About this episode

Nicole Byer chats with fashion icon Tan France about his marriage, dating experiences, and the looksmaxxing trend.

Fashion icon Tan France ( Queer Eye , Honorable Gays ) joins Nicole for a chat about how a planned "slut tour" accidentally resulted in an 18-year marriage, his secret past designing clothes for Mormon women, and why he really, really didn't want to be on Queer Eye . Tan gets real about the intense racism he faced dating in the UK - including the multiple times guys forced him to keep their dates a secret. Plus, he shares a horrifying first date story that had him walking out of dinner early, and they rip apart the bizarre new "looksmaxxing" trend. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel at  https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWontYouDateMePodcast Take our listener survey  and shape the future of the podcast! Support this podcast and get discounts by checking out our sponsors: Jones Road : Use code DATEME at  jonesroadbeauty.com  to get a Free Shimmer Face Oil with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Chime : Chime is not just smarter banking, it is the most rewarding way to bank. Join the millions who are already banking fee free today. Head to Chime.com/DATEME . Squarespace : Head to squarespace.com/DATEME to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or…

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Byer

Guest: Tan France

Topics covered

• fashion
• relationships
• racism
• dating
• looksmaxxing
• marriage

Keywords

• Tan France
• Nicole Byer
• Queer Eye
• looksmaxxing
• dating
• racism
• fashion

Sponsors

Jones Road, Chime, Squarespace, Wayfair

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Queer Eye, Honorable Gays

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