Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Fab Five’s Boyfriends and Husbands
Queer Eye continues to be a very bright spot for people who need a little comfort, love, and joy amid *gestures wildly* all this. So thank God the Emmy-winning show is officially back on Netflix for a ninth season! Of course, the show owes it all to Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, and Karamo Brown (aka the Fab Five), who work their asses off to make sure people look and feel their best and embrace self-love.
And speaking of love, you’re probably wondering if the cast has found romance for themselves off-camera. So here’s the general scoop: Karamo is dating someone, Tan, Bobby, and JVN are making married life look damn f-i-n-e, and Antoni called off his engagement last fall. That being said! In November 2023, Bobby revealed that season 8 would be his last, writing, "It's with a heavy heart that I announce that Season 8 will be my final season on Queer Eye. It's not been an easy decision to be at peace with, but a necessary one. Although my journey with Queer Eye is over, my journey with you is not. You will be seeing more of me very soon."
As Bobby is off to explore new endeavors, another member of the Fab Five, Jeremiah Brent, has joined the Fab Five in season 9.
So, let’s dive into the deets of the Fab Five's love lives—including Jeremiah's!
Tan France
After meeting on a dating site in 2008, Tan and Rob France are happily married and live together in the great state of Utah (but obviously, they spend a ton of time chilling in L.A. and NYC due to Tan’s busy celebrity schedule). Much like Tan, Rob is a silver fox, but unlike British Tan, Rob grew up in Wyoming, where he was raised Mormon. The most fascinating thing about Rob, however, is that he’s a brilliant illustrator:
And he’s also a registered nurse! In a 2015 interview with City Weekly, Rob said, “I’m currently a full-time pediatric nurse, which I absolutely love, and I do artwork on the side. I’m passionate about women’s fashion, oddly, and horror/sci-fi films. I married a European, which is the best thing that ever happened to me, and although the world still intimidates the small-town kid in me, I try to get out and travel often.” Aw.
Tan and Rob’s love story is super cute, but their engagement was actually quite low-key. “You know, there wasn’t an actual proposal,” Tan revealed on Queer Eye. “It was a case of, ‘We’re going to get married one day, right?’ ‘Yeah, of course we are.’ We just had agreed it was going to happen one day and then we arranged the date.” Omg, guys, stop. You’re killing me.
Tan wants a crap ton of babies too. “I truly do want six. I will settle for minimum four. And no, six is not loads. It’s just enough,” he told the Press Association, which is great because he and Rob are officially parents as of 2021!
“Give our son a warm welcome. Ismail France, born July 10th. He came 7 weeks early, so he’s been in the NICU for the past 3 weeks. But today, we finally got to bring him home. We love him so, so much. Like, fully obsessed. Our surrogate is doing so great, post labor, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the greatest gift in our lives,” he wrote on Instagram.
The news of Ismail’s arrival came a few months after Tan’s iconic pregnancy announcement. “So happy to finally share that WE’RE HAVING A BABY!! No, I’m not pregnant, despite this VERY realistic pic. With the greatest gift/help of the most wonderful surrogate, Rob and I are lucky enough to be on our way to being parents, this summer. Something we’ve wanted for SOooo many years. Our hearts are so full right now. I cannot wait to hold this baby and to show him so much love,” Tan wrote in the picture’s caption, along with a hilarious photo of his and Rob’s baby “in his belly.”
However, the couple welcomed their second son, Isaac, via surrogate, over Memorial Day weekend 2023. "He completes our little family perfectly," Tan wrote at the time.
Antoni Porowski
Remember October 2019? Me neither, but it’s when Antoni started dating New York–based strategic planner Kevin Harrington. And casual: Their first public picture together was taken at Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween party in New York City.
However, in November 2023, one of Antoni's reps revealed that they had called off their engagement after four years together. "After many conversations and reflection during the wedding planning process, Antoni and Kevin have amicably decided to part ways," the rep told People. "While they still have a lot of respect for each other, as they talked more about the future, they realized they were on different paths."
It seems like Antoni is still riding solo as of December 2024.
Karamo Brown
Karamo is currently dating photographer Carlos Medel, and it seems as though he’s ready for The Next Step, dishing to Page Six that his “biological clock is ticking” and he’s ready to get married. “I’m trying not to be the boyfriend that pressures while also dropping hints,” he joked. S’cute!
Before meeting Carlos, Karamo and his ex-fiancé Ian Jordan split in summer 2020, and he opened up to Ellen DeGeneres about the breakup (don’t worry, they’re still friends!). Karamo had popped the question to Ian in May 2018. They'd planned for a 2020 wedding...but alas, COVID paused their plans. Then after 10 years together, the exes called it quits.
Karamo told Entertainment Tonight back in November 2020 that he was “smitten” by someone he met on Twitter but confirmed a month later that it didn’t work out. “We’re no longer talking,” he told Us Weekly. “Dating in COVID-19 is a mess, and so that is done altogether. I’m just back to fully being single.”
“I’m a hopeless romantic, and so for me, I’m always about, like, how can I find someone who I can spend my moments and my time with?” he added. “You have to just find people who are like-minded and on the same page.” Truer words, but luckily, he’s managed to find Carlos since.
Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan (or JVN, as they're affectionately known) is still happily married! They announced the exciting news on Instagram that they tied the knot in December 2020, saying they married his “best friend,” Mark Peacock.
I mean….
The love is just next-level:
Seems like as sweet a note as ever to end on, so 😍.
Jeremiah Brent
Now that season 9 of Queer Eye is out, we figured we'd catch you up to speed on the latest member of the Fab Five's love life! Jeremiah has been married to Nate Berkus—another interior designer and TV personality known for being a design expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show—since 2014. They also share two kids, Poppy and Oskar.
Also...a moment of silence for how good they look here:
Bobby Berk
While Bobby has exited the series after eight seasons, he will forever remain a member of the Fab Five—so, we're diving into his romance, too. Bobby and his husband, Dewey Do, have been together forever, and they’re still so in love. Not much is known about Dewey (he’s private on Instagram), so here are some fast facts for ya: He and Bobby have been married for more than 12 (!!!) years, they live in Los Angeles, and Dewey is a maxillofacial surgeon.
And just look at this precious throwback picture of them!!!
Also important: They appear to share a very cute dog.
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