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New Year, Same Me

Tan France

Jan 6
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Happy New Year, my lovely readers. I hope you had such a lovely NYE with your loved ones. Can you believe it's 2022 already? I know this is the mark of an old person, but where the heck did the last 12 months go? Since covid, time’s gotten super weird and it feels like so much has happened, yet not much at all.

I spent NYE with my family, in LA, who visited from the UK. We were all in our beds by 10:30pm. I know that sounds lame, but it's exactly what I wanted. I haven’t been able to stay up until midnight on NYE for years now, and have no interest in doing so. I am who I am, and who I am is a grandma who likes her hot drink before an early night.

In my last post, I mentioned that I was taking my family to DisneyLand. All 18 of us went (without my son, Ismail). Now, this is going to sound super braggy. Bare with me. We went VIP. That means we didn’t have to wait in any lines, and could go through back entrances for almost all of them. We managed to go on 19 rides in the one day, which is bananas. My family loved it so, so much. To come to LA, as an entire family was one thing. To be able to do DisneyLand in the most baller way was mind blowing to them. I was so happy to see the faces of my little nieces and nephews, who couldn’t believe they were actually there.

It rained from around 2pm, but it didn’t seem to dampen any spirits at all. It really is the happiest place on earth.

My family left America yesterday, and although I'm sad that they’re gone, I am looking forward to having some quiet in the house again. Hosting so many people, every day, for 9 days in a row is a LOT. I needed some chill time.

Now, more importantly, the new season of Queer Eye FINALLY came out on December 31st . It was the longest time without a new season, since the show launched in 2018. Usually we have a new season every 6-9 months. This one took 18 months, because….well you know why. But, it’s finally here.

I was so nervous the week of launch. Honestly, I didn’t know if it would do well. Personally, I think it’s the best U.S season we’ve ever done, but I wondered if we’d been away too long, and that people might feel like they’ve seen it all before and be over it. Clearly, I could not have been more wrong. I believe this has been one of our most successful season’s so far. We made Top 5 all around, and we’re the #3 Top TV show in the US which BLOWS MY MIND.

I was saying to my husband, Rob, the day before launch that I don’t think we’ll make the Top 10, but I would love to make the “trending” list on Netflix. What a surprising relief to see it do so well, because I'm not willing for the show to be over just yet. There’s so much more great work to be done, as far as I'm concerned.

Now, we begin the press tour for it. I leave town tomorrow for it, and this will be the first press tour I’ve been on since January 2020, when I was promoting Next in Fashion. I'm so excited to be doing TV interviews again.

Right, time for me to get packing for tomorrow. I have no idea what I'm going to wear! Aaargh.

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  • Nicole Lapin
    Writes The Money Minute
    Grandmas unite!! xo
    • 18w
  • Lynn Rose
    I LOVE the show and binged this season as soon as it came out. It did not disappoint and got my tears flowing. I am so happy for everyone you help and can tell that you all get as much out of it as they do, which is a very big breath of fresh air. I lo…
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  • Maggie A Frost
    I absolutely loved the new season. The transgender episode and the doctor were my faves. Love you, love the fab five, and love your family. Keep doing the good work you all are doing, you bring light to what seems at times, a very dark world. 💙
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  • Liz Sexauer Fallin
    I’m the mom to multiple gender nonconforming young adults. Your episode with Angel simply meant the world to me. Thank you for speaking to my heart ❤️
    • 19w
  • Claire Penn
    Just saw you cry on tonight’s episode which set me off! Again. Amazing as always. You fab five could never be forgotten however long you were away. Let’s just have the next series sooner and in the UK! Safe travels. xx
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  • Katie Kampschroer
    I just wanted to say first and formost I am so happy for you on your addition to your family! Nothing is better than parenthood! Secondly, I wanted to echo your sentiment that this season of Queer eye was absolutely the best ever!!! Well done and I ca'…
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    • 19w
  • Lucy Salazar
    I just love getting your emails Tan! You are such a sweet, genuine soul. I’m so relived that another season of QE is out! YAY! I love all 5 of you so much. I love the diversity of the people you help too. The Texas redneck took the cake! I pray that yo…
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  • Michelle Davies
    Loving the new episodes on Netflix,best season so far for me. Love from a Welsh fan living in Australia x
    • 19w
  • Marcia Stocks
    I binged as soon as it came up in my feed! I love you all & will watch you as long as your on TV. Cried a lot of tears watching y'all. And learning a lot about myself. Thank you for being there for us!
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  • Suzanne Stroh
    I'm glad you were able to have such a wonderful time with your family. I'm well into the new QE season and it's wonderful to have you guys back and helping others in the unique ways that you do! I detect subtle differences in all of you. We all (hopefu…
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