“Bridgerton” star
Jonathan Bailey: What a ball has to do with the sex scenes and why he feared coming out
Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey
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The Netflix series “Bridgerton” became a worldwide phenomenon at the end of 2020. The explicit sex scenes in particular caused a sensation. Jonathan Bailey, who plays one of the main characters, has now revealed details.
The second season of the Netflix hit series “Bridgerton” is already being eagerly awaited by fans. They had to wait for over a year to find out what happened to the members of the English family. In an interview with “Radio Times” Jonathan Bailey, who embodies the main character Anthony Bridgerton, spoke about the hype that the explicit sex scenes triggered.
“Bridgerton”: Jonathan Bailey opens up about sex scenes
And he revealed a few tricks from the set. “When two people do a sex scene, they need to have three barriers between them, and there are certain acts where a half-inflated netball allows for movement without them having to physically touch,” Bailey explained. “It’s really quite silly and we have some funny moments, but it makes it less awkward,” he said of the juicy scenes. For him, the scenes are more than just sensational. “I think the dance scenes and the sex scenes drive the story forward and you can see how the relationships change as the characters dance with each other,” he explained.
For Bailey himself, it’s amazing that he was able to land the role of “Leading Man”. Just a few years ago he was told that his sexuality could become a problem. In 2018 Bailey had his public coming out. Bailey told GQ that he initially didn’t know if he should keep his gay secret after an actor friend warned him.
He came out in 2018
At a casting, Bailey’s colleagues are said to have been told: “There are two things we don’t want to know: whether you’re an alcoholic or whether you’re gay.” An anecdote that influenced Bailey. “It’s enough for a person in that position of power to say that and it makes waves. So yeah, of course I thought so. Of course I thought I had to be straight to be happy,” he explained to GQ. But at some point the secrecy was too much for him.
“I got to a point where I was like, ‘Fuck that.’ I’d much rather hold my boyfriend’s hand in public or put my own photo on Tinder and not worry about it than get a role,” he said.
The second season of “Bridgerton” starts on March 25th on Netflix.
swell: “RadioTimes” / “GQ”