PEOPLE (via SFFGazette.com) has announced its Sexiest Man Alive 2025, and Wicked: For Good and Jurassic World Rebirth star Jonathan Bailey is this year's big winner.
There's often speculation that the title is essentially paid for as a marketing tool, though we're sure many of you will still agree with this pick.
The actor, who put himself on the map with a leading role in Netflix's Bridgerton, plays Fiyero Tigelaar, a handsome prince from Winkie Country who met Elphaba and Galinda at Shiz University in the first Wicked movie. However, if you're familiar with the musical, you'll know that his story goes to some very interesting places in the upcoming sequel.
The publication asked how it feels to be named Sexiest Man Alive, prompting Bailey to respond, "It’s a huge honor. Obviously, I’m incredibly flattered. And it’s completely absurd. [Laughs] It’s been a secret, so I’m quite excited for some friends and family to find out."
Asked when he was last moved to tears, the actor hinted at Wicked: For Good being a particularly emotional experience. "Well, I did see Wicked: For Good yesterday. But beyond watching my own work, in a good way I get moved to tears by family quite a lot. Like my niece was pupil of the week, and I was just so proud of her. And she’s the eldest of the next gen of Baileys. And that made me well up."
Many people have a crush on Bailey, but who were his first celebrity crushes? "I’d say Prince Eric [from The Little Mermaid], but also Trini in Power Rangers," he revealed. "I remember accidentally throwing two garden tools over the fence trying to be her..."
Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good.
Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award-nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices.
Wicked: For Good arrives in theaters on November 21.