Jonathan Bailey “almost didn’t audition” for Bridgerton.
Jonathan Bailey stars on the hit Netflix present
The 37-year-old actor has starred on the hit Netflix present since 2020 – however Jonathan was really eager to take a profession break earlier than he dedicated himself to the challenge.
He informed The Hollywood Reporter: “I received despatched it and I almost didn’t audition.
“At the moment, I used to be actually executed. I simply wanted to go and expertise the world.”
Nevertheless, Jonathan’s angle modified utterly after he learn the script.
He stated: “I keep in mind simply being like, ‘Wow, that is going to be large.’”
Jonathan discovered capturing Bridgerton to be an “all-encompassing” expertise, and he really welcomed returning to his theatre roots in recent times.
The actor – who returned to London’s West Finish after the second season of Bridgerton – defined: “Whenever you go and movie one thing like Bridgerton, and also you say goodbye to your folks, your loved ones, it’s all-encompassing.
“I learn an interview with Walton Goggins the place he was saying he was glad that even now White Lotus didn’t occur to him 10 years in the past as a result of he wouldn’t have identified what to do with that. And I simply really feel that perhaps Bridgerton was only a smidge faster than I used to be ready for.
“Going again to theatre, working with folks that I do know, that has helped.”
Jonathan starred alongside Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo within the Depraved film in 2024. However the actor does not have any intention of quitting Bridgerton.
He stated: “I’ve by no means been somebody who’s like, ‘Thanks, bye.’ It’s not in my nature.
“There’s an actual sense of brotherly satisfaction I really feel in it.”
Jonathan really approaches Bridgerton from the viewpoint of a fan.
The actor shared: “I understand how a lot I really like long-running sequence. I understand how necessary familiarity of character and story and consistency is in these long-running sequence.”
In the meantime, Jonathan just lately revealed that he would discover it “arduous to say no” if he was requested to be the subsequent James Bond.
Requested on The Scott Mills Breakfast Present on Radio 2 if he would “need” to be Bond, Jonathan replied: “I do not … I’m not positive … I do not know.
“I actually, truthfully, I imply … it could be arduous to say no.”
