A twelve-month period of concentrated public attention, in this case the span between one Sexiest Man Alive announcement and the next. Jonathan Bailey’s year in the spotlight included a blockbuster musical sequel, luxury brand campaigns and an audiobook detour. His retrospective shows the spotlight used well: visibility converted into varied work rather than mere celebrity for its own sake. Few titleholders have packed quite so much variety into a single twelve months.
(Barbie Simons / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0))
Mentioned in: Passing the Crown Gracefully: What Jonathan Bailey’s Sexiest Year Says About the Modern Heartthrob