This Is What the Original Cast of Queer Eye Has Been Up To

When the makeover show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy premiered on Bravo in 2003, it was an instant hit, earning an Emmy in 2004 for outstanding reality show and cementing the network as a power player in the world of reality TV. Queer Eye ended in 2007 after just five seasons, but not before making stars out of the the show's charismatic lifestyle experts, who were all able to parlay their TV fame into careers long after the series came to a close.

Thanks to a reboot from Netflix, a new crop of experts are filling the stylish shoes made famous by original cast members Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Jai Rodriguez. But if you've been wondering what the original members of the "Fab Five" have been up to over the last 11 years, you came to the right place.

Ted Allen
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Ted Allen

Allen was the food and wine expert that schooled us all on culinary dos and don'ts.

Ted Allen
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Ted Allen

Allen became an even bigger TV star after Queer Eye, serving as a guest judge on shows like Iron Chef America and hosting a documentary called Uncorked: Wine Made Simple. After Bravo, he found a home at Food Network and even received a James Beard Foundation Award in 2012 for his work as the host of Chopped. He also published the book In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks in 2012.

Kyan Douglas
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Kyan Douglas

Douglas was the grooming expert during the original run of Queer Eye.

Kyan Douglas
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Kyan Douglas

Douglas took time off to travel and practice yoga in the years following Queer Eye. He went on to host the TLC show Ten Years Younger for a brief stint in 2009 and is a go-to style expert for The Rachael Ray Show.

Thom Filicia
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Thom Filicia

Filicia brought his eye for design to Queer Eye, serving as the resident home and interior design expert.

Thom Filicia
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Thom Filicia

Queer Eye turned out to be just what Filicia needed to make his interior design business even more successful. He went on to write Thom Filicia Style and American Beauty: Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat, hosted the shows Dress My Nest and Tacky House ,and currently has two lines of fine home furnishings called The Thom Filicia Home Collection and Sedgwick & Brattle. Filicia has also done countless residential and commercial interior design projects including the Delta Sky Deck at JFK airport and multiple projects with W hotels.

Carson Kressley
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Carson Kressley

Kressley has been keeping busy since his Queer Eye days, serving as a fashion critic and commentator for Good Morning America and covering red carpets for E! Network. He has competed on countless reality shows including Celebrity Family Feud, Worst Cooks in America, and Dancing With the Stars, served as a judge for the Miss Universe pageant, and has been a regular judge on RuPaul's Drag Race for the last three seasons.

Jai Rodriguez
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Jai Rodriguez

Rodriguez was Queer Eye's well-rounded culture expert.

Jai Rodriguez
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Jai Rodriguez

Rodriguez had been an actor before Queer Eye, and has nabbed roles on shows like How I Met Your Mother, Bones, Grey's Anatomy, and Grace and Frankie over the last decade. He recently headlined a live show in Las Vegas called Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man alongside Kendra Wilkinson.