Jonathan Bailey's Sexiest Man Alive cover is a big deal — literally!

For the announcement of the Wicked: For Good star being named the 2025 Sexiest Man Alive ( the 40th anniversary of the franchise !) Bailey walked onto the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in front of a massive version of his PEOPLE cover. He jokingly caressed his chest hair in the photo before taking a seat to discuss the title.

After declaring it "the honor of a lifetime" — and thanking Fallon for turning it down so that he could win — Bailey confessed that he was "still giggling" about taking the crown, making him the latest in a line of very sexy men.

"At the beginning of the year I was doing Shakespeare's Richard II — for those of you who don't know, it's not a comedy," he said, recalling bei

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