Jonathan Bailey is wanting past “Wicked.”
The actor, 36, revealed he’s hoping to develop into a dad when his busy life settles. Speaking to British Vogue in an interview revealed on Thursday, Dec. 12, Bailey, who stars as Prince Fiyero within the hit movie alongside Ariana Grande (Galinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), mentioned his need to develop his household.
He additionally shared that he began getting ready for the opportunity of adopting a toddler — and is open to co-parenting with a person or a girl.
When requested if he wished youngsters sometime, Bailey responded, “Yes, it’s such a privilege for a man,” including, “but I can’t bring children into my lifestyle now” resulting from his hectic work schedule.
The actor — who starred because the heartthrob Lord Anthony Bridgerton in Netflix’s “Bridgerton” for the previous 4 seasons — stated he needs “to make sure I’m going to be present” earlier than pulling the set off on children.
For now, “I’m reading books on adoption,” he advised the outlet earlier than dropping the forward-thinking co-parenting bombshell.
“I might co-parent with a woman, but I’m thinking it will be with a man,” Bailey added.
The star additionally addressed his sexuality within the interview, revealing that in his early 20s, he dated a girl for 2 years — but additionally got here out as homosexual to his household and a few shut pals.
“It’s interesting with the binary,” he shared, “where you’re perceived to be either this or that. That’s how I saw it at the time, but there are so many nuances to it. My experience of that relationship was not that I was in the shadows. She remains one of my best friends.”
“I think other people understood my sexuality before I was even aware of it,” Bailey continued.
The actor briefly talked about his courting life, stating, “I’ve always been a confident hand-holder in relationships. I had a boyfriend who wasn’t experienced at holding hands in public. We got heckled in London. But that kind of behaviour is now outweighed by the smiles you get.”
Nevertheless, when it got here to his present relationship standing, Bailey advised the outlet he’s “not discussing that.”
Bailey has had one success after the following, most lately with the musical prequel “Wicked,” which has slayed on the field workplace since its debut on Nov. 22.
He additionally made some lifelong pals out of it, together with Grande, who shared the sentiment that they clicked instantly.
“I feel like we were both very theater children in the room,” Grande advised Folks final month. “I mean incessant,” Bailey agreed.
“And we were very giggly together. That was the tough thing with us. We were the giggliest pair,” Grande defined. “It carbonated our chemistry.”
“It gave us fizz,” Bailey interjected.
Grande shared that whereas their characters fall for one another within the film, she and Bailey had been “falling for each other as friends in real life, too. That was such a beautiful part of it. We had the most beautiful time.”
