Tan France's Real Reality
Subscribe
Cover photo

Took a quick trip to Nashville to shake up the CMT Awards, and what a night it was.

Tan France

Apr 12
7
16

A few weeks ago, we (the Fab5) were asked if we would come to the CMT Awards to present Miranda Lambert with an award, because she wrote the song Y’all means All, for season 6 of QE. I’d never been to a country event before, and I really enjoy some country music (probably not surprising to you, but mostly female), so I thought what the heck, let’s do it.

Also, to be completely candid, after all these years of Queer Eye, I don’t know how many more season’s we’ll be booked to do, so I want to take advantage of as many of these opportunities as I can now, before they mostly go away.

I am hyper aware of the fact that most people who have a big show are a ‘thing’ whilst that show is on, but once it’s gone, it's so rare they’re invited to big events. So, I have a feeling my 15 minutes might be up soon, so I'm going to try to soak it all up now, whilst I still can.

I got to Nashville yesterday morning, and then met Antoni and Kevin, his bf, for lunch. We went to a wonderful place called Milk and Honey. The food was fantastic. I would highly recommend it, if you’re visiting. Ant had been before and insisted we go. I'm glad he did.

I loved our time together. It’d been almost 2 months since we hung out IRL, so we had plenty to catch up on. I love those boys. I was so happy to hear the lovely Gayle King call my name from across the restaurant. She was also in town to present at the CMT’s. Small world, man. She’s always a ray of sunshine, and so darn kind with me. A class act.

I was kinda nervous about my outfit for the show. I saw a suit on my IG explore by a Parisian Designer, Germanier, and loved it. I’m including pics in this post. I thought it was so vibrant and playful, but weirdly like a twist on a suit that you’d see a country star wearing on stage. So, I thought I should be wearing that. However, when I got ready to leave and put it on, I worried that I’d gone too far, and that people might think it was a little OTT.

I'm so glad I didn’t listen to that side of my brain. I felt so at home at the event, in that suit. It popped perfectly on the red (pink) carpet, and I was glad I hadn’t played it safe.

We went backstage for a while, mingled, and then went to watch the show from a section with all of the country stars. I felt bad as I didn’t recognize anyone other than Carrie Underwood, who was sat in front of us. It became clear just how little I knew of this genre.

I did see my lovely friend Maren Morris, who performed beautifully, with her hubby. I also got to meet the Judds, who are icons, and they could not have been sweeter with me. I was so happy to see how kind and personable they were….and that they knew us from the show. I also got to meet Monica, as in The Boy is Mine, and I fully fan girl’d. To this day, it’s one of my favorite songs. And, she is as beautiful as ever.

We were one of the last presenters of the night. When we were about to go on, I got a little nervous, as I didn’t really understand the line I was meant to say, but I went with it and I think it fell flat, but hey, I didn’t write it and I assume everyone knows that. My lines was “Now, you know we didn’t come all this way to put the LGBTQ in BBQ”. I know….not good, but one for the memory bank.

Afterwards, me, Ant, Kev and Bobby went to the after party. Honestly, I just needed food so badly. I was so hungry. So, we ate as much as I could possibly eat, met some lovely country singers, and then went on our merry way back, to bed. All in all, a pretty wonderful day.

Now, it’s time for me to pack up, check out, and head home to my boys. See you here next week.

xx

Subscribe for free to Tan France's Real Reality
By subscribing, you agree to share your email address with Tan France to receive their original content, including promotions. Unsubscribe at any time. Meta will also use your information subject to the Bulletin Terms and Policies
7
16

More from Tan France's Real Reality
See all

Shooting Next in Fashion, life in NYC and canceled flights. It’s been a week.

I’ve now been in NYC a couple of weeks and really feel settled in to a routine. When I first got here, I had a day off before I started work, and I felt really blue. I didn’t plan anything with friends, as I wanted to be free to go to the stores to get whatever I needed to feel at home at my temporary apartment. But, I was done by mid day an...
May 23
5
5

First week of Next in Fashion down, and settling in to NYC life

It’s crazy how fast the time is going by for me, here in New York. I’m here for 5 weeks and sad that I'm already 2 weeks in. It’s bitter sweet. Of course, I wanna be home and with my son, to see every new little thing he does, and to hold him in my arms, but I also love being here doing my job. I love this job. I'm learning that I can love...
May 9
6
4

Back to shooting my favorite show, Next in Fashion, and celebrating my son’s first Eid.

Every time I come here to write a new post, I wanna start it by saying “wow, what a week”. I guess every week has felt a little bit nuts over recent years, and it just never gets old. That’s a good thing. I love the excitement I still feel.
May 5
7
11
Comments
Log in with Facebook to comment

16 Comments

  • Maite Cenoz
    I'm so so so happy for you. You work hard, and you deserve all this. I really admire your perseverance. Congratulations. Thanks, thanks thanks for creating a better world, more open minded and more beautiful. Btw, you look gorgeous!
    • 5w
    • Author
      Tan France
      Thank you so much, dear! x
      • 5w
  • Anthony Barr-Jeffrey
    Honestly, these emails are the best. I never take for granted how hard it can be to write good content with personality, structure and good flow.
    2
    • 5w
    • Author
      Tan France
      That means so much-THANK YOU! x
      • 5w
  • Alan Kanen
    Love the suit! Only you could've done that suit justice.
    2
    • 5w
  • Julie Manley
    You looked great. Of course. 🙂 I sure do hope we see the next series. I can only binge on the previous ones so many times. I so love the compassion that comes through the screen!
    • 5w
  • De La Cruz Lucio
    don’t worry. Carrie is the only singer I would have recognized and that’s because of football.. what was your name again? I’ll just call you flash because of that outfit
    • 5w
  • Beth Knox
    I‘m so glad you had a great time! And the suit was perfect 💗
    • 5w
  • Nicole Borthwick
    So glad you had a great time. Getting out if your comfort zone can be daunting at first, but once you're out there, it's fantastic! ❤
    • 5w
    • Edited
  • Kathy Halter Oakley
    The suit was perfect! Country-western—and not!
    • 5w
  • Maria DeVenuto Kasang
    I hope your 15 minutes lasts a lot longer. You look great.
    • 5w
  • Caryl A Glock
    Love your outfit. Only you could pull that off!!! Glad your trip was fun!
    • 5w
View 4 more comments
Share quoteSelect how you’d like to share below
Share on Facebook
Share to Twitter
Send in Whatsapp
Share on Linkedin
Privacy  ·  Terms  ·  Cookies
© Meta 2022
Discover fresh voices. Tune into new conversations. Browse all publications