and Jeremiah Brent, 41, reunited with Tan France in New York on Wednesday to support his debut furniture launch. The co-stars put on a united display at Manhattan's Nine Orchard to celebrate the launch of France's first furniture collection, designed in partnership with Castlery.
Karamo Brown, 45, who served as the Culture and Lifestyle Expert for Queer Eye's ten series run, was noticeably absent following a dramatic feud with his former co-stars.
Feud Details and Statements
The rift with his castmates was unveiled after Brown abruptly pulled out of two interviews with his co-stars to promote the new season of the Netflix show. Explaining his absence from a scheduled interview with them, Brown said in a statement to CBS Mornings: "Though the show is ending, I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade, which is to focus on and to protect their mental health/peace from people or a world who seek to destroy it; which is why I can't be there today."
Brown has since claimed the falling-out was due in part to a conversation his castmates had about him behind his back, which his mother overheard. "The thing I know is the tears I saw in my mother's eyes," he told People. "[She kept repeating], 'I thought they were your friends.' It made me realise I can no longer stay silent about how often I was made to feel like an outsider."
Furniture Line and Guests
The British-born TV star and style expert created his debut 18-piece interiors collection with global furniture design brand Castlery, marking his first move into furniture design. Speaking of the collection, France said: "Living between cultures and countries has taught me that home isn’t just somewhere you live, it’s something you create, wherever you are. That was the heart of my collaboration with Castlery."
Jeremiah Brent was joined at the golden-hour party by his husband, interior designer Nate Berkus. Jonathan Van Ness's husband, British ceramic artist Mark Peacock, was also in attendance alongside fashion designers Kim Shui, Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim, as well as J.Crew's Olympia Gayot.
Emmy Awards Nominations
The reunion of the four cast members comes just weeks before the 2026 Emmy Awards, where Queer Eye is nominated for Outstanding Structured Reality Programme. The Netflix hit made Emmy history last year when it picked up its record seventh win in the category, more than any other show, and hopes to extend that record this September.
France, Porowski, Van Ness and Brent all served as executive producers on the show's 2025 Emmy-winning season.
