Tan France is 'Nervous' About His 'Queer Eye' Comrades Seeing His Acting Debut in 'Deli Boys' – And This is Why

Tan France says that he's taking some chances with his guest appearance on the Hulu sitcom "Deli Boys" – and the viewers he's most nervous about are his fellow "Queer Eye" cast mates.

The reason? France told People Magazine that the others on the long-running Netflix reality show "know me inside out... They know me in a way my husband doesn't know me."

That's in the context of a reality show. But being in a scripted sitcom calls for a different skill set – as well as a different facet of one's being.

"So, I'm nervous that they're gonna see a different side of me," France confessed, "which is obviously what I want... the audience to see, but it's a very, very vulnerable position to put yourself in. To show a different side of yourself."

How different?

"My voice is not the same, my accent's a completely different accent to my accent. It's British, but it's a very London accent, that's not my accent at all," France noted of Zubair, the character he plays in the series' sixth episode. "I'm walking in a very different way. It's a very violent character, so I'm doing stunts."

"Everything about it is so intimidating for me to have my cast mates see."

As previously reported, "Deli Boys" revolves around two Pakistani-American brothers who are thrust into the daily complications of running the family business when their father dies suddenly. But there's more to it than slicing cold meats when it turns out that their dad was a major player in organized crime.

Zubair was described by Variety as being "a British Pakistani South London gang leader who is described as 'smart, intimidating and dressed to kill.'"

France told People that his "Queer Eye" co-stars – Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, and newcomer Jeremiah Brent – have expressed enthusiasm and curiosity about the role, even asking to see the episode in advance.

That, France said, was a no-go. "They asked and I said, 'No, I want you to watch it in order. I want you to watch the first episode and then I want you to watch the show so you understand why my part is the way it is,'" France told the magazine.

Nerves aside, "I can't wait for them to see it," France declared. "It's such a wild comedy, but also very aggressive, major drama, great fighting, and I was like, okay, this sounds so fun."

Perhaps most telling, France praised the show as something that "checks every one of the boxes I enjoy for a bingeable show."

"Deli Boys" premiered March 6. Watch the show's trailer below.