Hit Netflix makeover show Queer Eye has announced the replacement for the show's former interior design expert, Bobby Berk.
Posting on social media platform X, Netflix confirmed that interior designer Jeremiah Brent would be joining the show for its upcoming ninth season, which will be set in Las Vegas.
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
The show, which is a remake of the original 2003 series Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, sees five experts spend a week with a "hero" - someone nominated by a friend, family member or colleague who is in need of help to transform their lives.
Each expert has a specialty, including food, fashion and culture, and they use their expertise to make over the person's wardrobe, home and appearance.
The reboot premiered in 2018 and has won 11 Emmy awards.
Bobby Berk, the Queer Eye's previous interior design expert, announced in January that he was to leave the show.
His shock departure sparked rumours over the reasons for his exit, including an alleged feud with co-star Tan France, who serves as a fashion consultant on the show.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, he admitted that the pair had a disagreement, saying, "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 want people to know that Tan and I, we will be fine," he said.
Explaining the real reason he left the show after eight series, Berk said the five experts had originally signed a seven series contract which lasted until September 2022.
"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, but Berk had already committed to several other projects.
New designer Brent has his own interior design company, and previously hosted the Emmy-winning Home Made Simple for the Oprah Winfrey Network. In 2020, he hosted Netflix's Say I Do, a wedding spin on Queer Eye, produced by the same team.
Brent will join Queer Eye alongside the four other existing experts - Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Karamo Brown.
