Overview
- The title was revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where two People covers debuted showing Bailey in the sea and a shirtless shot holding his dog, Benson.
- Coverage notes he is the first openly gay recipient in the franchise’s history.
- Bailey called it “the honor of a lifetime” and said he learned of the selection earlier this year while performing Richard II in London.
- The 40th-anniversary Sexiest Man Alive issue is slated to reach newsstands on Friday.
- Recent credits include Bridgerton, Wicked with the Nov. 21 sequel Wicked: For Good, Jurassic World: Rebirth and an Emmy-nominated turn in Fellow Travelers, as he succeeds 2024 winner John Krasinski following a pre-reveal report by Page Six.