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• BRIDGERTON'S JONATHAN BAILEY TALKS BEG AN OPENLY GAY ACTOR WORKG TODAY
• WILL ‘BRIDGERTON’ SEASON 2 ACTUALLY DELIVER GAY CONTENT?

BRIDGERTON'S JONATHAN BAILEY TALKS BEG AN OPENLY GAY ACTOR WORKG TODAY

The 33-year-old Bridgerton star, who portrays Anthony Bridgerton on the Netflix h, opened up about his experience g out as gay a new profile wh GQ. Thkg back to the early days of his reer, Bailey relled how one of his actor iends was once told durg pilot season, "There's two thgs we don't want to know: if you're an alholic or if you're gay. Though Bailey's Bridgerton character intifi as straight, the actor has prevly argued that gay men should be able to play their own experienc on the screen.

"I thk shouldn't matter at all what character people play, but of urse, there is a narrative that's very clear, that openly gay men aren't playg straight leadg rol, " he told Digal Spy December 2020. "And also, there's a reason why gay characters are so tertg. Bee much like the women Bridgerton, there are a lot of hurdl and there's a lot of self-growth, and there's a real strength to gay men.

Bailey ntued, "So the fact that a lot of straight men have gone on to play inic gay rol and to be ld for that is fantastic, that that story is beg told. But wouldn't be brilliant to see gay men play their own experience?

WILL ‘BRIDGERTON’ SEASON 2 ACTUALLY DELIVER GAY CONTENT?

Speakg wh GQ UK, Jonathan Bailey, who is openly gay, discsed the challeng of addrsg his sexualy publicly. “At the time he was told, ‘There’s two thgs we don’t want to know: if you’re an alholic or if you’re gay…’ All tak is for one of those people that posn of power to say that, and rippl through… so, yeah, of urse I thought that.

While he was publicly out before Bridgerton, beg a proment gay actor  a major streamg TV show n serve as a step towards improvg this reprentatn Hollywood.

When asked about his experience as a gay actor, Jonathan revealed that a iend and fellow actor, who is also openly LGBTQIA+, was told durg pilot week; "There’s two thgs we don’t want to know: if you’re an alholic or if you’re gay.

It’s jt there had never been a need to talk about , " he the same terview, he also discsed the stigma which still fac LGBTQIA+ men the entertament world, sayg; "There’s a sense of shame, I thk, that’s palpable throughout gay men wh the dtry. Speakg to Attu, he relled that the procs volved; "[T]hkg about my experienc and those of my iends, how they are and how they see themselv gay culture, what we aspire to and where we want to be our relatnships. "Everyone Should Be Able to Play Everythg" — Jonathan Bailey on Playg a Straight Character 'Bridgerton'Out gay actor Jonathan Bailey is playg a straight character 'Bridgerton' and says that's "exactly the way should be.

But while the character Anthony is a womanizg straight man, actor Jonathan Bailey is gay and has some thoughts to share about gay actors and the rol they’re beg offered Hollywood today. Keep scrollg to learn gettyArticle ntu below advertisement'Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey is a gay actor playg straight. The actor, who’s gay and playg a straight character the big-budget perd drama, told Digal Spy that he would like to see more gay actors tellg their own stori on the big screen.

He shared his views on the double standard of stg Hollywood: "I thk shouldn't matter at all what character people play, but of urse there is a narrative that's very clear, that openly gay men aren't playg straight leadg rol.

”Article ntu below advertisementHe add that there are a lot of straight actors who have played gay rol and gone on to receive cril acclaim for their performanc, which is self a good thg as allows for gay stori to be told. But, he said, “wouldn't be brilliant to see gay men play their own experience? ”Article ntu below advertisementJonathan shared that gay characters have a lot to offer terms of tertg storyl bee they ually have to overe obstacl that promote self-reflectn, which turn allows for growth and is much more tertg om a character standpot.

“There's a real strength to gay men, ” he said, bee they mt overe certa barriers that straight characters often do not have to actor also praised the Shondaland mp for havg their fger on the pulse of today’s culture and knowg their dience. While most TV shows and movi tend to st gay actors the gay rol, as opposed to straight characters who n be st as anybody, Jonathan’s sexualy was never even a nversatn. Jonathan is openly gay and he talked about beg an out gay actor some new terviews.