JEREMIAH Brent is an actor, producer, and interior designer, best known for his collaborations with his husband, Nate Berkus.
On February 27, 2024, Netflix confirmed that Jeremiah Brent would be joining the cast of Queer Eye, replacing designer Bobby Berk as the Fab Five’s decorating and design guru.
Who is Queer Eye’s new star Jeremiah Brent?
Jeremiah Brent, born Jeremy Clevenger Johnson, was born on November 24, 1984, in Modesto, California.
After graduating from high school, Brent moved to Los Angeles, and spent the first year of his life in LA couch-surfing with friends and living in his Jeep.
In 2011, he made his TV debut on The Rachel Zoe Project, serving as Zoe’s styling associate.
In 2012, he launched his interior design firm, Jeremiah Brent Design (JBD), based in New York City and Los Angeles.
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Brent, and his design work, have appeared in dozens of magazines, including People, Harper’s Bazaar, Domino, and Architectural Digest.
He hosted two seasons of the Emmy Award-winning show, Home Made Simple, which was broadcast on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network.
In 2017, he joined Living Spaces, a furniture retail chain, for a series titled Living Spaces Presents Behind the Design.
In 2020, Brent made his Netflix debut on Say I Do, essentially a wedding version of Queer Eye.
The series features three experts: Brent, the designer, Thai Nguyen, the fashionista, and Gabriele Betaccini, a chef and cuisine professional.
The eight-episode series follows the trio as they help individuals surprise their partners with a dream wedding in less than a week.
Brent – and his design skills – have also been featured on The Drew Barrymore Show, Good Morning America, Today, and The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Brent’s most successful television shows, however, have been collaborations with his husband, Nate Berkus.
The duo appeared on the TLC show Nate & Jeremiah by Design from 2017 to 2019, and on HGTV’s The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project, which premiered in 2021.
Brent is relatively active on social media, and has separate Instagram accounts for his personal life, his design firm, and his online shop, Atrio.
In February 2024, Brent published The Space That Keeps You, which he describes as “not just a study of beautiful interior design; it’s an emotional design book that explores what gives spaces meaning.”
“Through candid conversations with nine individuals and families varying in backgrounds, lifestyles, and geographic locations, Jeremiah reveals how and why the spaces we inhabit come to feel like they truly belong to us—the memories, emotions, and stories that shape what home signifies.”
“Just like Jeremiah himself, readers will leave this book with a newfound appreciation for the places that connect and shape us.”
When will Jeremiah Brent officially replace Bobby Berk on Queer Eye?
Jeremiah Brent is set to join original hosts Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski in the show’s upcoming ninth season.
The hit show’s ninth season is set to start filming in the spring of 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brent will join the group as they “assist a fresh crop of heroes with their fine-tuned expertise in style, grooming, interior design, culture, and food and drink,” as reported by Netflix.
A premiere date has not yet been released, though the show will likely air in the last few months of 2024 or early 2025.
Brent will replace series regular, and a Fab Five original cast member, designer Bobby Berk.
After starring in eight seasons of the hit reality TV makeover series, Berk announced his departure from the show in November 2023.
He revealed the shocking news in a lengthy Instagram post.
Addressed to “the Queer Eye Community who have become family to [him],” Berk said that it was a difficult, but “necessary” decision.
“It’s with a heavy heart that I announce that season 8 will be my final season on Queer Eye,” he captioned the post.
“It’s not been an easy decision to be at peace with, but a necessary one.”
“Although my journey with Queer Eye is over, my journey with you is not. You will be seeing more of me very soon.”
“I love you all so so much and I’ll meet you all in Nola for one final season,” he finished, referencing the show’s eighth season.
He signed off with the hashtag, #foreverthefab5.
In January 2024, Berk revealed additional details about why he left the show in Vanity Fair.
He called the show “the most amazing gift,” and said that being a part of the Fab Five has “been a life-changing moment.”
“I’m leaving something that is a huge part of my life. Even though it’s my decision, it still wasn’t an easy one,” he said.
Berk explained that the cast had originally signed a contract guaranteeing at least seven cycles of filming.
After filming two season in New Orleans back-to-back, Berk – and the rest of the cast – thought they were finished.
“We thought we were done. Mentally and emotionally, I thought we all moved on.”
“I know I did, and I started planning other things,” he revealed.
Netflix, meanwhile, decided to renew the series for a ninth season, and offered the cast new contracts.
Berk decided not to sign, but the rest of the Fab Five decided to move forward with their new contracts in tow.
“And with only one of us not coming back, Netflix felt [it] could recast one person,” Berk said.
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Who is Jeremiah Brent’s husband, Nate Berkus?
Jeremiah Brent became engaged to fellow interior designer Nate Berkus in April 2013.
The duo tied the knot on May 4, 2014, with a wedding ceremony in Manhattan.
Over the last few years, they’ve welcomed two children together.
Their daughter, Poppy Brent-Berkus, was born on March 23, 2015.
Their son, Oskar Michael Brent-Berkus, was born on March 26, 2018.
Both of their children were born by different egg donors and surrogates.
As of 2019, the family of four reside in Manhattan in New York City.
Like Brent, Nate Berkus is an author, television personality, and interior designer.
He was born on September 17, 1971, in Orange County, California.
He opened his own interior design firm, Nate Berkus Associates, in 1995, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Berkus rose to fame after regularly appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
He also hosted his own talk show, The Nate Berkus Show, for two seasons between 2010 and 2012.
Berkus has also released home collections for Linens ‘n Things, Target, and Calico Corners.
Along with Brent, Berkus has also appeared in advertisements for Banana Republic in publications like InStyle and Rolling Stone.
What is Jeremiah Brent’s net worth?
Jeremiah Brent has managed to amass quite a fortune from his endeavors over the years.
According to Zac Johnson, Brent’s net worth is estimated to be around $6 million.
The majority of his income stems from his interior design career and reality television pursuits.
Brent’s husband, Nate Berkus, is also independently wealthy.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Berkus’ net worth is estimated to be around $18 million.
His fortune also comes from his lucrative interior design career, along with his stints on television.
Both Brent and Berkus have amassed significant sums of money on their own, but they’ve also earned some hefty paydays for their collaborative efforts.
The duo have appeared together on TLC’s Nate & Jeremiah by Design, and HGTV’s The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project.
They also jointly appeared in ad campaigns for Banana Republic, published in InStyle, and Rolling Stone, among other magazines.
In October 2015, their Manhattan apartment was also featured on the cover of and a corresponding spread in Architectural Digest magazine.