Queer Eye star Tan France, 43, just made a drastic change to his most iconic feature, i.e., his silver quiff, and it is already creating quite some buzz both on the internet.
The entrepreneur’s hair is now nearly black, and the color is seemingly here to stay for a while. He recently took to Instagram to share the reason behind his transformation and reassure fans that the change isn’t due to a “midlife crisis” or something concerning.
Tan France recently dyed his hair a near-black color. Instagram/@tanfrance
In an Instagram video posted on April 29, France shared that he didn’t originally intend to share his hair transformation online, but certain real-world social interactions left him no choice. And as it turns out, the new hairdo is for a new role he’s playing.
Showcasing his new hair in the clip, France noted, “Don’t freak out. I know my hair’s dark. It’s fine,” adding, “Well, no, it’s not. I know it’s very weird to see me with dark hair. It’s weird to see myself with dark hair.”
He continued, “It’s for a job. It’s for a role… I wasn’t going to share this at all, but I’ve been out twice in the last couple days, and people are very confused. So I just need to make it clear, this is not a midlife crisis.”
Stating how much he “hates” dark hair on himself, France said he loves his grays and hopes to go back to his natural color once he’s done filming the unnamed project, which will likely take one or two more months.
The last time France shocked his fans with a hair transformation was back in January 2025. At the time, he chopped his pomp off and took the internet by storm.
Explaining his decision, he told Page Six, “I would love to say it’s because I just fancied a change. But really, what sparked it was I did something that I try really hard not to do — which is I looked at comments about myself after the new [Queer Eye] season.”
“I saw so many people hate my hair. And I thought, ‘Oh, I didn’t realize they hated [it] so much. So maybe I’ll try something [new] while I’m still ‘relatively’ young,’” the then-41-year-old Queer Eye host told the outlet.
Thankfully, his 2026 hair transformation got quite a lot of love from his fans on Instagram, with most commenters noting he looks great either way.