On his reasons for leaving the Queer Eye gang, Bobby told Vanity Fair in 2024 “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 explained, “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 while all of the Fab Five were initially on the same page with not returning, ultimately his four co-stars decided to sign on for the ninth season of the show, explaining “with only one of us not coming back, Netflix felt [it] could recast one person.”
While Berk admits his frustration over the situation, saying there were “definitely emotions” about it all, he acknowledged “Each one of us had our reasons why we did what we did.”
He explained that ultimately, however, “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.”
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Ok, so who is Queer Eye‘s Jeremiah Brent?
Jeremiah Brent is a 40-year-old interior designer and television personality. Brent founded his own New York and LA based design firm Jeremiah Brent Design (JBD) back in 2011, having also established his own lifestyle brand Atrio.
Brent is no stranger to TV, however, with the interior designer having previously appeared on Netflix’s Say I Do as well as hosting Home Made Simple for OWN network. Oh, and did we mention he’s had several appearances in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Wallpaper and countless others.
