Watch: Have Antoni Porowski and Bobby Berk Made Up?

by Emell Adolphus

EDGE Media Network Contributor

Friday September 6, 2024

Antoni Porowski attends the American Ballet Theatre's 2022 fall gala at David Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center on October 27, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
Antoni Porowski attends the American Ballet Theatre's 2022 fall gala at David Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center on October 27, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)  

Antoni Porowski might still have a soft spot for his long lost Queer Eye Fab Five co-star Bobby Berk.

Porowski invited Architectural Digest into his home on Wednesday, Sept. 4, to tour his Manhattan apartment, and the 40-year-old "chef" showed off some seriously sleek style.

However, there were some tender touches as well, such as a painting of all the original Fab Five members hanging in his den.

"Kate McKinnon did it," explained Porowski, which featured Karamo Brown, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness and Berk dressed in colonial-era outfits.

He added, "Kate McKinnon did it because we played sirens in her podcasts, and she sent that to us," he said, adding, "And I think Tan [France] has it in his house as well."

Berk, 43, left "Queer Eye" after eight seasons, and Nate Berkus' husband Jeremiah Brent was just announced as his replacement in February.

In March, Rolling Stone reported that three unnamed sources said France "campaigned to replace Berk" with Brent with "alleged support" from Porowski. France has since disputed those allegations, which makes Porowski's painting claim even more surprising.

Porowski called the den his "multipurpose room."

"It's where I take my therapy sessions, I do all my Zooms, and it's also a guest room for when guests come," Porowski explained. "The rest of the apartment is very light colored. There's a lot of lime plaster. I wanted this to just feel dark and masculine and library-ish."

It all started with a rug, according to Porowski. "And then I kind of wanted the Mad Men vibe of a Herman Miller chair. I love wood furniture."

It's a sight to see. Watch the tour below.

He also pointed out a piece of movie memorabilia. "Oh, the lightsaber. So yes, I did buy a lightsaber," the Star Wars fan confessed. "It has all kinds of different voices and sounds on it. I paid way too much for it. It's not charged right now. Otherwise, I would give you a demonstration maybe next time when you come to the farmhouse that I don't have yet."