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Wicked and Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey has been named People ' s sexiest man alive for 2025, marking a first for the title. Bailey did his cover shoot for the feature at a beach south of London, accompanied by his dog Benson. " It's been a secret, so I'm quite excited for some friends and family to find out ," says Bailey about this recognition.

Bailey is the first openly gay man to be given the Sexiest Man Alive crown, having come out publicly in 2018. Bailey's career throughout the 2010s was a mix of television roles and notable theater work, culminating in him winning the Laurence Olivier Award (the British equivalent of a Tony) for

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