- - Jonathan Bailey revealed as PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive 2025

Emlyn TravisNovember 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM

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Now this calls for a celebration down at the Ozdust! Jonathan Bailey is PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2025.

"It’s a huge honor. Obviously I’m incredibly flattered. And it’s completely absurd," the 37-year-old Wicked and Bridgerton star told the outlet, "It’s been a secret, so I’m quite excited for some friends and family to find out."

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The Brit makes history by becoming the first out gay man to receive the title of Sexiest Man Alive.

Of his journey of feeling comfortable in his own sexy skin, Bailey said, "At various moments in my life I’ve been like, 'I’ve got this,' which is sometimes met by a deep spike of fear and self-doubt. When I was really young, I was very confident about who I was, and maybe I lost that as I grew up. We’re all sort of trying to get back to the origin, aren’t we? But I was swimming in the sea about an hour ago with a good gang, and I felt all right in my skin."

It’s easy to see why Bailey has rightfully earned the title given he has starred in multiple swoon-worthy films and television shows throughout his career. That includes Shonda Rhimes’ regency era romance series Bridgerton, which depicted his character Anthony’s enemies-to-lovers romance with Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) in its second season.

Bailey also danced his way through life and into our hearts as Fiyero in the 2024 film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, Wicked. And his adventures within the world of Oz are far from over — he is set to reprise the role in upcoming sequel Wicked: For Good, which soars its way into theaters on Nov. 21.

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In between, Bailey has also starred in shows like the moving political thriller Fellow Travelers and made a guest appearance on Netflix's heartwarming queer coming-of-age series, Heartstopper. He also teamed up with Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali to usher in a new age of the dinosaur in this summer’s smash hit, Jurassic World Rebirth — with his "slutty little glasses" nearly upstaging the dinos.

With the title, Bailey joins a collection of Hollywood stars who have been been named Sexiest Man Alive since the honor was first given in 1985. In the last decade alone, the title has been bestowed upon David Beckham, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Blake Shelton, Idris Elba, John Legend, Michael B. Jordan, Paul Rudd, Chris Evans, Patrick Dempsey, and last year’s recipient John Krasinski.

PEOPLE's annual Sexiest Man Alive issue hits newsstands nationwide on Friday.

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