‘Tanveer Wasim Safdar’, better known as Tan France, was born on Wednesday, 20 April 1983 (age 40 years; as in 2023) in Doncaster, United Kingdom. Tan France grew up in a strict Pakistani Muslim household in South Yorkshire, England. He did his schooling from Hall Cross School. Tan France was completely inspired by the Disney-themed clothing made in her grandfather’s denim factory, so she chose to study fashion and enrolled at Doncaster College. Later, he moved to Manchester and then to London. In 2015, Tan France relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States.
tan france in childhood
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Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 60kg
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Body Measurements (Approx): 40-31-35
Family
Tan France belongs to a strict Pakistani Muslim family culture.
parents and siblings
Tan France was born to migrant Muslim parents who ran taxi offices, post offices and convenience stores. His grandfather owned a denim factory in Bury, Greater Manchester. He has two elder brothers and a sister. Tan’s childhood was marked by much suffering due to his homosexuality, which was viewed negatively in his family.
partner and children
In 2007, Tan France married pediatric nurse and painter Rob France. The couple married first in London and then in New York City to legalize their same-sex marriage in the US. In April 2021, they welcomed a premature baby boy named Ismail France via surrogacy, who was kept in the NICU for three weeks immediately after his birth. Later in May 2023, the couple announced the arrival of their second son and named him Isaac France.
Tan France with her husband and children
relationships/affairs
Tan met her husband, Rob France, on a dating site. He discussed his love life in an interview and said,
We don’t really talk about successful gay relationships too much, it’s not something you see very often in the media. I wanted to talk about the love I have for my husband and how incredible he is and how happy we are in our marriage.
Tan France and Rob France in their dating period
Religion
Tan France follows Islam.
signature/autograph
tan france signature
livelihood
fashion designer
Tan France started her career as a retail designer at Zara after her college. She then increased her expertise in designing, delivery and wholesale manufacturing by working with major fashion lines such as Selfridges, Chanel and Bershka. France began by designing men’s clothing but eventually shifted to women’s clothing. In 2008, he began working in the United States, living in New York City. Soon after, in 2015, he moved to the US. In 2011, Tan France opened her own fashion brand, ‘Kingdom & State’, before which she served as director at Shed Clothing. His brand consisted of clothing designed to meet Mormon clothing guidelines. He later created two less notable clothing lines. The unique designs from France were acquired by retailers Forever 21 and Modcloth. Later, in 2016, Tan became the co-founder, designer and CEO of the France Rachel Parcell Inc. clothing line, which was sold at Nordstrom.
Tan France with some of his designs
Television
After selling his business, France took official retirement. Thereafter, Netflix came up with an offer for her to appear as a fashion expert in the series ‘Queer Eye’ (2018), which resulted in her life’s boon.
Tan France with the cast of ‘Queer Eye’
In 2020, France emerged as the co-host of the reality show ‘Next in Fashion’ on Netflix alongside Alexa Chung.
Tan France at the ‘Next in Fashion’ show
She was then cast in the Netflix series ‘Naled It!’ which aired in March 2018. In 2020, France participated in television shows including ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off’, ‘The Big Process’ and ‘Celebrity Family Feud’. He was a part of an American game show titled Nickelodeon Unfiltered in 2021. Tan Frances appeared in 2023 as a judge on an American reality competition series called ‘The Circle’.
Prize
primetime emmy award
- Tan France was nominated for ‘Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program’ in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 for ‘Queer Eye’.
gold derby award
- France was nominated for ‘Reality Host’ for the series ‘Queer Eye’ in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Online Film & Television Association
- He was nominated under the category ‘Best Host or Individual Performance in a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program’ for ‘Queer Eye’ in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Tan France is sharing an award for ‘Queer Eye’
webby award
- Tan France was nominated for the ‘Video Variety’ category for the TV series ‘Dressing Funny’.
net worth
His net worth is $8 million.
Favorite
- Actor: Timothée Chalamet
- Restaurant: Tayyab, London
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Categories: Biography
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