“RIP Dad. Can’t believe you’re gone. We didn’t always have the most in common or understand each other but I always knew you loved me,” hewrote alongside a gallery of throwback photoswith his father.
He continued, “You taught me the value of honesty and hard work and without you I wouldn’t be where I am today. I love YOU.”
Among the personal snapshots he included are a recent photo of him and his dad donning white cowboy hats in a Western wear store and several vintage photos from his early childhood.
“Sorry honey. Loss like this is so hard no matter the circumstances. Hugging you!” wrote Jennie Garth.
Carson Kressley, one of the stars of the originalQueer Eye for the Straight Guy,wrote, “I’m so sorry to hear and I’m sending you lots of love. I know how you feel.”
His relationship with his parents was far from easy. He has spoken openly about leaving home at 15, living in his car and crashing with friends after feeling as though he couldn’t safely come out in his small Missouri town.
He’s since reconnected with his family and evengave his parents' home a makeoverin 2020. “I have a great relationship with my parents now,” he said on the podcast, adding with a smile, “My dad just loves my husband. I think he likes my husband more than me,”
Berk married his longtime partner, surgeon Dewey Do, in 2012. The pair have lived inLos Angeles togetherwhile Berk regularly decamps to various U.S. cities for each season ofQueer Eye.
source: people.com
