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Jonathan Bailey Ripped His Pants While Performing “Dancing Through Life” in ‘Wicked’
Jonathan Bailey is not that guy to kiss and tell.
The Wicked actor—who plays Fiyero in the movie adaptation of the Broadway show opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Ariana Grande’s Glinda—has been making audiences of all genders swoon from his performance, but he is keeping pretty tight-lipped about whether he’s dancing through life with a special someone.
The 36-year-old made it clear in a recent interview that he was “not discussing that” when it came to his relationship status, but he was much more willing to share his journey to accepting his gay identity, telling British Vogue in an interview published Dec. 12, “I think other people understood my sexuality before I was even aware of it.”
The Bridgerton star also explained how he gradually came to fully accept his membership in the LGBTQ+ community in his early 20s, partly because of a girl he dated at the time.
“It’s interesting with the binary,” Jonathan continued, “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.”
But while Jonathan is grateful for that specific friendship, he remembered a less positive experience when he came out to a group of friends in grade school.
“It was a conversation I really, really wanted to have, to see if everyone else was on the same page,” he shared. “But everyone went quiet.”
He also recalled a slight from a former teacher in those years, adding, “I was having trouble with my work and he said, ‘Well, if you weren’t so busy being a fairy you’d understand.’”
In spite of the difficulties he’s faced, however, Jonathan has come to be proud of his identity, even launching The Shameless Fund to protect LGBTQ+ people from oppression in earlier this year.
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"I reached a point where I thought, f--k this,” he told GQ in 2022, “I’d much prefer to hold my boyfriend’s hand in public or be able to put my own face picture on Tinder and not be so concerned about that than getting a part."
Though Jonathan is keeping mum about his relationship status, keep scrolling to read about the love lives of other Bridgerton stars…
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Nicola Coughlan
While Nicola's Penelope Featherington found love with Luke Newton's Colin Bridgerton on season three, Nicola herself has sparked romance rumors with Renegade Nell alum Jake Dunn.
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Sam Phillips and Bessie Carter
Lord Debling and Prudence Dankworth (née Featherington) may not factor into each other's love lives on the show, but the actors have made a real-life match.
And it appears that Carter's mum Imelda Staunton approves.
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Phoebe Dynevor
Daphne Bridgerton swapped vows with Regé-Jean Page's Simon Basset, and now the Bridgerton alum plans to take her own stroll down the aisle.
Dynevor flashed her engagement ring from producer Cameron Fuller at the 2024 Met Gala.
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Regé-Jean Page
The erstwhile Duke of Hastings, Page having left the show after season one, keeps his personal cards close to his vest off-camera, but has looked awfully happy in copywriter Emily Brown's company since 2021.
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Jonathan Bailey
Like Anthony, 9th Viscount Bridgerton, the English actor prefers to stay mum on romantic affairs.
But he told The Standard in December 2023 that he was in a not-secret-but-private relationship with a "lovely man."
"Having a private life is, for me, completely critical," the Fellow Travelers star said. "I don't know if I would be able to be as confident to speak out on other things if I felt that my whole life was up for grabs."
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Simone Ashley
The Sex Education star, who fit the Vicountess bill for Anthony upon arrival from India, confirmed she was in a relationship with Tino Klein with a March 2023 Instagram post.
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Luke Thompson
Benedict Bridgerton seemingly just wants to be free to do his thing, as an artist and in the bedroom. Though maybe he's developing some feelings...
And Thompson, who's not one to share what he's up in real life, was totally onboard with his character's journey, wherever it took him.
"It's lovely to explore," he told Deadline ahead of the season three finale, "but also putting down some roots and choosing something or someone also has huge value and excitement."
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Luke Newton
Newton dated actress Jade Louise Davies—her sister Amber Davies won Love Island U.K. in 2017 with then-boyfriend Kem Cetinay—for several years.
But he was snapped following Bridgerton's June 2024 midseason premiere in London hand-in-hand with dancer Antonia Roumelioti.
Of course, most fans are just disappointed that Colin Bridgerton and Penelope aren't together in real life.
"We think it’s really sweet," Coughlan told Extra of the off-camera shipping that goes on for them. "I think because we truly love each other."
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Charithra Chandran
The actress who plays Kate's sparkling sister Edwina Sharma may be single at the moment, but she sent hearts soaring with the release of her 2024 rom-com How to Date Billy Walsh, costarring her longtime friend Sebastian Croft.
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Claudia Jessie
It turns out the actress destined to play Eloise Bridgerton ended up falling for the non-actor she auditioned with, casting editor Cole Edwards.
"I got a job and a fella on the same day," Jessie told The Guardian in April 2024. "It was a great day for me, wasn't it?"
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