Even Jonathan Van Ness has his fangirl moments.
“I really have a crush on Emma Stone’s new haircut,” the Queer Eye star told Us when asked about his celebrity crush in the latest issue of Us Weekly as part of our “Just Like Us” feature. “It’s so good. I’m obsessed.”
Stone, 36, debuted her new ‘do at the 2025 Golden Globes in January, showing off her pixie cut on the red carpet. The actress’ stylist and OLAPLEX Global Ambassador Tracey Cunningham described the cut as “like Mia Farrow,” adding, “she basically has no hair. It’s super short, and she’s going to have it cut again, so it’ll be even shorter.”
As Queer Eye’s grooming expert — and the founder of his own hair care line, JVN Hair — Van Ness, 37, knows a thing or two about hair. And the “Getting Curious” podcast host underwent a transformation himself recently.
“Was feeling like a change 💅🏻,” he wrote via Instagram on February 6, debuting a lighter hair color. “Y’all I haven’t gotten my hair color done since like 2011?”
Aside from crushing on celebs’ auburn locks, hosting a podcast and starring on Queer Eye, Van Ness keeps himself busy by doing stand-up comedy — including a performance at the Lil Rhody Laugh Riot comedy festival on March 29 in Providence, Rhode Island among legends like Kevin Hart and Leslie Jones.
“I love the art of [stand-up],” Van Ness told Us. “It’s really exciting being able to just have a microphone and your set to try to make people laugh. It’s one of the oldest art forms.”
He added: “I feel really honored that people want to come see me and my shows and see what I have to say. … I feel the most alive and the most myself on stage.”
While we’re excited for his comedy set, Us was curious about the Queer Eye star’s life off the road, at home with husband Mark Peacock. We put him to the test — keep scrolling to find out how Van Ness is just like Us:
Us: What was the last thing you ordered online?
Jonathan: A Diptyque candle. Trigger city. They’re so good. Obsessed. You only buy it online if you know what fragrance you like, but we are creatures of habit.
Us: What is one bad habit you’re trying to break?
Jonathan: Scrolling for way too long. That [TikTok] algorithm is very, very mean. [It] very much gets me.
Us: What was the last thing you waited in line for?
Jonathan: TSA. I’m always in an airport line, like, all the time.
Us: What was the last thing you streamed?
Jonathan: Probably the worst movie I’ve ever seen in my life. I can’t believe I watched it for as long as I did. The Land of Bad on Netflix. A little rough. Those Netflix f—ing movies get me every time.
Us: When was the last time you did laundry?
Jonathan: It’s been a minute.
Us: Who was the last person you texted?
Jonathan: My endorsements agent. I texted her, “Butt dial second time dance emoji,” and that’s because I had called her once on purpose, but then I butt-dialed her the second time and I didn’t want her to think that I was crazy double calling.
Us: What are the last couple songs you’ve streamed on Spotify or Apple Music?
Jonathan: It’s definitely the Wicked soundtrack the whole way through. That’s all I really want to listen to all the time. I’m obsessed with “Dancing Through Life.” I love “No One Mourns the Wicked.” I love “Defying Gravity,” obviously, but “I’m Not That Girl” is probably my favorite. I also really like “What Is This Feeling?”
Us: Do you have a secret celebrity crush?
Jonathan: I feel like everybody knows who my crushes are. I really have a crush on Emma Stone’s new haircut. It’s so good. I’m obsessed.
Us: What is the last piece of celebrity gossip you shared?
Jonathan: An overwhelming amount of celebrity gossip is not accurate, so I try to stay out of other people’s business. … But [U.S. Figure Skating Champ] Amber Glenn is slaying so hard right now. She just won her second U.S. national championship. I’m always here for the figure skating situation. I follow that very closely. Honey, we are on it! And the Australian Open. Queen Madison Keys and Danielle Collins. I was so into her just telling that crowd to f— off. I love Danielle Collins. We follow each other on Instagram, not to name drop. I was all over that.
Us: Who is the last celebrity you asked for a selfie with?
Jonathan: Catherine O’Hara. So good. She was so nice.
Catherine O’Hara and Jonathan Van Ness Courtesy of Jonathan Van Ness/Instagram
Us: What time do you wake up in the morning? How many hours of sleep do you need?
Jonathan: I really need seven to eight [hours] and I wake up between 5:45 a.m. and 6:45 a.m.
Us: What trend are you most sick of right now?
Jonathan: Listicles on TikTok. “Three ways you can blah, blah, blah.” I mean, I get it and I have to make them all the time, but I just wish that people had an attention span that was capable of grasping onto something beyond a listicle. But we love it. We love a good hook.
Us: What do you do that drives your partner crazy?
Jonathan: Asking my husband to crack my feet. But it’s his fault because he taught me that I had this joint in my arch that I’ve never known that I had before and he cracks the s— out of my arches and it feels so good. Now I ask him to do it 80 times a day.
Us: What is the last meal you made for yourself or a loved one and what was it?
Jonathan: I’m obsessed with making this bean stew with jalapeño and tomato paste and beans, and then I cut up sausage in it and rice. It’s gorgeous. But also right now my current fixation that my husband’s making for us all the time is a sloppy joe baked potato. So good.
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