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.

Tim Gunn hosted 16 seasons of the fashion reality TV show, and he tells PEOPLE exclusively that he's not returning

According to Tim Gunn, the iconic Project Runway cohost was not asked back for the show’s reboot.

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.

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.

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, 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.