“Queer Eye” star Karamo Brown pulled out of multiple morning show appearances at the last minute on Tuesday, January 20, and fans are concerned.
Karamo Brown Skips Morning Show Appearances
The Fab Five—Antoni Porowski, Jeremiah Brent, Karamo Brown, Tan France, and Jonathan Van Ness—are making their round to promote season 10 of “Queer Eye.” However, just one hour ahead of the group’s appearance on “CBS Mornings,” host Gayle King announced Brown would not be in attendance.
“I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade, 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,” a statement from Brown read.
When asked about their castmate’s absence, Porowski said, “Surprised is a fair understatement.”
“I will say, our Queer Eye family, we’ve been doing this for almost a decade — which is pretty wild to believe — and families are complicated and we’re definitely not excluded from that,” he continued. “But I think two things can exist at the same time. And while that is definitely true, we’re also here to showcase these incredible heroes we have and really honor the legacy of this past decade of our lives and all these wonderful heroes that we’ve had the blessing of getting to meet and have conversations with.”
The Netflix stars later sat down with Today’s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones, where again Brown’s absence was noted.
“Karamo has felt mentally and emotionally abused for years and he has been advised by his therapist to protect himself and his peace by not attending,” Jones read a statement from Brown’s assistant.
Van Ness praised his castmate and longtime friend for “taking care of himself.”
“It is so difficult — I think both of you can identify — when you’re on a show and you’re just relentlessly working, it is so difficult to center what you need and how to take care of yourself,” the JVN founder said. “And he’s been teaching people how to take care of themselves on ‘Queer Eye’ for almost 10 years. And I’m actually so proud of him for centering what he needs to do and taking care of himself. It’s not easy and that’s not an easy statement to make and I’m really proud of him for doing that. Obviously, we wish that he was here, but I am really proud of him for doing what he needs to do for what’s best for himself.”
Fans Show Support for Karamo Brown
Fans rushed to social media to show their support for the reality star.
“Karamo we send you love and light. 🙌 worth all the love you give I’m glad you’re putting yourself first,” one fan wrote in the comments section of TODAY’s Instagram post.
“Nothing wrong with protecting your peace. If you don’t protect your peace, no one will!!! I support Karamo!!” another wrote.
“Sending Karamo copious amounts of love & healing ♥️🫶🏾” a third added.
