“Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski addressed the “backstage drama” with his castmate Karamo Brown.
The food and wine expert took to Instagram Tuesday to share a carousel of behind-the-scenes moments of himself and his co-stars — Brown, Jonathan van Ness, Tan France and Jeremiah Brent — filming the show’s 10th and final season.
“it’s not about how or even that it ended- the journey of it all was the part I’ll hold close to my heart,” Porowski, 41, captioned the post.
“thank you to each and every one of you who watched, laughed, cried, screamed, binged, and related to the stories we were lucky enough to be a part of for almost a decade,” he added.
In the comments section of Porowski’s post, a fan wrote that the “backstage drama” that has occurred between Brown and his castmates “kinda kills the vibe of the show.”
The social media user said she was “not motivated to watch you all portray to be a big happy family on every episode knowing it’s all fake.”
“If you can’t work out your own mess, how can you be in charge of fixing someone else’s life?” the fan questioned.
In response, Porowski wrote, “a lot of us come from complicated families and still have jobs and positive things we’re passionate about. Authenticity is about being honest about the complexities of life and knowing two things can exist at the same time ❤️.”
The drama between Brown, 45, and his “Queer Eye” co-stars surfaced on Tuesday when the former pulled out of several appearances to promote the forthcoming season of the show.
On “CBS Mornings,” Gayle King read a statement from Brown’s assistant as van Ness, 38, France, 42, Brent, also 41, and Porowski sat onstage together.
“I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade,” the award-winning journalist, 71, read from Brown’s assistant.
“Which is to focus on and to protect their mental health/peace from people or a world who seek to destroy it; which is why I can’t be there today.”
King added that Brown’s assistant claimed the reality star was “worried about being bullied.”
The following day, Brown’s rift with his castmates was revealed to be due to his mom overhearing the cast trash-talking her son.
During Season 10 filming in Washington, DC, Karamo’s mom, Charmaine Brown, was given headphones and allowed to observe production from nearby.
After the “Karamo” talk show host walked away from the group, Porowski, France and van Ness were reportedly overheard criticizing some of Karamo’s life choices.
Charmaine relayed the comments to her son and he immediately severed ties with Porowski, France and van Ness.
Karamo also unfollowed them on social media.
Season 10 of “Queer Eye” is now streaming on Netflix.
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