Two of the Fab Five of the phe-nomenal reality TV show "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," Kyan Douglas and Thom Filicia, love the Filipino woman’s sense of being herself, from her makeup down to the clothes that she wears. "And the great jewelry that she wears," says Thom.

That, however, is the shortest talk on women that these two handsome gays can offer mainly because topics on men were obviously of more interest to them (if you’re a regular viewer of their show on ETC, you’d know why) than women. In their recent visit to the country for the opening of the Design Challenge Exhibit at the Homezone of Alabang Town Center and to sign some of their books which they wrote to help a straight guy improve his lifestyle, interior designer Thom and grooming teacher Kyan said they’re more interested in "making over an average guy who knows he needs a makeover but doesn’t know where to start."

However, being dwellers of a country dominated by handsome actors, both of them confess that they’re also looking forward to making over some of Hollywood’s actors. "There are some people we’d like to makeover just so we could get close to them. Like the Brad Pitt’s and Jude Law’s," admit Thom and Kyan in a press conference at Shangri-La, Makati.

Both of them still can’t believe the worldwide success that their TV show has reached and how it has transformed them into instant celebrities. "When we travel abroad, it’s amazing how people recognize us. When we got here and I saw TV cameras in the airport, I told Kyan ‘wow something big must be really going on.’ I had no idea it was us they’re following," shares Thom.

"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" is a reality TV series shows how five good looking gays transform a regular man who didn’t care much about his looks, hygiene, environment, and lifestyle prior to entering the Fab Five’s headquarters. Each week sees a new man born from the hardwork of Thom and Kyan, and their three equally talented colleagues Ted Allen (food and wine connoisseur), Carson Kressley (fashion expert) and Jai Rodriguez (culture mentor).

More than changing a straight man’s life for the better, Kyan and Thom said "Queer Eye" had led them to a bigger discovery. "Growing up as gay, there’s always a sense of feeling alienated in some way because there’s that sort of feeling that you’re really different. From ‘Queer Eye,’ I learned that it’s okay to be gay," points out Kyan. Thom on his part puts in, "there have been times when a straight guy that we picked for our show brought us tears because of his story. As we watch him grow, we grow ourselves as well."

When told of how Filipino gays and lesbians look up to them as heroes since "Queer Eye" hit television, Thom and Kyan couldn’t help but be thrilled with this kind of adulation. "It happened very organically. We just worked hard at what we individually do and fortunately it resulted in something positive for gays and straight people because it all happened naturally," they conclude.