Jonathan Bailey talks having kids and finding love amid packed work schedule with Wicked

Jonathan Bailey has remained famously tight-lipped about his personal life, but in a recent and rare interview, he dished on plans for having kids via adoption.

Jonathan Bailey’s meteoric rise to fame, which Shondaland recently took credit for, should be studied in pop culture history books. How he went from small projects like Chewing Gum to starring in Wicked and next year’s Jurrasic Park just a few years later is basically witchcraft.

Though he’s a regular on UK magazine covers, details on his personal life are annoyingly sparse. That was until he sat down with Vogue in a new interview to discuss his plans for starting a family, his experiences of homophobia, and his desire to return to the stage.

Jonathan Bailey is currently reading adoption books

It’s frustrating being obsessed with Jonathan Bailey because, unlike celebrities like Megan Fox and MGK, he rarely offers us juicy insight into his private life. But in a new interview with Vogue this week, he opened up about his love life and whether there’s room for kids in the future in the Bailey household.

Of course, with Wicked: Part Two set for a 2025 release and the upcoming resurgence of the Jurrasic Park franchise, Jonathan is an extremely busy man. That’s hardly the lifestyle of a doting dad, which he recognises.

He said: “Yes, it’s such a privilege for a man, but I can’t bring children into my lifestyle now. I want to make sure I’m going to be present; I’m reading books on adoption.”

Though Jonathan Bailey is an out and proud gay man, reports suggest he’s dated women before and hasn’t completely ruled out raising a kid with a woman as a result. Still, it’s most likely going to be with a man.

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“I might co-parent with a woman, but I’m thinking it will be with a man,” he said.

He revealed his hilarious coming-out story

Elsewhere in the interview, Jonathan Bailey opened up about his coming out process which was admittedly worlds away from the harrowing experiences you read about online.

He recalled: “I think other people understood my sexuality before I was even aware of it. I remember excitedly asking them ‘Guys, guys, who else thinks they’re gay? Do you? I do. I do.'”

He said that “everyone went quiet” as a result despite it being a conversation he was “really really” interested in having at a sleepover with friends.

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Featured image credit: Jonathan Bailey/Instagram & Universal Pictures