Queer Eye's Bobby Berk to leave show

Queer Eye co-host Bobby Berk has announced he is leaving the Netflix show with a "heavy heart".

In a post on Instagram, the interior design expert said the upcoming eighth season of the makeover show would be his last.

He explained it had "not been an easy decision" but a "necessary one". The 42-year-old has been on the show since its reboot on Netflix in 2018.

The Queer Eye cast said Berk would "forever" be part of the Fab Five.

Reacting to the announcement, fellow Queer Eye presenter Jonathan Van Ness said: "One of a kind and such a star. Love you Bobby."

Speaking of Berk, the show's food and wine expert Antoni Porowski said: "#Foreverthefab5 indeed, and don't forget it."

"I'm about to be at Netflix's door and e-mails telling them you can't leave! Who is coming with me? I love you!" said co-host Karamo Brown.

Announcing his departure on social media earlier, Berk said: "Although my journey with Queer Eye is over, my journey with you is not. You will be seeing more of me very soon."

Thanking the show's fans, he added they had "embraced me and accepted me for who I am".

Berk's decision to leave the show comes three months after he announced his father's death in August.