The star of "Queer Eye" was a flight attendant, reveals a memory

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The stylist Tan France says that by showing "there are people who do not divide", the metamorphosis show "Queer Eye" attracts a wide audience. (April 5)
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Tan France is the "Queer Eye" style specialist for most people, but if you were flying with Britannia Airways, a former British charter company, in the early 2000s, it might have been your flight attendant. .

France revealed in its new memoir Tuesday, "Naturally Tan", that he had obtained (and resigned) many jobs as a young adult, including one as a flight attendant at age 19 .

"It was supposed to be a six-month seasonal job, but I only lasted two months," he writes.

He had no idea of ​​the difficulty of his job and thought "all they do, is serve tea, coffee and a little bit of something else".

Tan France revealed in his new memoir Tuesday, "Naturally Tan," that he had obtained (and resigned) many jobs as a young adult, including one as a flight attendant at age 19 . (Photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix, WireImage)

France detailed what he described as exhausting training. "The thirty days of training were marked by the most difficult moments of my life – it was very difficult and many people failed … I felt like a glorified waiter."

After September 11, racism was brutal

What was particularly difficult for him was dealing with drunk passengers who could be racist.

"It was a few years after 9/11 and they were not hesitant to talk openly about my people as the terrorists"France, of British origin and Pakistani origin, writes:" The flight would start pretty well, but by the end of the flight, it would be clear that they were not so happy I am the one who served them. "

France also includes a chapter in its book on September 11th.

"Now that I have a platform, I want to use it to dispel any worry or myth about my people," he told USA TODAY in a recent interview. He talks in his book about the problems he has encountered at the US Customs office and has already spoken on social media. accusing the TSA of calling it a "security risk" because of the color of its skin.

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