This Bridgerton partner he wanted at all costs on the set of his new film

At first glance, when we think of the musical film Wicked with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, we don’t say that there is a link with The Bridgerton Chroniclesapart from the participation of Jonathan Bailey in the casting. And yet, you might be surprised because the actor from the Netflix series made a surprising revelation.

Fans of The Bridgerton Chronicles will surely melt when discovering this anecdote! While Jonathan Bailey made himself known to the general public by playing Anthony Bridgerton in the Netflix series, he has since attracted more and more attention and multiplied projects. He was particularly incredible in fiction Fellow Travelersand made a short appearance in the touching series Heartstopper. On the cinema side, he joined the casting of Jurassic World : Renaissanceas well as the musical film Wickedadaptation of the eponymous musical comedy by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, launched in 2003 on Broadway. For this feature film, whose theatrical release is scheduled for December 4, 2024 in France, Jonathan Bailey had a particular request for the filming, which has a link with The Bridgerton Chronicles.

Wicked : this very special request from Jonathan Bailey in connection with The Bridgerton Chronicles

Jonathan Bailey asked that his former animal partner, Jack, the horse he rides in The Bridgerton Chroniclesjoins him on the set of the musical Wicked. On November 5, 2024, the actor revealed in an episode of Popcorn Podcast that he had worked with the same Jack as the one on the Shonda Rhimes Netflix series. Then, on Monday November 11, the official TikTok account of Wicked shared a glimpse of Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero Tigelaar, the role he plays in the musical. In this video, the actor also does the voice-over and describes the bond between him and Jack. “I went to see Jon M. Chu [le réalisateur de Wicked, ndlr] before we started filming, and I said to him, ‘I think I know what horse I need.’ And he said, ‘What do you mean?’“, the actor began to reveal. And then explained: “It’s Jack, the horse I rode in Bridgerton, with whom I had an extraordinary relationship.” The TikTok post was interrupted to give way to a brief clip from the upcoming film, in which Jonathan Bailey sees his character Fiyero arriving on horseback in the woods.

Jonathan Bailey explains how Jack, his horse in The Bridgerton Chronicles, helped him feel confident on the set of Wicked

“People say you shouldn’t work with children and animals. But if it’s Jack, I’ll say, ‘You’ve got to take him. It’s a legend“, concluded Jonathan Bailey. The actor also explained to Tim Iffland, the host of the Popcorn Podcast, that he and Jack hadestablished a relationship of trust“. “He is incredibly focused and can be a very stable scene partner“, he declared. Thanks to Jack, the actor “felt confident to embark on the race for gold” with the entrance of Fiyero. “I told myself that I had to start with a strong entrance“, exclaimed Jonathan Bailey. This is a touching story which shows that actors can also create strong bonds with their animal play partner!