'I suffered so much racism here and it’s just not something I want to put myself through,' the 'Queer Eye' star said.
, he felt his life was easier for him out there. France said it was nice to not worry about his race most days.
France said that it’s not necessarily easier to be who you are in Salt Lake City, but that he is less likely to be called something on the street. “People may think those things of you, but you won’t hear it,” France said. “I’ve literally never ever been on the receiving end of abuse on the streets of Salt Lake City, and I’ve been there for 11 years now, whereas in England it was almost daily.”
He said he felt the abuse would still be the same if he lived in England. Just a few weeks before “Queer Eye” premiered, he visited the U.K., and someone called him a racial slur on the street. France also told Channel 4 News that he was hesitant to go to Georgia and Missouri for “Queer Eye” because many people he met had never met a South Asian person before. He said some people had negative ideas about what he represented -- including someone who asked if he was a terrorist.“I’m not stopped as much for people assuming I’m a terrorist because they now know me from TV, and they don’t see TV people the same way,” France said. “I have the luxury, the privilege, of fame.
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