Tan France | Queer Eye’s Fashion Guru on Finding Love, Overcoming Struggles & the Offer He Almost Turned Down!

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Society & Culture, Tv & Film, Comedy, Talk Radio

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

#812. Tan France is getting raw and real in this episode, opening up like never before. He shares the sweet and unexpected love story of how he met his husband—and why he knew he was in trouble after just one lunch. He also gets candid about life on Queer Eye, revealing how he turned down the show multiple times, the surprising way his offer came to be, and how each of the Fab 5 were “assigned” roles that don’t always match who they really are (his husband swears he's nothing like that Tan France on TV!). Tan also reflects on feeling alienated growing up, the power of representation, and why he once believed he wouldn’t live past 25. It’s a conversation filled with heart, honesty, and a few jaw-dropping moments you won’t want to miss. Hit play now! If you’re LOVING this podcast, please follow and leave a rating and review below! PLUS, FOLLOW OUR PODCAST INSTAGRAM HERE! Thank you to our Sponsors! Check out these deals! Better Help: This episode is brought to you by Better Help! Visit BetterHelp.com/VINE to get 10% off your first month. Boll & Branch: Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at BollAndBranch.com with promo code VINE15. Spade & Sparrows: Use code OFFTHEVINE to receive 15% off your first order at www.spadeandsparrows.com EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: (12:20) - Tan discusses the assigned roles for the Fab 5 on Queer Eye and how his on-screen persona doesn’t match his real life. (17:14)- Tan opens up about feeling alienated growing up and how representation shaped his decision to join Queer Eye. (29:49) - Tan shares the sweet and unexpected story of how he met his husband and how they fell in love quickly.

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0:00.0	This episode of Off the Vine is brought to you by BetterHelp.
0:03.1	This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.
0:05.0	Visit BetterHelp.com slash Vine to get 10% off your first month.
0:08.9	Bowling Branch, get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at boll and branch.com
0:14.9	with promo code Vine 15.
0:17.2	Spade and Sparrow's Wine.
0:18.7	Use code off the vine to receive 15% off your first order at spade and sparrows.com.
0:26.5	Off the Vine.
0:33.1	Hey everybody.
0:34.0	Welcome to Off the Vine.
0:35.1	I'm your host, Caitlin Ristow.
0:36.3	And today I'm so excited. I have loved this man for a very long time. His name is Tan France. As you all know him from Queer Eye. And there's so much more to him that I learned today. I cried twice on this podcast. I felt like I wanted to crawl through the screen and hug him. I am so grateful for his openness and vulnerability on this podcast.
0:57.2	I absolutely adore him and this conversation.
1:00.2	I talk about his whole journey from childhood to now.
1:03.4	And he just has so much to say, I really, really enjoyed this one.
1:07.8	So please welcome, Tan.
1:09.7	I love in person, but I am like so grateful that we can do
1:12.9	this over Zoom because I love you. That's so nice. Thanks so much. Hi. You are amazing. I just like,
1:20.1	I fell in love with the show. I remember watching the first episode of Queer Eye and I was like,
1:25.7	oh my God, I'm obsessed with each and every one of these people.
1:27.7	And I went and crept you guys all on Instagram.
1:30.0	And I saw that Jonathan was following me.
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