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.

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.

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.

Heidi Klum is back to doing what she does best! The German-American model is making a comeback on Project Runway, and a source exclusively tells Life & Style about how thrilled she is to return. “After almost a decade away,

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."