Netflix have confirmed interior designer Jeremiah Brent will replace Bobby Berk on Queer Eye.
Berk, 42, announced with a “heavy heart” in November that he was leaving the makeover show which he has co-hosted as part of the Fab Five since its re-launch in 2018.
Now Brent will join returning experts Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowsk, and Jonathan Van Ness in the upcoming season, which is based in Las Vegas.
Brent is no stranger to the world of TV having initially got his big break as a styling assistant to celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe on The Rachel Zoe Project.
Transitioning from fashion to home décor, he has previously fronted Home Made Simple and served as the design expert on Netflix's Say I Do.
American audiences have also seen the interior designer sharing his home design tips on TODAY, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Drew Barrymore Show and Good Morning America.
Breaking news from Fab Five headquarters ✨ Interior Designer Jeremiah Brent is joining the cast of Queer Eye for Season 9 in Las Vegas! pic.twitter.com/tcCu762j5B
— Netflix (@netflix) February 27, 2024
Brent is married to fellow interior designer Nate Berkus and together they've fronted TLC renovation series Nate & Jeremiah by Design, HGTV's Nate & Jeremiah Save My House, and The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project.
News of Brent’s signing comes after Berk revealed why he decided to leave Queer Eye after eight seasons.
His shock departure sparked a rumour mill over the reasons for his exit, including an alleged feud with co-star France, who serves as a fashion consultant on the show.
“I want people to know that Tan and I, we will be fine,” Berk told Vanity Fair in January, after admitting the pair “had a moment”.
Explaining the real reason he left the show after eight series, he said the Fab Five had originally signed a seven series contract which lasted until September 2022 and when filming wrapped in New Orleans they “took pictures and cried”.
“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 said.
However, in the autumn of 2023, Netflix decided to renew the series following a lack of original content during the US writers and actors strike.
Berk said he assumed the show wasn’t going to come back because all five were considering not signing the contract, however shortly before the deadline his other four co-stars had decided to move forward with the new series.
The interior design expert said he hoped explaining the real reason behind his departure would “help extinguish some of the speculation” surrounding an alleged feud with his co-star France.
Admitting there was a dispute, Berk said: “Tan and I had a moment. There was a situation, and that’s between Tan and I, and it has nothing to do with the show.
“I will always have a very special place in my heart for him and Rob (France’s husband) and the kids. I can foresee in six months or a year, Tan and I at each other’s house being good. The Emmys was already the first bandage on that wound.”
