Tim Gunn explained how he wasn’t asked back for Project Runway. While I stopped watching it years ago, Tim Gunn is an icon and this is all so disrespectful. Apparently, Heidi Klum really wanted him back but producers said no. [Socialite Life]
Dolly Parton & Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” remix. [OMG Blog]
Bridgerton dropped a Season 4 preview on V-Day. [LaineyGossip]
Meghann Fahy & Leo Woodall went to the BAFTAs together. [Just Jared]
More analysis of what the BAFTAs mean for the race. [Pajiba]
Zoe Saldana is hustling for an Oscar. [Go Fug Yourself]
Caitriona Balfe wore Loewe to the Irish film awards. [RCFA]
Jack Nicholson made a very rare public appearance at the SNL50 show. [Seriously OMG]
Jill Duggar was in a car accident. [Starcasm]
Who won the Daytona 500? [Hollywood Life]
The funniest SNL “breaks.” [Buzzfeed]
My guess the producers wanted to go younger with Christian Siriano who is 39 and probably more recognizable to the younger generations. Over Tim Gunn who is ICONIC but at 71. He doesn’t hit the demographics producers want. Shameful, shame on the producers.
Christian is fantastic but it would be really cool to see Tim Gunn as a permanent judge, which I assume would be a less demanding role but you’d still have his charm and vibes.
I met him once before. He’s the only celebrity I’ve ever stopped on the subway that I acted like a total starf*cker about (but I had legit reasons, PR got me back into my art after a decade off and I told him that.). Not only was he so gracious and kind and spent like 10 minutes talking to me, he was one of the few people I’ve ever met that had this angelic aura of joy. It was very cool to experience that light. He just radiated IRL, and I’m not saying that just because I’m a fan. I hope the new PR revival does right by him somehow.
Tim Gunn was the best thing about this show!
Indeed! I wonder if there’s more to it.
A year or two ago Tim wrote about the lies and messiness behind the scenes – he stopped some of the contestants from signing bad deals with the show (keeping %% of future work, etc.) and Tim threatened to walk. The producers lied over and over to the contestants and Tim. I’m shocked he’d want back on the show.
Well the producers couldn’t “make it work” and shame on them.
I like Tim Gunn, but sometimes his point of view in fashion (when giving feedback to the contestants) were a bit stuck in his era. It didn’t happened often. He was great to the designers but tha show kind of becoming stale with Heidi & Tim, it had to depend on the drama & b1tching between contestants ( which I detest in any reality competition show). Bring in a new mentor & get rid of a host for this show gave it a new life. I was pleasantly surprised by Christian Siriano as a mentor, and the show being more focus on the designing, less on interpersonal conflicts.
Sometimes a change to a long time show is a good thing. The American’s Test Kitchen (and Cook’s Country) cooking show is better now without it’s former host Chris K, for me.
That’s a good point. I stopped watching The Voice because they had the same 2 male judges on forever! And Howie got annoying on AGT. They were all funny and interesting in the beginning, but you can only hear the same jokes and pretend fights so many times, before it just gets stale.
In fashion design, as all fine arts, one learns from studying the masters and understanding the foundations of the art form before flying free with creativity. Tim Gunn was that mentor who could teach the foundations not only of fashion design but also the business end of fashion. He was always kind, respectful, and protective of the young talent. To suggest he is too old for the role now is short-sighted and ageist.
Perhaps they should have two mentors – Christian and Tim and put their teams against each other? I will miss Tim – he was great on the show and lovely when I met him in real life. We crossed paths walking in Central Park and he complimented my leather jacket and asked who I was wearing – it was so sweet and made me feel giddy.
Rude!
Tim G was the favorite part of the show- and back in the day my husband started watching episodes with me because he loved his taste and suit inspo.
There is no host of the current Project Runway because Karlie Kloss left the show. Why not bring back Heidi? The show promoted Christian Siriano to fill the mentor roll. To bring back Tim Gunn you have to get rid of Christian.