‘This is monumental’: Queer Eye’s Tan France announces he’s become a U.S. citizen and vows to vote for change
He was born and raised in the north of England and found fame in 2018 when he was cast as the fashion expert on Netflix’s reboot Queer Eye.
And on Tuesday, designer and media personality Tan France announced via Instagram that he has become a U.S. citizen.
‘For me, this is monumental. It’s something I’ve been working towards for literally 20 years, which makes this all the more emotional,’ he wrote in the caption alongside a series of photos from his socially-distanced citizenship ceremony.
‘Monumental’: Queer Eye’s fashion expert Tan France announced via Instagram on Tuesday that he has become a U.S. citizen
He went on: ‘And now, I will exercise my constitutional right as an American. Today, I will register to vote, and vote for the change I wish to see in OUR nation.’
In the photos, France, 37, is seen taking the oath with his right hand raised and posing with his husband, Rob France.
The couple live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Took the oath: British-born France, 37, posted several photos to Instagram from his socially-distanced citizenship ceremony where he swore allegiance to his new country
New citizen: France was joined by his husband, Rob France, with whom he lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He vowed to register to vote and vote for change
The fifth season of Queer Eye dropped on Netflix last Friday and is set mostly in Philadelphia.
The streaming giant has renewed the reality show for a sixth season.
Meanwhile, his new Netflix show Next In Fashion, which debuted in January and was co-hosted by Alexa Chung, has been cancelled after just one season.
reality TV star: The designer found fame in 2018 when he was cast as the fashion expert on Netflix’s reboot Queer Eye
Fab five: Queer Eye’s fifth season dropped last Friday and takes place mostly in Philadelphia (L-R: Jonathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk, France, Antoni Porowski and Karamo Brown in 2018)