cradle of love

Was that you really singing and dancing in Wicked? Something about my brain doesnt comphrehend when people do that. Like it feels tricked, in the best way

It was all me, mate. Well, all of the singing and most of the dancing and stunts were me. I know what you mean, I think we're so used to films dubbing things or cutting around stuff that when someone is actually doing it themselves, it feels suspicious. But yeah, there wasn't some secret singer hiding behind a curtain doing all the hard work for me. What you heard was me, for better or worse. The dancing took a fair bit of practice, and there were definitely moments where I questioned my life choices halfway through rehearsals, but I loved every second of it. The sore muscles afterwards? Maybe not quite as much.

you know, there was a time when i was devastated that i didn't get the role of fiyero but then i realized he was going to the sexiest man alive and suddenly it wasn't so bad anymore. how's the post-oz life treating you? @jonsbailey

I suppose that's about as good a consolation prize as you're ever going to get. Hard to stay devastated after that. The question is, would you have been happy had it been Nick who got the part? Post-Oz life has been treating me pretty well! It's been an amazing few years, but I'm enjoying the downtime while I've got it. Doing all the things I don't always get time for. What about you? Recovered from the heartbreak of losing Fiyero to me yet, or are we still in the healing process?

Now that Wicked has finished well and truly. What have you been doing now? Are you back to being on stage or is there more movies coming out? I feel so behind on what so many people are doing these days. @jonsbailey

I'll be back on stage next year with Ari again, which I'm really looking forward to. But for now I've got a few projects lined up that'll keep me busy. It's actually quite nice having other things to focus on for a while before diving back into theatre mode. I always love being on stage, but I think having the chance to bounce between different kinds of projects is exciting and stops me from getting too comfortable. Enough about me, though. How's life treating you these days? Do you have a bit of time to yourself?

it kind of depends on where you are in the world right now, because you won't catch me flying all the way to england for a cuddle, though tempting as that may be. really? does this mean there's a small chance you'll come stay with me.. perhaps for a few days? well duh, i'll even go as far as saying i'll stare into your eyes dreamily while this audio plays in my head. okay, i'm not saying i wouldn't do that just for the kicks, but will you join me and turn yourself into a scarecrow? because that was kind of hot... and now that i've said that out loud, you'd do best to forget i ever did. okay, let me listen to it real quick and see if i can pull it off...

Where I am really shouldn't matter when it comes to whether you come visit me or not, babe. But yeah, I am in London. Who says it's just a cuddle? I'll take you out to dinner, we can do anything; you can be the tourist, I'll be the guide. And of course, I’m not ruling that out either. Where are you? The mental image of you just staring at me dreamily while that audio plays in your head is something I didn't know I needed until right now. I don't know if I could possibily turn into a scarecrow, I think that's something the green lady does for me. Why do I have to forget you said that out loud? What if I don't want to? I can't lie, I'm both impressed and offended you only made it to 0:47, that's basically a vocal warm-up.

you seem to forget that you already have that spot secured and all it took was that british accent of yours. and you know what? i'll make sure everyone knows that no one comes before you. okay, but if boomshakalaka makes a comeback, i need to google the context again because i can't remember it. good, because it never really left my vocabulary either, i just didn't want to come off as an oldie. come on, man.. i personally think you'd look the bomb… dot com with a man bun. can we at least bring back JNCO jeans and no fear t-shirts then? pretty sure david would be down for anything as long as it's with us. i'm staying at his place at the moment during our break between shows, so you know, i can always ask him. alright.. i was wasted, but it sounds way more mature if you convince yourself you were just tipsy.

All it took was my British accent? Had I known, I would've spoken sooner. I have to admit, hearing you say nobody comes before me does wonders for my ego. Wasn't boomshakalaka something you yelled when you were excited about something? Or have I completely invented that? Either way, I fully support bringing it back. The world has become far too serious. And listen, you might be an oldie, but so what? I don't think I'd look nearly as bad with a man bun as I would wearing JNCO jeans and one of those No Fear shirts. What do you want, for me to look like Mr. Burns when he puts on the purple wool hat and skull t-shir? Absolutely not. Too old for that. I'd still take that over some of the fashion crimes I committed growing up. We should just admit it when we're fucking shitfaced, mate, embrace it.

precisely that, and it was the main reason watching him was so interesting, since there were layers to why he acted the way he did. not to mention flawed characters are a lot of fun to play, to decipher too, so i can imagine you were having a ball with that. it absolutely rubs off when you get to work with folks who've honed their craft as well as those two, and you just want to absorb everything from them on set, always my first instinct if i'm lucky enough to work with any of my heroes. it wouldn't surprise me at all if people thought that about you, and i know i would if i were lucky enough to work with you, man! the alcohol tasting class was a great recommendation, and i feel like i learned so much. will i apply it to every day life? probably not, but learning a lot counts for something, i feel like! and naturally, i'm so happy we were roommates. what have you been up to since the trip?

Yeah, that's exactly it. Even if they're not actively teaching you anything, you're learning just by watching how they approach a scene, how they prepare, how they carry themselves on set. And the funny thing is, the really great ones are usually the most generous with it too. They never make you feel like you have to earn the right to be there. That's kind of the perfect outcome, isn't it? Learning loads of things you'll probably never use again, but feeling enriched by the experience anyway. I still don't think my palate is sophisticated enough to identify half the things they were talking about. And likewise, mate. I had a great time being roommates. Since the trip... nothing too exciting, unfortunately. Mostly getting ready to get back into the swing of things. What about you?

