Modesto’s Jeremiah Brent to replace outgoing cast member on popular Netflix reality show

Modesto-bred Jeremiah Brent continues his reality show journey, this time joining the “Queer Eye” team on Netflix.

Brent will replace departing Bobby Berk on the show, according People.com. The Modesto High alum will be in Las Vegas this spring to begin work on season 9 of the unscripted series.

“On Tuesday, Netflix confirmed in a press release that the interior designer and HGTV star will take on the role of decorating guru following Berk’s departure,” the People.com story said of Brent. “Berk announced that he would be leaving the hit Netflix makeover show after eight seasons in Nov. 2023.”

“Queer Eye” is a reboot of the early 2000s Bravo series “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” which focused on gay men making over straight men. The new streaming version “embraces both inner and outer beauty and visits the homes of men, women and gender nonconforming people all across the country,” according to a story on Screen Rant.

Returning cast members and their areas of expertise are Karamo Brown, culture; Antoni Porowski, food; Tan France, fashion; and Jonathan Van Ness, beauty.

Brent got his start in reality TV in 2011 on Bravo’s “The Rachel Zoe Project.”

He’s since appeared in shows with his husband, celebrity designer Nate Berkus, on “Nate & Jeremiah by Design” on TLC and “The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project” on HGTV. Married for nearly 10 years and with two children, Brent and Berkus also competed on HGTV’s “Rock the Block.”

Brent appeared as the interior design expert on Netflix’s “Say I Do,” helping couples with their dream weddings, according to People.com.

“His latest project is a new book, ‘The Space That Keeps You,’ which was released on Feb. 20,” according to the People.com story. “The tome explores topics like the meaning of a home and includes intimate conversations about the feelings and memories that make up an individual’s space.”