-I know that this is your show --
This is his show, clearly, and he's got things to start with,
but I've got to say real quick. -Sure.
-Backstage, he was too scared to give me hugs,
and now he's, like, all about the hug.
He wouldn't even shake my hand, and now
you're all about the hugs because we won a game together?
[ Laughter ] -Yeah, I was a little giddy.
-Oh, really? -Backstage, 'cause I was --
I was doing fist bump. -I love a fist bump.
-I don't. -People are shocked
with the fist bump with me, because I don't seem like --
Obviously, I don't seem like the fist-bump kind of guy.
Keeps me -- Keeps me well.
-I'm so happy you're here again. -Thanks.
-I want to -- I was talking to you backstage,
'cause I said you have such an iconic look.
And you said that you've been getting mistaken
for a different celebrity. -[ Laughs ]
See, I would like to believe I have an iconic look.
But apparently somebody else has that iconic look.
Taika Waititi.
And so -- [ Laughter ]
-Taika Waititi from "Jojo Rabbit."
-Yeah! -Who just won the Oscar?
-Yes. So, very, very famous Taika.
And so I'll be --
So, here's the thing. [ Laughter ]
Here's the thing. This is, like, Tan France TV hair.
When I don't have this hair,
it's, like, really curly like Taika's.
And so when I'm out in public, people will --
They started doing this about a year ago
where they'd be like, "Is it you?" I'm like, "Yeah."
And then they'll start to take the picture,
and it's very clear they think I'm Taika.
And so I'm like, "Well, I'll just lean in."
And so I continue on.
What is hilarious, though, is that I don't change my accent,
but, America, I love you very much,
but you clearly don't know how to distinguish accents,
because he's from New Zealand. I'm from England.
And I saw Taika at a party a few months ago. And I was like,
"Oh, my gosh. Taika, people keep mistaking me for you."
And he was like, "They do it to me, too."
I was like, "Do you change your accent?"
He was like, "Nah, it's America. They don't know the difference."
[ Laughter and applause ]
-We don't care. We love everybody.
-They don't know. -We love everybody.
-They don't know.
-But, I mean, I've been out with you guys in the public,
and people freak out around you.
-Oh. -They love you.
You're beloved in America, as well.
And is there one question that people always stop and ask you?
Is there one --
-Well, there's a couple of things.
They start with a move which is, they lift me,
which is so bizarre. Can I do a quick P.S.A.?
-Yeah. -Can I take this time?
Stop lifting me! Whoever --
Stop lifting me! I'm a grown man.
They see me with my "Queer Eye" boys --
[ Laughter ] -Wait, what?
-So, I'm with my "Queer Eye" boys,
and they're all much taller.
And so everybody thinks when they see me that I must be tiny.
And so they get really excited, and they lift me up.
-Wait, they grab you, and they lift you off the ground?
-Strangers. Strangers.
[ Laughter ] -What?
-And so, once --
And they jump.
And so the first thing I say when somebody runs up to me,
I'm like, "Please don't lift me."
[ Laughter ]
-Did I lift you when you came out?
-Yes, you did, and it was very awkward.
-I hugged you. -No, you were like, "Hey, Tan,
I don't shake hands, but let me lift you and bounce you."
-No, I did not lift you and bounce you.
[ Laughter ]
What fashion advice do they ask you for?
Like, "Hey, can you design my wardrobe?"
What do you -- -They ask me a lot.
It's usually something called a French tuck.
-Whoo! -And so people will ask me to French tuck them.
Thanks so much for those "whoo"s.
But what I find very strange is --
So, it's called a French tuck
'cause you just tuck in the front of your shirt.
However, when you just say it to a stranger --
And I am a stranger to them. They don't really know me.
They'll come over, and they say, "Will you French tuck me?"
It sounds really vulgar. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Especially by a "urannal."
Urinal. However you guys pronounce it.
-Oh, yeah. Okay, sorry, yeah. [ Laughter ]
-In a -- In a public restroom!
[ Cheers and applause ]
In a public restroom.
Why would you follow me in
and then ask me to French tuck you whilst I'm out?
-Especially in the "urannal," too.
Yeah, I mean, that's a -- Absolutely.
Why would you do that, as well? Yeah.
I was -- I know you're great with style.
-Thanks.
-But you know what I didn't know really about you
is that you were an actual designer.
-Yeah, I'm actually -- I'm not a stylist. I'm a designer.
I do that on "Queer Eye" because I know how to style people,
I would like to believe.
But first and foremost, I'm a designer.
And so -- -For years.
-And I have been, yeah, since I was, like, 16.
I went to designer school. I was making women's clothing.
That's how I made my money.
I created businesses that were women's wear.
-It's good to know this.
-Yeah. And so --
And so when -- You mentioned earlier,
I have a new show called "Next in Fashion."
When they came and asked me if I wanted to do that,
I was like, "Heck, yeah."
Like, encourage new designers? Celebrate the craft of design?
It was a godsend.
-And now, your co-host, Alexa Chung,
I love Alexa Chung. -[ Gasps ] I love her so much.
-Hi. Alexa Chung. I love her. She's awesome.
-I love her so much. She's honestly incredible.
I was about to say she's the best host on TV
other than Jimmy Fallon.
-Thank you. I appreciate that.
You saved yourself. You saved yourself.
-She's amazing. But you know, she's so smart,
so funny. -Funny, yeah.
-So ridiculously attractive at 5:00 A.M., it's just sickening.
[ Laughter ] She's wonderful.
She's such a great talent, yeah.
-Can you explain the show to anyone --
-Yes. -Yeah.
-So, it's 18 designers from all over the world.
They are competing to be the next household name.
And so these are people
who have worked for major, major design houses.
And they're competing against each other.
They start in groups, and then they compete against each other.
And it's a celebration of great design.
They really are incredible people.
And it brings the world together
to celebrate different countries and opportunities and design.
-I also like it because it shows you how much work
goes into clothes. -Oh, yeah!
-You just go, "Oh, that's just a jacket,
and it's a tie, and it's a shirt."
-Yeah. -It's like --
So much work goes into making that thing. And that's --
-Within a day and a half, which is insane.
They do this within a day and a half.
They make the most incredible clothes.
And then the final collection, they do within two days.
And it will blow your mi--
It will blow your mind. In my opinion,
it's some of the most beautiful fashion you'll ever see on TV.