Best Of: Getting Gorgeous With Jonathan Van Ness
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4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The show's reboot was a smash hit, catapulting its stars into the spotlight. Recognizable for his hair and effervescent skincare advice, Van Ness became known for his infectiously positive outlook, heartwarming vulnerability, and humor.
Since the "Queer Eye" release in 2018, Van Ness hasn't stopped moving.
We sit down with Van Ness to talk about his latest book, "Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life" and more.
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| 0:00.0 | If you've ever watched Netflix's wildly popular show Queer Eye, you definitely know Jonathan |
| 0:13.0 | Van Ness. |
| 0:14.0 | Even if you haven't, it's hard to escape Javien's cultural influence. |
| 0:18.5 | That hair is serving me Metallica in 1991. |
| 0:22.7 | Gorge! |
| 0:23.7 | Ugh! |
| 0:24.7 | Get out of my face with that. |
| 0:26.7 | Those two words of can I handle, I love it. |
| 0:28.5 | Don't forget to love yourself, girl! |
| 0:31.7 | Along with his hair and skin care advice, Jonathan is known for his infecuously positive |
| 0:37.0 | outbook, Heartwarming Vulnerability and Humor. |
| 0:40.5 | And since Queer Eye's reboot in 2018, Jonathan hasn't stopped moving. |
| 0:44.9 | He keeps up with his podcast and now a Netflix show getting curious with Jonathan Van Ness. |
| 0:50.2 | He also has a YouTube channel and he's founded a hair care brand. |
| 0:54.0 | And he's written two books, his first book, Over the Top, Made News when Jonathan revealed |
| 0:58.6 | his positive HIV status. |
| 1:00.6 | And his most recent book picks up where Over the Top left off. |
| 1:04.5 | Jonathan's newest book is called Love That Story, Observations From a Gorgeously Queer |
| 1:09.3 | Life. |
| 1:10.5 | After the break, we'll talk to Jonathan about his new book and so much more. |
| 1:13.9 | I'm Jen White. |
| 1:14.9 | You're listening to the One-A podcast where we get to the heart of the story. |
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