Bobby Berk Breaks Silence On New Show Announcement After ‘Queer Eye’ Cancellation

“Even Karamo [Brown] was like, ‘Girl, the day after?’” he said.

Bobby Berk is explaining his decision to unveil plans for a new television series just one day after Netflix shared the news that “Queer Eye” would conclude after its forthcoming 10th season.

In an interview with People published last week, the interior designer dismissed the implication he’d deliberately announced his forthcoming stint as the host of HGTV’s “Junk or Jackpot?” on July 10 in reaction to the “Queer Eye” cancellation, confirmed by Netflix July 9.

“I have to say, I swear on my mother’s life, my show announcement date was set,” Berk said. “No, this was planned. Show announcements don’t happen on a whim.”

For eight seasons, Berk was a member of the “Queer Eye” Fab Five, co-starring alongside Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness on the Emmy-winning makeover series.

In November 2023, he confirmed his departure from “Queer Eye” following the eighth season, which dropped last year and was set in New Orleans. Almost immediately, rumors of behind-the-scenes tensions between him and France began to swirl among fans and media outlets.