Bridgerton and Wicked star Jonathan Bailey named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2025
Posted on: Nov 04, 2025 20:05 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Something has changed for Wicked asterisk Jonathan pearl bailey, something is non the same — he is People magazine's Sexiest adult male live for 2025.
The magazine's pick was announced Monday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Bailey takes the mantle from The Office and Jack Ryan star John Krasinski, who was the 2024 selection.
"It's a huge honour," Bailey, 37, told the magazine. "Obviously, I'm incredibly flattered. And it's completely absurd."
Bailey had audiences swooning as Prince Fiyero in his 2024 big-screen debut in Wicked, the popular movie musical in which he proudly urges fellow students to join him in his shallowness. The second half arrives in theatres on Nov. 21.
He also dripped with charm as Lord Anthony Bridgerton on Netflix's Bridgerton, and earned a 2024 Emmy nomination for his role in the Showtime series Fellow Travelers. Most recently, he starred in Jurassic World Rebirth, which came out in July.
Online, Bailey has won fan's hearts with his British charm to become one of the Internet's Boyfriends.
Bailey told Fallon that the People title was an "honour of a lifetime."
"I'm sort of thrilled that People magazine have invited someone in — bestowed this honor on someone who can really cherish the value of a sexy man," said Bailey, who has spoken openly about being gay. That makes him the first openly gay man to hold the title.
Bailey also founded The Shameless Fund, which helps to support LGBTQ+ organizations.
"I know the LGBT sector is under immense threat at the moment," he said. "So it's been amazing to meet people who have the expertise and see potential that I could have only dreamed of."
Bailey told People that he's known he wanted to be an actor since he was five years old and 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's had plenty of stage credits since then, including starring in Shakespeare's Richard II in London earlier this year.
The first Sexiest Man Alive was Mel Gibson in 1985. Other past recipients 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 the cover story in People's edition coming out Friday, had to stay tight-lipped about the news. But he admitted to the magazine that he couldn't keep it a complete secret — he shared the news with his dog, Benson, who will also be featured in the magazine.
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