Originally appeared on E! Online
Jonathan Bailey is shameless about adjusting his focus.
After a marathon run of projects including “Wicked,” “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” “Fellow Travelers” and multiple seasons of “Bridgerton,” the 37-year-old is ready to shift gears.
“I’ve been working solidly for about three years now, which has been amazing and mind-blowing,” he told British GQ in an interview published Sept. 3. “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 U.K.-based charity was founded by Bailey and raises funds for non-profit organizations supporting the LGBTQ+ community by partnering with global brands, which is how the actor’s viral “slutty little glasses” — a partnership with eyewear brand Cubitts — came to be.
“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 continued. “There’s this statistic: out of every £100 raised in the U.K., only 1 [penny] goes to the LGBTQ+ community. You really have to dig to find solutions, and I genuinely think The Shameless Fund is exactly that.”
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Beyond the opportunity to “make a real difference,” Bailey sees the fund and its partnerships as a way to be “fun and creative.” And he isn’t alone. In fact, he has brought along his famous friends to promote his recent collab with Cubitts.
Bailey’s “Wicked” costar Cynthia Erivo donned the rose-tinted spectacles and promoted the brand on her Instagram last month. Plus, Scarlett Johansson also sported the glasses recently in a sultry pic with Bailey, who playfully bit her neck while she posed for the camera. She also participated in the fund’s steamy “Drink Your Milk” partnership with fashion brand Loewe last year.
But before his Hollywood hiatus, Bailey found other ways to incorporate The Shameless Fund into his daily life, especially by being colorful.
“When we’re working on the Shameless Fund, the colour pink is so important,” he explained to British GQ. “It’s an expression of joy and happiness, and it’s incredibly flattering—a reason why I wore it so much during the Wicked press tour.”
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