Rob France: who is Queer Eye star Tan France’s husband?

They've just become parents for the first time

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by Nathan Katnoria |
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Congratulations are in order for Queer Eye star Tan France and his husband after they announced they've become parents to a baby son via a surrogate.

The fashion designer and TV personality has been married to illustrator Rob since 2007 and now they've taken the next step in their relationship.

Following the happy news, we've taken a deep dive into their relationship to find out everything you need to know about Tan France and his husband Rob.

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Who is Tan France's husband Rob?

Tan France is married to Rob, a freelance illustrator who specialises in portraits and figure illustrations.

Rob, 42, who is originally from Wyoming, USA, also previously worked as a paediatric nurse.

How did Tan France and his husband Rob meet?

Tan, who is Muslim, and Rob, who was raised as a Mormon, met on a dating app and quickly fell for each other after bonding over their religious backgrounds.

"It made it easier to date somebody who had similarities to me. I don’t drink alcohol, I don’t smoke. We practice some of our religions’ practices. We don’t practice them all. We practice what works for us," the Queer Eye star previously told the New York Post.

When did Tan France get engaged to his husband Rob?

Tan previously opened up about his and Rob's decision to get married on the second episode of the second season of Queer Eye.

He said, "You know there wasn’t an actual proposal. It was a case of, ‘we're going to get married one day, right?’ ‘Yeah, of course we are.'

"We just had agreed it was going to happen one day and then we arranged the date."

When did Tan France marry his husband Rob?

Tan and Rob got married in 2007. The Queer Eye star was born Tanveer Safdar but took his husband's last name when they tied the knot.

Tan and Rob got married twice - first in London and then again in New York, when it became legal.

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Neal: Season One, Episode Two

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Cory: Season One, Episode Three

NASCAR enthusiast and police officer Cory seems to have taken Jonathan's skincare gospel to heart: face mask selfies are now regular programming on his Instagram account. Following their much-discussed heart to heart about police brutality, he and Karamo have forged a close relationship. 'We still have some political differences, but as a whole, I see him as a human being and he sees me as a human being,' the latter told Buzzfeed. 'I see him as a father, he sees me as a father. That's why we're texting each other at eight o'clock in the morning.' They even FaceTimed each other to watch Cory's episode together. Aww.

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AJ: Season One, Episode 4

Queer Eye isn't short of tear-jerking moments, but AJ's episode – which saw him finally come out to his much-loved step-mother – was a season one standout. Since then, he's got married to his boyfriend, Andre.

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Remy: Season One, Episode Six

Remy, who recruited the Five to help him transform the house he'd inherited from his grandmother (complete with some outstanding '70s décor), has clearly taken their style advice to heart: his Instagram account shows him sporting some Karamo-esque bomber jackets and print shirts that Tan would be proud of. Plus, he attended the Black Panther premiere in some Wakanda-infused garb, too.

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Bobby: Season One, Episode Five

Bobby, his wife Vera and their six children moved out of the home which we saw made over on episode five. 'Vera literally DM'd me the day before yesterday and they moved to a different house with three bedrooms,' Jonathan told Buzzfeed, adding that the Camp brood are 'still using their kits and caboodles, which is great.' I mean, who would turn down his curated selection of grooming products?

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Joe: Season One, Episode Seven

Well, this is a little awkward. It seems that aspiring comedian Joe decided to delete the website which Karamo built for him. 'He was like, "I'm not sure if I'm ready for that point in my career,"' Karamo told Buzzfeed. 'I was like, "I'm building you this because in a matter of months, millions of people are gonna see you and flock to your website!" And he took it down.' Just think of all the Google authority you could have gained, Joe… That aside, his Instagram account suggests that he's still getting his hair cut at the salon Jonathan recommended. That's something at least.

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Jeremy: Season One, Episode Eight

Firefighter Jeremy doesn't have social media, but we know from his station's official Facebook account that he recently achieved his goal and qualified to become one of 1,279 Chief Fire Officers around the world. Congratulations!

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William: Season Two, Episode Two

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Skyler: Season Two, Episode Five

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Arian: Season Two, Episode Six

Of course, the question on everyone's lips is: did Ari finally graduate college? Luckily, Karamo has the answers. He told Vanity Fair: 'I've been in contact with him and he finally graduated and has a job. I'm so proud of him.' Hooray! He now works as an analyst in Atlanta.

Where do Tan France and his husband Rob live?

Tan was born in Doncaster, England and spent his childhood growing up in South Yorkshire but, after living in Manchester and London for work, he later moved to New York in 2008, emigrated to the United States in 2015 and officially became an American citizen in 2020.

Rob is originally from Wyoming but has spent most of his life in Salt Lake City, Utah where he and Tan now live together. Tan made the move to Salt Lake City shortly after dating Rob and previously explained, "We started to date and then, yeah, I realised he was the one very shortly after that. So I planned on Utah being my home."

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Do Tan France and his husband Rob have any children?

Yes, they do! Tan and Rob became parents to a son called Ismail via a surrogate in July 2021.

Announcing the happy news on Instagram, Tan wrote, "Give our son a warm welcome. Ismail France, born July 10th.

“He came 7 weeks early, so he’s been in the NICU for the past 3 weeks. But, today, we finally got to bring him home. We love him so, so much. Like, fully obsessed. Our surrogate is doing so great, post labor, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the greatest gift in our lives. 🥰”.

Tan first announced he and Rob were expecting a baby in April when he posted a photo of him with an ultrasound scan superimposed over his stomach and wrote, "So happy to finally share that WE’RE HAVING A BABY!!

“No, I’m not pregnant, despite this VERY realistic pic. With the greatest gift/help of the most wonderful surrogate, Rob and I are lucky enough to be on our way to being parents, this Summer.

“Something we’ve wanted for soooo many years. Our hearts are so full right now. I cannot wait to hold this baby, and to show him so much love.”

At the time, Tan was inundated with messages of congratulations from his Queer Eye co-stars including Jonathan Van Ness, who commented, “So happy for you!!! I’m so proud of you and Rob, you are two of the sweetest, most genuine people in the world and this is the most exciting news ever 💗💗💗💗💗.”

Karamo Brown, the show’s culture expert, wrote, “Yay!!!!!!! Uncle Momo is going to spoil this baby!!!!!”

Interior designer Bobby Berk added, “Hahahaha. The joy of this post outshines the creepiness of this pic", while Antoni Porowski joked, “Now I know what it’s like to cry tears of joy and be turned on simultaneously. Thank you and congrats boys!!!!”

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