Five men who pioneered reality television are getingš back together next month on Bravo.
The cast of āQueer Eye For The Straight Guyā will sit down with āWatch What Happensā host Andy Cohen for āQueer Eye Reunion: 10 YearÜ«s Later.ā
Debuting išn Jāuly 2003, the show introduced a quintet of catty makeover artists who saw it as their mission to help straight guys dress better, have something to talk about on a date, get their home decor beyond the man cave aesthetic and learn about fine dining. Carson Kressley handled the clothes (āIām doing the Lordās work,ā he said famously), Thom Filicia took care of the pillows and duvet covers, Ted Allen picked out the wines and foie gras, Kyan Douglas was on grooming duty and Jai Rodriguez was a self-proclaimed āculture vulture.ā
āQueer āEyeā won a 2004 Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program and made the cast into minor celebrities.
Kressley appeared on āDancing With The Starsā and produced a reality series called āHow to Look Good Naked.ā Allen is host of the Food Networkās competition show āChoppedā and has been a judge on āIron Chef Americaā and āThe Next Food Network Star. ā Filicia has his own design business and is opening a new store in the Design and Decorators building, and Rodriguez has had some acting roles on series such as āBonesā and āHow I Met Your Mother.ā Douglas has appeared as fashion expert on Rachael Rayās ABC morning shową¹.