Thanks to his starring role as Anthony Bridgerton on has catapulted himself into the public consciousness. (Plus, with the critically acclaimed and forthcoming turn in , he shows no signs of slowing down.) But today, Bailey launches his most personally meaningful project to date – his charity, The Shameless Fund – with a little help from Jonathan Anderson and .
The Shameless Fund seeks to harness the power of celebrity to raise money for LGBTQ+ initiatives. “A few years ago I thought, What can you do as an actor? There are so many amazing people who are on the frontline. They’re the real heroes that are working for organisations, and charities, and initiatives, which can speak to so many specific groups of people,” Bailey tells “How can I raise money without asking people to actually donate and sponsor, [but rather] to invite people to experience art and beautiful, inspiring, naughty and exciting collaborations?” For a charity that aims to help members of the queer community across the world live freely and authentically, Bailey knew that he wanted to kick things off with a bang.
Thus, he landed on a suggestive white T-shirt with milk dripping from the collar, inspired by a sexually charged scene in in which Matt Bomer’s Hawk tells his character Tim to “drink your milk.” “That is a line in , immaculately and robustly performed by Matt Bomer in a way that I think will send shudders through many people in the best possible way,” Bailey teases. “I wante.
