Jun 1, 2026 · 16 min · 11 segments
Elton John sits down with actor Jonathan Bailey, an Elton John Impact Award honoree, to talk about turning visibility into action, from the mission behind his Shameless Fund to the responsibility of…
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I feel like I've just been such a recipient of queer joy sort of all my life.
So I think if you choose good work and you show up and put all your sort of love and enthusiasm into it, I think that sort of permeates through no matter what you're doing.
And yeah, I've always loved theater and going to the cinema and going to see live music.
And it's that feeling that has always driven me into wanting to do what I do.
So to pay that back and to create more moments for the people to experience that feels completely sort of thrilling, actually.
I feel like I've just been such a recipient of queer joy sort of all my life.
So I think if you choose good work and you show up and put all your sort of love and enthusiasm into it, I think that sort of permeates through no matter what you're doing.
And yeah, I've always loved theater and going to the cinema and going to see live music.
And it's that feeling that has always driven me into wanting to do what I do.
So to pay that back and to create more moments for the people to experience that feels completely sort of thrilling, actually.
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