Jonathan Bailey is "available".

The Bridgerton star - who came out as gay in 2018 - has appeared to confirm he is on the dating market.

When Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg assumed he was "not available", he told her: "I'm available.

"It's just, I think there's a genetic predisposition."

Amelia went on to ask Jonathan if being in Bridgerton has made him "better at romance", but the actor insisted it hasn't.

He said: "No! It's a fantasy, isn't it? Romance is grounded and real."

The Jurassic World: Rebirth actor recently revealed he "nearly didn't audition" for Netflix megahit Bridgerton, in which he portrays Lord Anthony Bridgerton.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I got sent it and I nearly didn't audition.

"At that time, I was really done. I just needed to go and experience the world."

However, Jonathan's attitude changed completely after he read the script.

He said: "I remember just being like, 'Wow, this is going to be massive.' "

Since landing his Bridgerton role, Jonathan has gone on to star in movies Wicked and Jurassic World Rebirth.

And he recently told how he has "unlearned the idea of feeling limited" as a gay actor in Hollywood.

Jonathan explained: "You have to unlearn a lot of narratives about yourself that an industry tells you.

"Being an out gay actor, historically, meant that you wouldn't be able to play straight and there weren't any gay parts to play, anyway. That's obviously changed, massively."

Jonathan observed that other, older actors and actresses have helped to break down barriers within the film industry.

And he is now determined to continue to challenge stereotypes in his career, including playing a starring role in Jurassic World Rebirth.

He said: "There's moments where, yes, you have to be excellent to prove that you can do it. And it's not like I haven't felt that. There's the weight of history. And there's endless brilliant people who have come before you who have changed the way that people see sexuality.

"Any sort of sense of prejudice against sexuality is something to fight against, and what better way to do that than to go and play any kind of character."