Two ‘Queer Eye’ originals return to Bravo
Eye for design: Two of the stars of Bravo’s original “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” have teamed up again following the success of Netflix’s recent “Queer Eye” reboot. Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia headline Bravo’s new interior design series, “Get a Room with Carson and Thom,” which premieres Friday, Oct. 19.
Filicia, who founded design firm Thom Filicia, Inc. in 1998, takes friend and co-host Kressley under his wing as the two tackle room redesigns with budgets ranging from $5,000 to a whopping $100,000.
In a clip from “Get a Room,” Kressley shares that he had been “bitten really hard by the design bug” but, given his inexperience, he needed someone with expertise in the field to help him channel his new passion. Filicia was willing to show him the ropes. As Kressley shared in a promo video for the series, his pal told him, “You have great taste, you just need to learn from someone.”
It should come as no surprise that Kressley is a natural when it comes to interior design. The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge spent his time in the original “Queer Eye” series giving subjects wardrobe makeovers, and he’s made a career in fashion design and styling. Filicia has spent the years since his “Queer Eye” days as the host of design shows “Dress My Nest” and “Tacky House” on Style. He’s beefed up his design portfolio over the years with a number of ecofriendly designs, including an apartment design for Manhattan’s first premium “green” luxury condominium. He certainly possesses the knowledge to walk Kressley through his first foray into interior design.
It’s been more than 10 years since Kressley and Filicia were members of the Fab Five, transforming the lives of straight men from the inside out, and there’s no doubt that the pair’s expert makeover skills will translate to interior design. Don’t miss the series premiere of “Get a Room with Carson and Thom” on Friday, Oct. 19, on Bravo.
Family ties: “Long Lost Family” follows people who are hoping to be reunited with family members from whom they’ve long been separated. The show has reconnected birth parents with the children they’ve put up for adoption, giving adopted children a chance to build relationships with their biological parents and siblings, and has reunited family members who have been separated for any number of reasons. A new episode of the TLC series airs Monday, Oct. 15.
Hosts Chris Jacobs and Lisa Joyner have both gone on their own personal journeys of family discovery, as adoptees who have searched for their biological families. The two have helped reunite family members from across the country, including two sisters who grew up just blocks from each other in New York, and a woman who meets her sister years after she was left on an Amish family’s porch as a newborn.
TLC has teamed up with the largest provider of family history and personal DNA testing, Ancestry.com, as a sponsor for not only “Long Lost Family,” but also for the network’s other family history-based show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” Both shows are also American versions of popular British series, borne from the relatively recent accessibility of family history research and from interest in personal DNA assessment.
Get taken on what is sure to be an emotional journey for people searching for their families and a better understanding of their identities with “Long Lost Family,” which airs a new episode on Monday, Oct. 15, on TLC.