Tan France
Drama Queens
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 24K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
You know Tan France for transforming style on "Queer Eye," but stepping onto the global stage as TV's first queer, brown, Muslim man made him fear for his safety. Now a decade later, Tan opens up about the rewards and revelations that came out of his wild ride with the Fab Five.
Plus, Tan talks trading in the title of fashion expert for several unexpected roles, including theater producer, onscreen drug lord, and hilarious gavel wielding judge!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.2 | Hi, everyone. It's Sophia. |
| 0:06.8 | Welcome to Work in Progress. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome back to Work in Progress this week, friends. We are in for such a treat together. |
| 0:26.1 | One of my favorite TV hosts is here to talk about 10 iconic years of a major project and the |
| 0:33.3 | projects that are coming up next. You guessed it. Today, Tan is probably one of the most |
| 0:38.3 | recognizable figures in global pop culture, known not just for transforming style, but how people |
| 0:43.8 | see themselves, like really see themselves and feel about themselves. But before Queer Eye |
| 0:49.4 | made him a household name, he'd built a career in fashion from the ground up. And now, after Queer Eye, he's |
| 0:57.3 | expanding his curiosity about storytelling and his reach through his own production company |
| 1:03.7 | and continuing to shape cultural conversations around identity, representation, and he's doing it |
| 1:10.3 | with that signature warmth and humor and |
| 1:12.9 | personal flair that we all love so much. He's also taking risks. Tan is doing things that scare |
| 1:18.9 | him, including acting, and his passion for risk-taking is leading him everywhere. From TV screens to the theater district in London, Tan is really just getting started. |
| 1:34.1 | I think because his perspective is so rooted in lived experience, and his unique and authentic |
| 1:39.3 | voice resonates well beyond even his own expectations. |
| 1:45.0 | And that is lucky for us. |
| 1:47.0 | Let's dive in with Tan France. |
| 1:49.0 | Well, hi. I'm so glad I got to meet the baby. |
| 2:03.4 | Hi, it's so good to see you. |
| 2:05.0 | Thanks, man. I appreciate it. |
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