Hollywood actor Jonathan Bailey sent fans into meltdown on Sunday night after making a surprise appearance at a Wicked: For Good screening in Sydney.
The British star, 37, stunned moviegoers at IMAX Darling Harbour when he casually walked on stage during a special showing of the highly anticipated sequel, catching the packed-out crowd completely off-guard.
Radio host Kent ‘Smallzy’ Small warmed up the audience before teasing a mystery guest, telling fans, ‘You wouldn’t believe who I found just hanging outside the cinema. Could it be one of the stars of Wicked: For Good?’
Moments later he declared, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, for a very special Sunday evening appearance here in Oz, please put your hands together for Fiyero, Jonathan Bailey.’
The room erupted as Bailey emerged from backstage beaming, waving to the cheering audience who clearly didn’t expect a Hollywood leading man to stroll into their Sunday night screening.
Bailey later shared behind-the-scenes footage on Instagram revealing he had touched down in Australia only hours earlier and couldn’t resist returning to what he cheekily called ‘the real land of Oz’.
Hollywood actor Jonathan Bailey sent fans into meltdown on Sunday night after making a surprise appearance at a Wicked: For Good screening in Sydney
The British star, 37, stunned moviegoers at IMAX Darling Harbour when he casually walked on stage during a special showing of the highly anticipated sequel, catching the packed-out crowd completely off-guard
‘I’ve just landed in Oz. I’ve missed it so much so I wanted to return to the real land of Oz, which is where we started the press tour for the first film last year,’ he said in a video filmed moments before he hit the stage.
‘And I thought, why not end the press tour for Wicked: For Good back where it started?’
The actor also revealed his family are visiting Australia, and he had already surprised them at a separate screening before heading to IMAX.
‘I think this is the fourth biggest screen in the Southern Hemisphere, baby,’ he laughed. ‘I’m really excited to surprise a few people. But it’s always lovely to be back in Sydney and it’s always lovely to support Wicked: For Good.’
Bailey’s appearance comes amid a massive year for the star, who was recently crowned People magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
He discovered the news while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this month and joked that he hoped the title might change how people treat him.
‘It’s an honour of a lifetime,’ he told Fallon.
‘And I want to say, Jimmy, thank you so much for turning it down so I could be here.’
When asked if he expected people to behave differently around him now, Bailey laughed, ‘I f**king hope so.’
Bailey shot to global fame after playing Lord Anthony Bridgerton in Netflix’s steamy smash-hit Bridgerton back in 2020.
He has since transitioned to blockbuster films, starring as Prince Fiyero opposite Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked, and taking on the role of Dr Henry Loomis in Jurassic World: Rebirth, due out next year.
Bailey later shared behind-the-scenes footage to Instagram revealing he had touched down in Australia only hours earlier and couldn’t resist returning to what he cheekily called ‘the real land of Oz’
