While speaking with British GQ<\/a>, the Wicked <\/a>star shared that he plans to briefly step back from his acting career next year, revealing that he’s going to focus on his charity,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Everything Ariana Grande Has Been Doing Since Her Last Tour in 2019<\/p>\n View Story\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n “I’ve been working solidly for about three years now, which has been amazing and mind-blowing. But with everything happening in the world right now, I’m going to stop acting for a bit next year and just focus on the Shameless Fund,” Bailey, 37, said.<\/p>\n “Over the next few months, I’ll be focusing on staffing and making sure we get all the right people in all the right places,” he added.<\/p>\n The Shameless Fund<\/a> — which Bailey launched last year — raises funds for non-profits and organizations that benefit the LGBTQ+ community through brand collaborations, including celebrity partnerships and fashion brands.<\/p>\n The charity’s latest collaboration is a partnership with celebrity-loved London eyebrand brand, Cubitts.<\/p>\n “There’s this statistic: out of every \u00a3100 raised in the UK, only 1p goes to the LGBTQ+ community. You really have to dig to find solutions, and I genuinely think The Shameless Fund is exactly that. That’s why this collaboration with Cubitts has been so amazing. Not only is it fun and creative, it can also make a real difference.\u201d<\/p>\n Bailey has become a big name in Hollywood over the last few years, taking over the small and big screen, as well as the stage.<\/p>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n The British actor was launched into international superstardom with his role in Netflix’s Bridgerton, in which he stars as the eldest brother, Anthony Bridgerton. Bailey led Season 2 of the Regency drama opposite Simone Ashley, and reprised his role in Season 3, and will return in the upcoming fourth season.<\/p>\n Bailey received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Timothy “Tim” Laughlin in the 2023 Showtime political thriller, Fellow Travelers, winning the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries, and also receiving an Emmy nomination.<\/p>\n He gained further recognition for his role as Fiyero in 2024’s Wicked, with Bailey reprising his role in Wicked: For Good. Bailey also portrayed the lead role in Richard II in the play of the same name earlier this year.<\/p>\n Bailey also starred as Dr. Henry Loomis in the 2025 film, Jurassic World Rebirth. For the role of the palentologist, Bailey donned a pair of eyeglasses — which would go on to become viral and known as the “slutty little glasses” — choosing a pair of, you guessed it, Cubitts frames. The Shameless Fund’s collab with the eyewear brand includes a pair of frames called the Loomis<\/a>, named after Bailey’s Jurassic World character.<\/p>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n To promote the collab, Bailey recruited his Wicked castmates, including Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, for an epic announcement, which tied in the “slutty little glasses” theme.<\/p>\n During his interview with British GQ, Bailey revealed he’s long been a lover of glasses — despite not needing them to see.<\/p>\n “I do have 20\/20 vision, but I’ve always had a thing for\u00a0glasses,” he told the outlet with a laugh. “And you know what? I was so desperate to have them that I faked an NHS eye test when I was younger. I know, terrible. I’m pretty sure my parents didn’t believe me, but it was probably my finest performance. I ended up getting a pair of Deirdre Barlows, which I thought were cool even then. I don’t know where they are right now — \u00a0maybe they’re in a cardboard box somewhere.”<\/p>\n Bailey will next be seen in Wicked: For Good, which hits theaters November 21, 2025.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7de2a19c73d64fd6906172ceeab730ac_xs.jpg\")
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