‘Wicked’ star Jonathan Bailey reveals he ‘might co-parent’ with a woman despite being openly gay
British Vogue in an interview published on Thursday, Dec. 12, Bailey, who stars as Prince Fiyero in the hit film alongside Ariana Grande (Galinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), discussed his desire to grow his family.He also shared that he started preparing for the possibility of adopting a child — and is open to co-parenting with a man or a woman.When asked if he wanted children someday, Bailey responded, “Yes, it’s such a privilege for a man,” adding, “but I can’t bring children into my lifestyle now” due to his hectic work schedule.The actor — who starred as the heartthrob Lord Anthony Bridgerton in Netflix’s “Bridgerton” for the past four seasons — said he wants “to make sure I’m going to be present” before pulling the trigger on kids.
For now, “I’m reading books on adoption,” he told the outlet before dropping the forward-thinking co-parenting bombshell.“I might co-parent with a woman, but I’m thinking it will be with a man,” Bailey added.
The star also addressed his sexuality in the interview, revealing that in his early 20s, he dated a woman for two years — but also came out as gay to his family and some close friends.“It’s interesting with the binary,” he shared, “where you’re perceived to be either this or that.
That’s how I saw it at the time, but there are so many nuances to it. My experience of that relationship was not that I was in the shadows.
