Tim Gunn hosted 16 seasons of the fashion reality TV show, and he tells PEOPLE exclusively that he's not returning Tim Gunn is setting the record straight on whether or not he'll be appearing on the upcoming season of Project Runway.

Freeform, Disney+, and Hulu didn’t make it work for Tim Gunn to return to the Project Runway revival alongside Heidi Klum. In a new interview, Gunn revealed he was not asked back to mentor the designers in the competition reality series.

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.

Everything to Know. Gunn cohosted Project Runway for 16 years alongside Klum, 51, before the pair departed the series in 2018 for Prime Video's fashion

Tim Gunn, the beloved Project Runway mentor, has been left out of the show’s revival. The fashion consultant won’t be joining forces with Heidi Klum when the series returns on Freeform, Disney+, and Hulu.

Tim Gunn—who co-hosted Project Runway with Heidi Klum from 2004 to 2017—said he "wasn't asked" back to the upcoming season 21 revival on Freeform, Disney+ and Hulu: "Kind of humiliated."