Jonathan Bailey is not quitting acting.

People ‘s most recent “Sexiest Man Alive” has clarified what he meant when he said he’d “stop acting for a bit next year.”

Speaking to Esquire UK , Jonathan said, “I then did an interview with a magazine when I was cycling between Rome and Pisa on the way to a friend’s wedding, and the internet kept cutting out. As a result, there was an unfortunate misquote that said I’d stopped acting for a bit. My intention was to say, ‘Next year I’ll be back,’ but yeah, the ripple effect was extraordinary.”

In short, he plans to step back a little—but not stop acting entirely. He wants to dedicate more time to his charity work with The Shameless Fund, an organization raising funds for non-profits and supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

“By Monday, the

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