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.

It’s auf wiedersehen to Tim Gunn as the long-time Project Runway mentor was not asked back for the show’s revival. Freeform, Disney+, and Hulu didn’t make it work for Gunn and will not co-host the show alongside Klum when it returns.

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."