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“Bridgerton” star Jonathan Bailey is taking a step back from acting to focus on a cause close to his heart.
The 37-year-old actor recently announced that he plans to “stop acting for a bit” in 2026 as he gears up to focus all his time and energy on his non-profit organisation, The Shameless Fund, that he launched in June 2024.
The organisation works towards helping the LGBTQ+ community by partnering with major global brands.
“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,” the Emmy nominee said in an interview.
“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…There’s this statistic: out of every £100 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,” he added.
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Bailey gained popularity for playing the role of Lord Anthony Bridgerton in multiple seasons of Netflix series “Bridgerton”. He also had a marathon run of other projects, including “Wicked, Jurassic World: Rebirth” and “Fellow Travelers”.
He will next star in the second part of Jon M Chu’s directorial “Wicked”, which is slated to hit the big screen on November 21.
The film also stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the lead roles.
