18 June 2025<\/time>\n <\/p>\nJonathan Bailey “nearly didn\u2019t audition” for Bridgerton.<\/p>\n
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Jonathan Bailey stars on the hit Netflix show<\/p>\n
\nThe 37-year-old actor has starred on the hit Netflix show since 2020 – but Jonathan was actually keen to take a career break before he committed himself to the project.<\/p>\n
\nHe told The Hollywood Reporter: “I got sent it and I nearly didn\u2019t audition.<\/p>\n
\n“At that time, I was really done. I just needed to go and experience the world.”<\/p>\n
\nHowever, Jonathan’s attitude changed completely after he read the script.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: “I remember just being like, \u2018Wow, this is going to be massive.\u2019”<\/p>\n
\nJonathan found shooting Bridgerton to be an “all-encompassing” experience, and he actually welcomed returning to his theatre roots in recent years.<\/p>\n
\nThe actor – who returned to London’s West End after the second season of Bridgerton – explained: “When you go and film something like Bridgerton, and you say goodbye to your friends, your family, it\u2019s all-encompassing.<\/p>\n
\n“I read an interview with Walton Goggins where he was saying he was glad that even now White Lotus didn\u2019t happen to him 10 years ago because he wouldn\u2019t have known what to do with that. And I just feel that maybe Bridgerton was just a smidge quicker than I was prepared for.<\/p>\n
\n“Going back to theatre, working with people that I know, that has helped.”<\/p>\n
\nJonathan starred alongside Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the Wicked movie in 2024. But the actor doesn’t have any intention of quitting Bridgerton.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: “I\u2019ve never been someone who\u2019s like, \u2018Thanks, bye.\u2019 It\u2019s not in my nature.<\/p>\n
\n“There\u2019s a real sense of brotherly pride I feel in it.”<\/p>\n
\nJonathan actually approaches Bridgerton from the point of view of a fan.<\/p>\n
\nThe actor shared: “I know how much I love long-running series. I know how important familiarity of character and story and consistency is in these long-running series.”<\/p>\n
\nMeanwhile, Jonathan recently revealed that he would find it “hard to say no” if he was asked to be the next James Bond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nAsked on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on Radio 2 if he would “want” to be Bond, Jonathan replied: “I don’t … I am not sure … I don’t know. <\/p>\n
\n“I really, honestly, I mean … it would be hard to say no.”<\/p>\n
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