Jonathan Bailey

Actress Simone Ashley, who played Kate Sharma in the second season of “Bridgerton,” spoke to People about how she had no problems filming steamy sex scenes ...

And he takes it to a whole other level,” Bailey said when asked how much the new season will parallel the narrative in the books. “It’s just going to get more exciting and convoluted and sexier,” the actor said. With his character becoming explored in the second season, he shared that a deflated netball was crucial to filming the scenes. “And I think that’s something that Johnny and I had throughout the whole series. Actress Simone Ashley, who played Kate Sharma in the second season of “ Bridgerton,” spoke to People about how she had no problems filming steamy sex scenes as the whole thing was rehearsed to make her feel protected and safe. “Johnny was an amazing co-partner to work with,” she explained.

Bridgerton season 2 star Jonathan Bailey is quite the catch on and off screen! Does the actor have a husband or boyfriend? Let's take a look.

The Bridgerton actor has been open about his sexuality in interviews, discussing how he was once fearful of how it would affect his career. The highly-anticipated second season hit Netflix in the early hours this morning, and it’s going to be the only thing everyone talks about for weeks to come. Bailey is very active on social media, but his Instagram doesn’t show any proof of a romantic relationship.

'Bridgerton's' Jonathan Bailey Is One of Netflix's Favorite Heartthrobs, But Is He Single? ... Calling all Bridgerton fans! The Regency-era romance series is ...

However, we’ll only find that out when the actor is ready to share that part of his life. It’s clear that Jonathan is ready and willing to live in his truth, but he did share that privacy is of the utmost importance. Jonathan remembered hearing from a fellow actor to keep certain details of his life private. However, Jonathan has since changed his tune. Of course I thought that, in order to be happy, I needed to be straight.” Even though Jonathan is quite popular with fans thanks to his good looks and superior acting skills, he has reservations about being viewed as a heartthrob.

Here's everything to know about Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey, including his musical theater background and what he'd be doing if he wasn't an actor.

A year later, he learned he scored the role, telling Evening Standard, "I got offered the job on my 31st birthday, 25 April 2019." Since then, he has starred in a number of theater productions, including the musical American Psycho alongside Matt Smith in 2013, King Lear opposite Ian McKellen in 2017, and the second West End revival of Company in 2018. During an interview with Whatsonstage.com, Bailey recalled wanting to get into acting after seeing a performance of Oliver! when he was just five years old.

While the first season was all about Daphne Bridgerton, this next one follows Bailey's character Anthony Bridgerton and his journey towards true love. According ...

He previously told Entertainment Tonight, "I'm actually doing a lot of paddleboarding at the moment and swimming in the sea because I live on the coast," adding that in regards to Bridgerton, "Part of the excitement for all of us [is] to really get fit and be able to enjoy the scenes." If Bridgerton Season 2 is anything like the first season, we can expect a ton of Netflix viewers to eagerly tune in. The star revealed, "This season required a lot of staying calm and steady and ready. But working out wasn't just about completing the reps and getting strong physically for Bailey—he also had to change his mindset. We didn't get to see Bailey's character shirtless too often in the first season, but his six-pack is about to be front and center in Season 2. Jonathan Bailey is the talk of Bridgerton's Season 2, and for good reason.

The star of “Bridgerton” season two is thrilled to explore his beloved character over eight episodes.

Unlike Daphne and Simon — where Simon was the one who had all the information in terms of a sexual relationship, of love, and what it is to be a man and a woman in a relationship, and Daphne was learning and trying to come to terms with it — the amazing thing about Kanthony is that they’re worldly, and they’ve both experienced a lot. And my competitiveness can get me to the final, but then I always blow it in the end. I said, “Look, I think this could be really amazing in terms of the story and the characters’ development to remind the viewers that in order to talk about grief, you have to have dealt with it.” The whole point with Anthony is that he can’t talk about it, and he buried it so deep that it’s coming out in all these controlling and toxic mannerisms. The problem is, when you’re acting and fall in love with someone, you’re looking them in the eyes — the eyes are the way into the soul, and that is brilliant to explore that. There’s this scene in the last episode, which, actually, I’d talked to Chris about and asked him if we could have a scene with Anthony and Gregory Bridgerton. It came from wanting to show that Anthony has come to a place where he’s starting to deal with his long-buried grief over the death of his father. And what was so clever about including Anthony’s relationship with Siena [Sabrina Bartlett] in the first season is that it showed his head and his heart, but in a more visceral way, where at the end of it, when she rejects him, it’s as close to rock bottom as he gets in terms of his evidence to reinforce his suspicion that he’s broken, or that he is invalid. I think that was key for these characters, for us to work on it individually and then leave it to the day. Anthony is really complicated, and that’s why I was really drawn to him. You need a really clear thought and to know exactly what you’re trying to do and what your character is trying to achieve in a scene. He was always there, so he was sort of a theater director in a sense and could cinch it in at the waist when it needed to be. But he’s doing the best with what he’s been given, and what he’s been given is so much less and more complicated than what the siblings were given, and he protected them from that. When it comes to film and TV, you can do that, but there’s a leanness to the time you’ve got and an economy.