The real reason Tan France & his husband are selling their massive $7.5 million mansion
Tan France and his husband of nearly 20 years built the luxurious estate from the ground up.
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It’s been four months since Queer Eye ended its 10-season run on Netflix and now co-host Tan France is making big changes in his personal life.
The 43-year-old fashion expert has been married to his illustrator husband Rob France since 2007. The couple share two sons: four-year-old Ismail and two-year-old Isaac.
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They were the picture-perfect family seen here in 2023 after Isaac’s arrival via surrogate.
The $7.5 million dream home
Since 2021, the couple have been living in a massive three-acre estate inside a gated community in London New York Los Angeles Salt Lake City. That’s right, call the Real Housewives or the Mormon Wives because Queer Eye‘s style guru lives in Utah. Who knew?!
Unfortunately, the couple, who built the entire property from the ground up, have made the decision to sell their “dream home”, which is currently listed for a whopping $7.5 million, according to Maison Global.
Those Netflix dollars go a long way in Utah!
The 6,903-square-foot estate is no joke. With a stunning tudor-style exterior, the 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom residence features a formal dining room, chef’s kitchen, butler’s pantry, home theater, and a primary suite with a 1,000-square-foot closet. That’s one closet many would be happy to jump back into!
Other amenities include a heated driveway for those brutal SLC winters, a fully enclosed glass atrium in the garden, swimming pool, two-car garage, and separate unit that includes a full bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette, and a gym, per the Salt Lake Tribune.
France and his husband finished renovating the the property in 2023 and it was subsequently featured in Architectural Digest the following year.
Why are they selling that insane estate?
Now, selling a home so near and dear to their heart – which they spent years working on to their exact specifications – doesn’t come easy for the reality star and his husband of nearly 20 years.
On Tuesday, France broke his silence and revealed the reason why they couple have decided to unload what they thought would be their “forever home.”
“I’m going to quickly address something that a lot of people have asked me about today and we actually made the news. Yes, we are selling our Salt Lake City home. It’s a house that we are crazy about, that we thought was gonna be our forever home,” the Netflix star began in an Instagram video.
He went on to say how the husbands felt like their lives had become stale despite loving their insanely luxurious digs.
Empire state of mind
“We live like senior citizens who are retired. And I might be old, but I’m not that old. And for the last 10 years or so, I’ve said no to almost everything because I already fly so much for work that I don’t want to go to New York just for events and to hang out with friends,” France added. “And so it means that we just live in this bubble, which is gorgeous, don’t get me wrong, but we’re not really living. We’re just kind of getting through life.”
With that in mind, they decided a big change was needed to reinvogorate their lives and that requires moving to arguably the busiest, loudest place in the country.
“And so we talked about that a lot over the last few months, and we decided that we’re going to move to New York,” he shared. “So, yeah, it is wild that we would give up that house. I love that house so much. It has been my favorite home. But we’re gonna do something that hopefully it’s really exciting.”
The news of his pending Manhattan move got the approval of many of France’s celeb pals.
“Fully support,” wrote fellow Queer Eye alum Antoni Porowski, who also lives in Manhattan.
“Omg yay!!! So happy to hear this!” added former Top Chef host and fellow NYC resident Padma Lakshmi.
“Welcome home!!!!!” commented Survival of the Thickest creator/star Michelle Buteau, who lives in the Bronx.
With his relocation to the Big Apple, France will continue to host his YouTubes series The Honorable Gays with comedian Rob Anderson and influencer Eric Sedeño.
While we’re happy for the France family move, we can’t help be jealous for whoever inherits that sick closet! ????
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