‘Queer Eye’ star Antoni Porowski talks about the ‘behind-the-scenes drama’ with castmate Karamo Brown.
The food and wine expert took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a behind-the-scenes look at himself and his co-stars (Brown, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France and Jeremiah Brent) filming the show’s 10th and final season on a merry-go-round.
Porowski, 41, captioned the post, adding: “It doesn’t matter how it ended or even if it ended. The whole journey is a part of me that I will keep close to my heart.”
“Thank you to everyone who has watched, laughed, cried, screamed and gorged themselves on this story that we have been lucky enough to be a part of for almost 10 years, and everyone who has been involved,” he added.
In the comments section of Porofsky’s post, a fan wrote that the “behind-the-scenes drama” between Brown and his castmates was “ruining the atmosphere of the show.”
The social media user said: “I don’t want to see you guys portraying each other as a big happy family every time you know it’s all fake.”
“If you can’t fix your own mess, how can you take responsibility for fixing someone else’s life?” a fan asked.
In response, Porofsky wrote, “Many of us come from complicated family backgrounds and still have jobs and positive things we are passionate about. Being authentic means being honest about the complexity of life and knowing that two things can exist at the same time ❤️.”
The drama between Brown, 45, and his “Queer Eye” co-stars surfaced on Tuesday, when the former dropped out of several appearances to promote the show’s upcoming season.
On “CBS Morning,” Van Ness, 38, France, 42, Brent, 41, and Porowski sat together on stage as Gayle King read a statement from Brown’s assistant.
“I hope you all remember the main theme that I have been trying to teach them for the last 10 years,” the award-winning journalist, 71, read out from Mr. Brown’s assistant.
“It’s about focusing on their mental health and peace and protecting it from people and the world that would try to destroy it. That’s why I can’t be there today.”
King added that Brown’s assistant claimed the reality star was “worried about being bullied.”
The next day, it was revealed that the rift between Brown and his castmates was caused by his mother overhearing the cast members badmouthing her son.
During the filming of Season 10 in Washington, D.C., Karamo’s mother, Charmaine Brown, was given headphones and allowed to observe the filming from close up.
After the “Karamo” talk show host exited the group, Porowski, France and Van Ness were reportedly overheard criticizing some of Karamo’s life choices.
Charmaine relayed the comments to her son, who immediately cut ties with Porowski, France and Van Ness.
Karamo also unfollowed them on social media.
“Queer Eye” Season 10 is now available on Netflix.
