Tan France

What a f*kcing great book ! BUT... Tan has such the potty mouth!@!@! I loved that he told his whole story from living in the UK as a kid struggling with racism, to sneaking off to the U.S. as a teen, to meeting the love of his life, a Utah Morman cowboy (I love it!) to getting to audition for the show and meeting, and completing the Fab Five! Tan sees both sides of everything. Most of the book tells one side of a story or his opinion and is followed by "but" and he tells the other side. He's funny and honest and loves kind people and curvy women. I had no idea he brought back the high waisted 2 piece bathing suit, let alone had multiple successful clothing lines.… (more)

3.5/5, rounding up.
Tan is my favorite of the Fab 5 of Netflix's Queer Eye reboot, not just for South Asian rep but also for encouraging people to show respect for themselves and their loved ones through looking and feeling good, not just chasing trends. Turns out he's also a very sweet British boy, and very conscious about how his actions represent not just himself but also queer and brown communities on screen.

It's also interesting seeing how he was cast for Queer Eye (or the process in general, really) and that his decision to go was really about making other gay friends because SLC is ah, not a very big scene.… (more)