Self care is the most important thing, though, we all should be prioritizing it. I loved The Testaments, are you actually serious that it got renewed? Wow, how to make a man happy in a sentence. And look at you, all booked and busy. We absolutely love to see it, especially because your talent deserves to actually be seen and appreciated properly.

and that's highly appreciated, but even i can acknowledge being a mess when there's truth to it. i reckon being honest is the best way to pursue women and if they can't accept dirty clothes on the floor, are they even worth it? probably, but you get what i mean. whoa there, mate.. let's back up a little. who says that's even something i'm remotely interested in? no, but you are a short lad. no shame in that.

There's always someone out there for everyone, I'm sure you'll eventually find a woman who doesn't mind the house being an absolute disaster and constantly having to remind you to put the toilet seat down. Wait, so you're not interested at all? Are you planning on becoming a lifelong bachelor or what? And excuse you, I'm only a few inches shorter than you, mate, you're just too tall.

are you trying to get me to admit that you're sneaking up on the number one spot? because you should know by now that you've already secured it. you know what? i think we should be allowed to bring back old school slang and be proud about it. hear me out for a second: boomshakalaka, fly honeys, don't have a cow, i'm psyched. word to your motha. okay, but if we're committing to the YOLO lifestyle, shouldn't we also get manbuns? i feel like that's mandatory. we did, and i think we should make this a recurring thing where the three of us go on trips together. hey, try dividing your time between lord knows how many people while being semi drunk half the time.

Oh, definitely, I'll ways campaign to be your number one, thank you very much. I think I've earned that spot by now, so I'm glad we're finally acknowledging it publicly. Boomshakalaka deserves a cultural comeback, "I'm psyched" never actually left my vocabulary. I'm willing to put in the work. And no, absolutely not, a man bun would look horrific on me. Like genuinely tragic. I'll sit that trend out. You, on the other hand, would annoyingly look good with one, so I fully support you giving it a try for the sake of science. Damn we should, now the real question is how we lure David into it. Wait, why semi? Why not fully?

Your emotional support husband position is ironclad at this point. I think if anyone tried to remove you from the role, I’d become deeply unpleasant about it. I fully plan on stealing as much of your time as possible because you’re right, we barely got proper time together in Napa. The trip was really lovely. It’s been such a long time since I’ve properly slowed down like that and just existed around people I care about without constantly thinking about work. And we actually wrapped The Exorcist already, thank God. I survived. Barely. So right now I’m decompressing, catching up on life, and slowly realizing I now have to start actual wedding planning like a real adult woman. Terrifying stuff. But enough about me. How are things on your end? When are you coming, and how much Jonathan Bailey affection am I allowed to demand once you get here?

All you have to do is tell everyone that position's already taken by me. Maybe wear a little sign around your neck too, just to avoid any misunderstandings. I'm glad, though. It was so needed for all of us, and you deserve to have moments where you can just exist around people you love without any work related thoughts creeping in. And thank God you wrapped The Exorcist already, surviving barely feels about right for a horror project. But now you absolutely deserve this decompressing era before throwing yourself into wedding planning, which I know nothing about but I graciously volunteer for help. Things are really good on my end too! I can absolutely swing by whenever, and you'll receive all the Jonathan Bailey affection your heart desires, as long as you remember I also require attention and refuse to be completely sidelined.

you know what i miss? your cuddles and hugs. what does a girl have to do to get one of those? paint her face green and soar through the sky on a broom? i could also try singing defying gravity, but let's be honest here, nobody wants that. but you know what? i'm totally dependent on your face. okay, but can you at least use this picture when you report me missing? that would be highly appreciated. aw shucks.. now i'm sad.

When exactly are you planning to come see me, then? I'm kidding, I can always come to you instead, but you have to be prepared to give me your full attention because otherwise I'm not sure it's worth the trip for me. I mean, if you ever decided to paint yourself green and figure out how to fly in on a broomstick, you'd have my undivided attention instantly. Can never have too many green women in my life, really. Well, maybe not Defying Gravity, but tell me you wouldn't be keen to sing As Long As You'ree Mine with me. I'm one hundred percent using that photo for the missing person report -- it'll definitely grab people's attention, that's for sure, besides you've never looked prettier.

Isnt impervising a huge thing in dance? Its how you make the best TikTok dances and those go viral. I’m sure you were telling me you had to stay mostly on what they were teaching you, but you never know you could’ve made a dance rehearsal that really got everybody going. I will gladly learn anything you want to teach me. And I will dance and pride because you taught me It.

I'm an old man, I don't really understand much about TikTok, but I guess you're right. Improvisation always wins over overthinking every little detail and trying to make everything perfect. I love the faith you have in me!

you can't really compare what we have to my dynamic with them. there's a massive difference when i literally watched each of them grow up, so yeah, they're known idiots. did you just use slang? should we bring back yolo while we're at it? because i personally think it deserves a comeback. nice statement and all. sounds like a plan, and look, i already threw the idea at dave, but we're doing the triple tandem bike in napa. dapper dans who? we'll be the bar joke nobody saw coming. "a korean, a brit and an american walked into a bar.."

I get it, our bond is different, but still one of the best, right? I did, so what? I probably sound like one of those older people trying to use slang that's already out of date because they don't know what the current one is, don't I? YOLO is such a throwback and I'm honestly in favour of bringing it back, we should be using it way more as a lifestyle, though. Didn't we have a good time in Napa? I mean, you two did leave me to my own devices more than I would've liked, but we were still the best trio Napa has ever seen.