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Something has changed for “Wicked” star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same: He is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025.
The magazine’s choice was announced Monday night on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Bailey takes over from “The Office” and “Jack Ryan” star John Krasinski, who was the 2024 pick.
“It’s a great honor,” Bailey, 37, told the magazine. “I’m obviously incredibly flattered. And it’s completely absurd.”
Bailey made audiences swoon as Prince Fiyero in his 2024 big-screen debut in “Wicked,” the popular movie musical in which he proudly urges his fellow students to join him in his superficiality. The second half hits theaters on November 21.
He oozed charm as Lord Anthony Bridgerton in Netflix’s “Bridgerton” and earned an Emmy nomination in 2024 for his role in the Showtime series “Fellow Travelers.” Most recently, he starred in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which premiered in July.
Bailey told Fallon that the title was an “honor of a lifetime.”
“I’m kind of excited that People magazine invited someone, gave this honor to someone who can really appreciate the value of a sexy man,” he said.
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Bailey told People that he knew he wanted to be an actor since he was 5 years old and that his grandmother took him to see a production of the musical “Oliver!” Within two years he had achieved that dream, performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He has had many theater credits since then, including performing in Shakespeare’s Richard II in London earlier this year.
Bailey, who has been open about being a gay actor, founded The Shameless Fund, which helps support LGBTQ+ organizations.
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“I know the LGBT sector is under immense threat right now,” he said. “So it’s been amazing to meet people who have the experience and see potential that I could only have dreamed of.”
The first Sexiest Man Alive was Mel Gibson in 1985. Other previous winners include Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John F. Kennedy Jr., David Beckham, Michael B. Jordan, John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Rudd, Pierce Brosnan and Patrick Dempsey.
Bailey, who will be on the cover of People’s issue to be published on Friday, had to remain silent about the news. But she admitted to the magazine that she couldn’t keep it a complete secret: She shared the news with her dog Benson, who will also appear in the magazine.