This is per an interview Gunn gave to People this week, in which he talked about feeling “initially devastated, then kind of humiliated” when he found out that producers of the new version of the show explicitly didn’t want him back in any major capacity.

It’s auf wiedersehen to Tim Gunn as the long-time Project Runway mentor was not asked back for the show’s revival. Freeform, Disney+, and Hulu didn’t make it work for Gunn and will not co-host the show alongside Klum when it returns.

You won’t see Tim Gunn telling fashion designers to “make it work” on Freeform ’s upcoming Project Runway revival. Gunn, who long served as mentor to the show’s contestants, revealed he wasn’t invited to join returning host Heidi Klum in Runway ’s new iteration.

Tim Gunn isn't going to be able to "make it work" on the next season of Project Runway. In an interview with PEOPLE, Gunn confirmed he will not be returning alongside Heidi Klum for the new episodes and bluntly explained why.

According to Tim Gunn, the iconic Project Runway cohost was not asked back for the show’s reboot.