Individuals Journal has simply chosen Jonathan Bailey because the sexiest man alive within the 12 months 2025. Them not going for essentially the most boring and outdated decide conceivable is shocking sufficient already, however this alternative specifically is nice information for just a few very totally different teams of individuals.
Bailey shot to stardom after taking part in Fiyero within the Depraved film adaptation, then solidified that with a significant position within the newest Jurassic World: Rebirth. These are doubtless the principle causes for his award. Nonetheless, the actually essential factor right here is that he additionally performed G’raha Tia, the Crystal Exarch, a Remaining Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn mage who received so well-liked that he received greater roles in Shadowbringers and Dawntrail. Bailey additionally did voice work for video games equivalent to Anthem and Forza Horizon 2 earlier than exploding within the live-action scene, however I’m guessing these most likely didn’t issue a lot into the end result.
So, bear in mind when gaming, anime, and particularly the unholy cross between their two aesthetics received shunned by society at massive as “unsexy”? Nicely, that’s over. Or perhaps the individuals at Individuals journal weren’t thorough sufficient to comprehend Jonathan Bailey additionally performed probably the most thirsted-over characters in Remaining Fantasy historical past, who additionally occurs to be a cat boy. Both approach, that door can not be closed now.
On a extra severe observe, that is really an awesome decide for 2 most important causes. The primary being that we’re trying on the first overtly homosexual man to win the prize. The second, as one clever Twitter consumer remarks, is how this is without doubt one of the few dudes to win the award whereas they’re nonetheless horny.
Individuals has been coping with this kind of criticism for a very long time, and it’s not about how older males can’t be horny, however fairly about how the journal fails to react to developments and sometimes finally ends up giving the award to guys nobody underneath 50 cares a lot for anymore.
And certain, it is a foolish contest. You’ll be able to simply argue that sexiness is within the eye of the beholder. You’ll be able to much more simply argue that the eyes of the individuals who’d picked Blake Shelton, or that man who performs Jim within the workplace and shills for the CIA, and even late-stage Johnny Depp aren’t beholding a lot. Nonetheless, I’m prepared to show a blind eye to all that for as soon as. Let’s rejoice Jonathan Bailey’s Battle Royale victory in opposition to all different horny males on this historic day for players, the LGBTQ neighborhood, and all lovers of cat-related stuff on the market.
