Bailey, alongside his co-star Jeff Goldblum, sat down with CinemaBlend to talk Wicked and clued us in on why he has those “Winkie Blue,” lenses. The brown-eyed actor who wore blue contacts for this movie shared that it is intentional and there is a reason for them, explaining:

Wicked star Jonathan Bailey has teased the reason why his character Fiyero has blue eyes in the movie. Known for the role of Anthony on Netflix 's Bridgerton, the brown-eyed Bailey is admittedly not a fan of wearing contact lenses for a role, but promises it'll be "worth it" once Wicked: Part 2 rolls into cinemas next year.

In the jump from the stage to the screen, Fiyero, played by Jonathan Bailey, becomes a much more interesting character than before.

As Fiyero in ‘Wicked,’ the British actor defies gravity—and fashion conventions—with his maverick fashion sense.

Bailey also referenced a lyric of Fiyero's duet with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) 'As Long As You're Mine', saying that it might giv

Part One fame, nestled a tiny nod to his Regency-era alma mater in the first instalment of the musical adaptation. After first winning us over in Bridgerton, Bailey went on to play the devilishly handsome Fiyero in Wicked: Part One,