Jonathan Van Ness on Tuesday updated fans on their recovery from a recent surgery.
The 36-year-old Queer Eye star, who is nonbinary and uses the pronouns he/him, she/her, and they/them, took to Instagram Stories on Monday and Tuesday to fill their 5.7 million followers in on their ongoings.
‘Don’t worry, I’m totally fine,’ the Quincy, Illinois native said, showing off a bandage on their right hand on which medics ‘had to get that little, like IV, thing’ to administer anesthesia.
Van Ness, an advocate for trans rights, said they had ‘never gone under anesthesia before,’ and that the procedure they underwent was successful.
‘When I came out of the surgery – which went really good, you guys,’ Van Ness said. ‘I’m gonna be great. I’m gonna be fine – do you know what I said?’
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness, 36, on Tuesday updated fans on their recovery from a recent surgery
Van Ness, who is nonbinary and uses the pronouns he/him, she/her, and they/them, took to Instagram Stories Tuesday to fill fans in on their ongoings
Van Ness referred to the 2002 Jennifer Lopez Maid in Manhattan, saying, ‘I woke up and I said, Maid in Manhattan.
‘I haven’t thought about that movie since 2006 or whatever. And then I started sobbing.’
Van Ness took to the social media site in a later clip expressing their fear about undergoing the procedure, which they did not identify.
‘I literally woke up early to wash and blow dry my hair in case I dropped dead on the table or something, because I didn’t want a mortician to do it,’ Van Ness said.
Van Ness, who presides over the haircare brand JVN Hair, praised their mane in the wake of the medical procedure, chalking it up to blowout milk.
‘Like, look how good – is this the hair of someone who just came out of surgery?’ Van Ness said. ‘They said the pain’s going to be intense tomorrow. Oh my God, but my hair looks great.’
Van Ness said they were told to take things easy for the next seven days amid their recovery.
‘So basically I just need to, like, rest and do no strenuous activity for, like, literally a week – a long time for me,’ Van Ness said.
The Quincy, Illinois native showed off a bandage on their right hand on which medics ‘had to get that little, like IV, thing’ to administer anesthesia
Van Ness said they had ‘never gone under anesthesia before,’ and that the procedure they underwent was successful
In another clip, Van Ness was seen dancing on their porch in what they dubbed a routine inspired by painkillers and coffee
Van Ness expressed their fear about undergoing the procedure, which they did not identify
Van Ness said they were told to take things easy for the next seven days amid their recovery
Van Ness said on the social media site, ‘I literally woke up early to wash and blow dry my hair in case I dropped dead on the table or something, because I didn’t want a mortician to do it’
Van Ness was pictured at the GLAAD Media Awards in May in NYC
Van Ness asked their followers for content suggesting while they have down time amid their recovery: ‘What else am I watching, guys? What are we watching, girls? I need some suggestions, please!’
In another clip, Van Ness was seen dancing on their porch in what they dubbed a routine inspired by painkillers and coffee.
Van Ness did a dance from the 2000 Sandra Bullock movie Miss Congeniality, asking their followers, ‘What movie am I impersonating? What movie choreo is this?’
Van Ness was seen dancing on their porch to the Bosson track One in a Million.
Van Ness told their followers that Miss Congeniality was the film they had emulated in their dance, along with a slip of social media personality Julian Burzynski dancing to it.
Van Ness said that the ‘choreo speaks to all gay millennials in a very deep way.’
Van Ness has been a staple on Netflix’s Queer Eye since 2018, alongside castmates Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France and Antoni Porowski. They also have a podcast titled Getting Curious.
Earlier this year, they made a cameo in the Robert De Niro-Sebastian Maniscalco comedy About My Father. They have also done extensive voice acting work in recent years on animated projects such as I Heart Arlo, M.O.D.O.K. and Arlo the Alligator Boy.
