Jonathan Bailey Reveals There's a 'Lovely Man' in his Life, Opens Up About Homophobic Attack

In the interview Bailey also reflected on what it was like to grow up gay in a rural part of Britain as the only boy amongst four siblings. "He had nothing but support and love within his family, but even he internalized shame from the way gay people were represented in the media when he was growing up," wrote the Standard.

"The majority of gay people were either the butt of jokes, or being caught in sexual acts and considered deviants, or they were committing suicide, or they're dying of AIDS," he said of how he perceived gay culture growing up.

While there was little representation (aside from programs depicting gay men dying of AIDS) of gay culture while back in the 1990s, Bailey said he had it easier than previous generations, explaining that "every five years is a different gay generation. It was nowhere near as tough as if I'd have been born 15 years earlier. Me and my friends, two in four, if not three in four, would not be here."

Bailey also dropped some big plans of his own. "– Galvanised by the gala in Washington, he's been working with the charity Just Like Us, which brings queer speakers into schools," wrote the Standard.

"You're twice as likely to be bullied if you're gay, or queer," he says. "And yet if there's positive LGBTQ+ messaging within the school system, 100 per cent of people's mental health and happiness increases. It's a no brainer."

He is planning to establish a foundation next year, to consolidate his charitable work.