Jonathan Van Ness Is Owning Social Media

July 16, 2018
TREY-PAUL

The 2018 Emmy nominations are nothing short of success for the LGBTQ+ community. With shows like RuPaul's Drag Race and The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story receiving a record number of nominations, it's one of the members of the Fab Five whose reaction to the news takes the cake.

After Jonathan Van Ness heard the news that Queer Eye got an Emmy nom for 'Structured Reality Series' and his Funny or Die series Gay of Thrones got two Emmy nods including 'Outstanding Short Form Variety Series', he literally lost control of... well everything.

Honestly, I can't imagine reacting any differently if I had been in that same position. With his reaction, which was caught on tape by one of the show's crew members, JVN won Instagram (even if just for a little while). The video has received over 1,083,868 views and 213,000 likes since it was posted last week.

The moment I found out about #gayofthrones , we all just had found out about @queereye 4 nominations, all my friends here are so supportive and excited for my success as much as theirs. Gay of Thrones was a baby idea @gibblertron and I had that literally was a pipe dream. This is incredible, so many thanks so much love, here is to all our dreams 💙 I love you so much @bobbyberk @tanfrance @karamobrown @antoni 🎥 @denisecrew
A post shared by Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) on Jul 12, 2018 at 10:18am PDT

With a total of three Emmy nominations, Jonathan has a lot to celebrate.

Thanks for all the support today & no matter how many no’s you encounter don’t quit 💙💙💙💙💙 #emmynominee #queereye #gayofthrones 📸 @denisecrew
A post shared by Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) on Jul 12, 2018 at 3:54pm PDT

His reaction video wasn't the only noticeable post on his Instagram, though. A few days prior, he showed off his yoga skills with a nice handstand.

Let’s make lyrical yoga a thing @florence 🎥 @denisecrew #iamayogi #vinyasaflow
A post shared by Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) on Jul 10, 2018 at 2:54pm PDT

Whew, what a week for JVN. Best of luck to him and the Queer Eye crew this award season!