{"id":296020,"date":"2025-11-14T21:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wicked-star-jonathan-bailey-on-being-bullied-at-school-over-his-sexuality\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:05:36","slug":"wicked-star-jonathan-bailey-on-being-bullied-at-school-over-his-sexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wicked-star-jonathan-bailey-on-being-bullied-at-school-over-his-sexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked star Jonathan Bailey on being bullied at school over his sexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gq82Y0vE8M0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wicked star Jonathan Bailey on being bullied at school over his sexuality\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gq82Y0vE8M0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Wicked&#8217; star Jonathan Bailey has revealed how he was bullied at school because of his sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky&#8217;s Jayson Mansaray, he said he wanted to spare LGBT+ children the experiences he had to go through.<\/p>\n<p>He is working as an ambassador to the charity Just Like Us, which he says &quot;helps every child to have the best possibility at school&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey said he was now &quot;thrilled to be living in a time when I can play the Winkie Prince Fiyero&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>#wickedmusical #lgbtqia #queer #showbiznews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Wicked&#8217; star Jonathan Bailey has revealed how he was bullied at school because of his sexuality. 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