Queer Eye will end after its upcoming 10th season on Netflix
A reboot of the 2000s cult classic Bravo series Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, the new version with the shorter title launched in 2018.
But while the original has an irreverent and acerbic tone, the revamped Netflix version became known for its sugary, feel-good content.
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Queer Eye cast: From left, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Jeremiah Brent, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan van Ness
Each episode featured the main cast of gay professionals - the 'Fab Five' - helping guests -stars improve their lives in various ways, including fashion, grooming and food.
In an X post shared on Wednesday, Netflix revealed the show will end after its next season, which has now begun filming.
The tweet featured a photo of the current 'Fab Five' - comprised of Jonathan van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown and Jeremiah Brent.
Jeremiah joined the series in season 9 as the interior design expert, replacing Bobby Berk, who occupied the role for the first eight seasons.
The rest of the five have been on the show throughout its Netflix run, each with his own area of expertise - grooming for Jonathan, food and wine for Antoni, culture and lifestyle for Karamo, and fashion for Tan.
Each season is based in a particular American city, with past examples including Atlanta, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Austin, Kansas City, and Philadelphia.
In the tweet announcing the final season, the cast were pictured in front of the Lincoln Memorial, indicating the setting will be Washington, DC.
As news spread that the show was coming to an end, Tan France fired up his Instagram page to share his feelings on the development.
'First day of the FINAL season of Queer Eye,' wrote the UK-born reality star Instagram, alongside the promotional picture of the cast in the U.S. capital.
He added: 'It's been a long, beautiful journey we've been on, and I truly appreciate all of the love and support for this our little show, that changed my life in ways I never thought possible.
'As we begin our farewell season here in DC I simply want to say thank you! Thank you!!!!!'
Previous: Design expert Bobby Berk, second from left, who left at the end of season 8, is seen with the rest of the cast at the 2018 Emmys
Jeremiah shared the Netflix announcement to his own Insta Stories, passing on the news to more than a million followers.
Jonathan posted the group shot of the Fab Five at the Lincoln Memorial, plus a solo of himself by the Washington Monument, writing: 'Season 10, the final season.'
Antoni had dropped a hint about their filming location the previous day, posting an Insta Stories photo of the Washington Monument.
Bobby announced his departure from the show in November 2023, explaining he had decided not to renew his contract because he had made other commitments.
After rumors that he had feuded with Tan, Bobby gave an interview to 'extinguish some of the speculation' around the issue.
He told Vanity Fair in January 2024: 'I want people to know that Tan and I - we will be fine.'
He revealed that when his contract - and those of his castmates - expired after eight seasons, he thought the show was coming to an end.
He said after they wrapped season 8 in 2022, 'the Fab Five and the crew, we all stood there, and we took pictures and cried'.
Latest: The current cast are pictured on the ninth and season, which took place in Las Vegas and marked Jeremiah's introduction to the show
'We thought we were done. Mentally and emotionally, I thought we all moved on. I know I did, and I started planning other things.'
He claimed other Queer Eyes stars were also weighing other career options at that time, saying: 'We'd just assumed that the show wouldn't come back if we all didn't come back. I was like, I'm not going to be having FOMO 'cause the show is not going to happen. I had become at peace with it.'
However the rest of the Fab Five ultimately decided to stay - thanks to conversations about which Bobby did not provide details - and 'with only one of us not coming back, Netflix felt [it] could recast one person,' he stated.
He stuck to his own decision to leave, explaining: 'All the plans that I had made when I thought we weren't coming back, I just wasn't willing to change those. I would have had to pump the brakes on multiple other projects that are already in process. We had mentally just prepared ourselves to move on - that's why I left.'
As for the alleged feud, Bobby confessed that he 'had a moment' with Tan, causing him to temporarily unfollow the fashion expert on Instagram.
'There was a situation, and that's between Tan and I, and it has nothing to do with the show. It was something personal that had been brewing - and nothing romantic, just to clarify that,' the former reality star explained.
'Should I have unfollowed Tan? No. Maybe I should have just muted him. But that day, I was angry, and that's the end of it. We became like siblings - and siblings are always going to fight,' Bobby insisted.
When they attended the Emmys, Bobby and Tan 'both embraced each other, and we both said congratulations' and the former said he was able to 'foresee in six months or a year, Tan and I at each other's house being good.'
Two months after Bobby's interview went public, Tan found himself staunchly denying allegations that he and Antoni had 'conspired' to have Bobby replaced with Jeremiah - claims leveled in an explosive Rolling Stone article.
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