There's More To Antoni Than What You See On Queer Eye

Sep 30 2020

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Antoni Porowski is the quietest member of Queer Eye's Fab Five, so it should go without saying that there's a lot fans don't know about him, starting with the truth about his hotly debated cooking abilities. But there's a lot more to learn about the show's resident food and wine guy. Antoni Porowski was actually the first member of his family born outside of Europe, having been born in Montreal, Canada. As he discussed on his episode of co-star Jonathan Van Ness' podcast, Getting Curious, Porowski's mother was born in Warsaw, Poland along with both of his sisters, while his father was born in Brussels, Belgium. Although the reality star is very proud of being from an immigrant family and of growing up in multicultural Montreal, he initially struggled with his identity because of his surname. Porowski regaled Van Ness with stories of sharing food from different backgrounds at school potluck dinners and of how important holding onto customs and ancestry is to Canadians, in contrast to Americans. However, he revealed that he had quietly considered changing his surname to something more American, like Porter or Portman, in order to fit in better. Thankfully, Porowski opted not to do so. Now that he, as a TV star with an instantly recognizable Polish name, gets so many supportive messages from gay Polish men, he's glad to have the moniker. Keep watching to see There's More To Antoni Than What You See On Queer Eye! #QueerEye #AntoniPorowski Surname struggle | 0:00 Difficult move | 1:25 Mystery major | 2:34 Coming out story | 3:26 Fluid sexuality | 4:24 Help from a Queer Eye alum | 5:15 Ignoring the haters | 5:56 Bestselling cookbook | 6:36 Body image issues | 7:41 That Martha Stewart "feud" | 8:41 Dealing with anxiety | 9:46 Still figuring himself out | 10:47