Queer Eye Just Revealed Bobby Berk's Replacement

Months after Bobby Berk revealed that he was leaving Queer Eye after eight seasons, the show has found its home guru replacement. On Feb. 27, Netflix announced that interior designer Jeremiah Brent will be joining the Fab Five in Berk’s place.

Brent will join the remaining cast members, stylist Tan France, chef Antoni Porowski, beauty expert Jonathan Van Ness, and culture coach Karamo Brown, for Season 9, which is scheduled to begin filming in Las Vegas this spring. Neither the cast nor Brent has yet to comment on the announcement.

Along with his design expertise, Brent has his fair share of reality TV experience. He is already a part of the Netflix family, as he appeared as the interior design expert on the 2020 series Say I Do. Brent also co-hosted Home Made Simple on the Oprah Winfrey Network and starred with his husband, Nate Burkus, on their HGTV show, The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project.

Berk announced his departure from Queer Eye on Instagram in November, thanking fans and the heroes he met with the Fab Five before stating “with a heavy heart” that Season 8 would be his last. “It’s not been an easy decision to be at peace with, but a necessary one,” he wrote. “Although my journey with Queer Eye is over, my journey with you is not.”

At the time, the designer didn’t give an exact reason for his departure, leading to rumors that he had clashed with his castmate France. Berk set the record straight in a January interview with Vanity Fair, saying the whole cast thought Queer Eye would come to an end after Season 8 wrapped filming, and he had made future plans for his businesses as a result.

Netflix’s renewal came as a surprise, but Berk opted not to return. “All the plans that I had made when I thought we weren’t coming back, I just wasn’t willing to change those,” he explained. He said his castmates considered following his lead, but they all eventually agreed to a new deal, leading Netflix to recast him. “I can’t be mad—for a second I was,” he said.

While his decision had nothing to do with any feuds, Berk did confirm that he and France did have a falling out. “There was a situation, and that’s between Tan and I, and it has nothing to do with the show,” he said. However, the two are working on mending their friendship, with Berk stating, “I can foresee in six months or a year, Tan and I at each other’s house being good.”