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‘I don’t want to move, I love Utah’: Tan France shares why he is moving

The television personality recently put his Salt Lake City home on the market.

(Ilana Panich-Linsman | Netflix) Tan France in "Queer Eye." France, who has lived in Utah for nearly two decades, is moving to New York with his husband.

(Ilana Panich-Linsman | Netflix) Tan France in "Queer Eye." France, who has lived in Utah for nearly two decades, is moving to New York with his husband.

Fashion designer, actor and star of Netlix’s “Queer Eye” Tan France is leaving Utah for New York.

That much, we know, especially after he put his Salt Lake City Tudor-reminiscent dream home on the market last month.

He addressed the move recently on his Instagram account. But he expanded on the reasoning last Friday on a New York television news program.

And no, it’s not because the beloved 400 South Chili’s in Salt Lake City — which played a role in convincing the star to move here — closed down.

“It’s my husband’s fault,” France said. “He’s going through a midlife crisis. I don’t want to move. I love Utah.”

The star’s husband, Rob France, is a self-taught illustrator who was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day-Saints. He moved to Utah for school.

Tan France playfully looked into the camera and apologized to his husband for spilling the beans.

On the program, France also discussed his role in season two of Hulu’s comedy series “Deli Boys‚” which released last week. The show follows two Pakistani-American brothers who take over their father’s business and uncover a world of crime.

France said he and his husband plan to move to New York by September.

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