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Best of the World With Antoni Porowski review – the Queer Eye host’s travel show is daftly pointless

Like meaningless idioms and aimless encounters with small dogs? This is your show. Only the charm of its presenter renders this worldwide tour bearable Antoni Porowski is waving to us from the top of the Shard. “If sightseeing is your thing, London doesn’t mess around,” he shouts as the camera swoops past his custard-yellow cagoule. “Go beyond the postcards and this city goes deep!” What could this mean, we wonder, as we watch our hexagon-jawed host whoop cautiously behind a safety barrier. We wait for Porowski to elaborate. He does not. The former model merely waves again, and the soundbite drifts off, bewilderingly, into the clouds. But then, Best of the World With Antoni Porowski is no place for elucidation. Clarity would only muddy the four-part travel show’s vibe; the vibe, or “message”, essentially being “stop asking questions and just enjoy this decontextualised shot of Antoni Porowski embracing a yorkshire terrier in a gilet”. Continue reading...