Although Jonathan Bailey portrays a straight man on “Bridgerton” (and a womanizer at that), Bailey has revealed that he is gay. In 2022, he told GQ that he felt the need to hide his sexual orientation when he was starting out in the entertainment industry. This was because Bailey’s “actor friend” told him, “There’s two things we don’t want to know: if you’re an alcoholic or if you’re gay.” In response, Bailey felt that “in order to be happy, I needed to be straight,” as he shared with GQ. Thankfully, he eventually reached a point where he understood that hiding his true self wasn’t worth it, even if it meant losing out on roles. “I thought, ‘F*** this, 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,'” he added.
Bailey may be open about his sexuality now, but he still keeps his love life largely under wraps. According to his Instagram account, there’s no sign of a public love interest. In 2021, the actor sat down for an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, where he revealed his first crushes. “My first crush was probably Anita from ‘Heartbreak High,'” he shared. “And if not Anita, then Prince Eric from ‘The Little Mermaid.'” We are not sure if a mashup of the two characters exists off-screen, but Bailey has been rumored to have a leading man in his life.
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