Antoni Porowski is opening up in regards to the alleged drama behind the scenes of Queer Eye and the exit of Bobby Berk after eight seasons.
Speaking with ET from the Disney/ABC Upfronts in New York Metropolis, the 40-year-old culinary skilled shared that greater than 5 months after Berk, 42, introduced his departure from the hit Netflix present, the solid is all getting alongside nice with the brand new addition of Jeremiah Brent.
“Truthfully, like, we’re hanging out, we’re going for dinners to — I used to be about to call the restaurant however I will not, however it’s our favourite spot — and all of us hang around collectively and all of us love we have been sharing a trailer since day one,” he mentioned. “Generally we’re not gonna get alongside however on the finish of the day we’re a household and we’re like a middle-aged boy band, you understand what I imply?”
Porowski added, “By means of thick and skinny, we’re in it collectively.”
The assertion comes some two months after a scathing exposé was printed by Rolling Stone during which it was alleged that fellow solid member Tan France was campaigning to exchange Berk with Brent, 39, and was receiving assist from Porowski.
Per the piece, “Unbeknownst to Berk, sooner or later castmate France — with alleged help from [Porowski] — campaigned to exchange Berk with inside designer and buddy Jeremiah Brent, three sources say, with one calling it ‘mean-girl antics.'”
As for the way Brent is becoming in amid filming in Las Vegas, Porowski says the Nate and Jeremiah By Design star is dealing with the “very attention-grabbing” season within the Nevada warmth properly and mixing with the group even higher.
“I like him. I met him very casually a few months earlier than the entire thing began so we had a bit little bit of a friendship there,” he mentioned. “We have been in Vegas for the previous two months the place it is extremely popular and really dry and he is killing it.”
In the identical Rolling Stone story about Berk’s exit, Jonathan Van Ness — one other member of Queer Eye‘s unique Fab 5 — was accused of being “emotionally abusive” and having “rage points” on the set. Round that point, one individual near the scenario shared with ET that the purported points involving JVN, 37, created rifts and “awkwardness” between the wonder guru and his co-stars.
A supply advised ET, “A number of the solid and crew of Queer Eye has felt like Jonathan Van Ness has had a way of entitlement for fairly a while. It has brought on pressure and awkwardness amongst them.”
The supply added, “They really feel as if Jonathan could be fast to react in a adverse method if one thing doesn’t go Jonathan’s method or as deliberate. A few of those that have labored with Jonathan have felt intimidated by Jonathan and like Jonathan is tough to work with.”
Queer Eye has but to get a season 9 launch date.
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